Jon Branch has written countless official automobile Buying Guides for eBay Motors over the years, he’s also written for Hagerty, he’s a long time contributor to Silodrome and the official SSAA Magazine, and he’s the founder and senior editor of Revivaler. Jon has done radio, television, magazine, and newspaper interviews on various issues, and has traveled extensively, having lived in Britain, Australia, China, and Hong Kong. The fastest thing he’s ever driven was a Bolwell Nagari, the slowest was a Caterpillar D9, and the most challenging was a 1950’s MAN semi-trailer with unexpected brake failure.
Jon Branch March 19, 2020
In the Beginning: Giugiaro and a Boomerang The story of the Lotus Esprit began, not just in the minds of the design team at Lotus, but in the mind of a man who has been…
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Jon Branch March 6, 2020
The story of the Toyota Land Cruiser J Series (FJ40 / BJ40 etc) starts in the Philippines during the Second World War, the Japanese had invaded the nation, along which much of the rest of…
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Jon Branch February 27, 2020
A Motorcycle Superior to All Others George Brough was a man who had a love of motorcycles and a social intelligence that enabled him to put his finger on the pulse of what would be…
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Jon Branch February 14, 2020
Val Page, Ariel, and the Red Hunter The story of the Ariel Red Hunter began when motorcycle engineer Val Page joined Ariel in 1925, having previously served his apprenticeship with the renowned British engine maker…
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Jon Branch February 6, 2020
The Bricklin SV-1 – A Canadian Match for the Corvette In April 1975 Car and Driver magazine had the opportunity to do a head to head test of the Chevrolet Corvette and a new Canadian…
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Jon Branch January 25, 2020
The Mazda RX-7 – An Introduction The Mazda RX-7 was the result of Toyo Kogyo Corporation’s high risk strategy of embracing the new and unproved Wankel engine technology with which to carve out a profile…
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Jon Branch January 1, 2020
The Chevrolet Suburban – Practical Becomes Popular In thinking about the Chevrolet Suburban it might be best to start with the things we aspire to when we are young, and how that changes when we…
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Jon Branch December 16, 2019
Project Utah – The Jaguar Mk I The story of the Jaguar Mark II (also known as the Jaguar MK2) begins with Jaguar’s “Project Utah” which gave birth to the Jaguar 2.4 liter and 3.4…
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Jon Branch December 5, 2019
The MGA – An Introduction + Background The MGA was born out of two strands of activity; one was the American’s discovery of British sports cars in the years after the Second World War with…
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Jon Branch November 26, 2019
A Farm Cart And The Citroën 2CV Legend has it that the germ of the idea that would become the Citroën 2CV was sown in the mind of the Vice-President and Chief of Engineering and…
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Jon Branch November 6, 2019
Fichtel & Sachs decided to call their first Wankel engine motorcycle the Hercules W2000 and they showed the prototype at the 1970 West Cologne Autumn Motorcycle Show: that prototype featuring a shaft drive and four speed gearbox from a BMW R27 that would not be used on the production model.
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Jon Branch October 28, 2019
In the Beginning was a Porsche with an Audi Engine The immediate predecessor of the Porsche 944 was the Porsche 924 – a more affordable Porsche than the venerable 911 that sold well and helped…
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