Jon Branch - Automotive Historian + Contributing Editor

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.

A Quick Buying Guide: The Daimler SP250 Dart – The “British Corvette”

At its debut at the 1959 New York Motor Show the Daimler “Dart” SP250 earned the unofficial title of being “The ugliest car of…

The E-Type, known as the XKE in the United States, is widely regarded to be one of the most beautiful cars of all time….

In this article by Jon Branch we take a look back at the history of storied British motorcycle maker Brough Superior, and we take…

The Inspiration For The Corvette – Blame the British? The people who, I think, were responsible for the inspiration of the Chevrolet Corvette, were…

The Volvo P1800 – It Began with a Swedish “Corvette” The Volvo P1800 began in the early 1950s with the idea that in order…

The Fiat X1/9 – A Fiat With a Difference To understand the reasoning behind the Fiat X1/9 it is perhaps best to look at the…

The Buick Riviera: An American Facel Vega The Buick Riviera was created to be an American performance car: a pure bred American answer to…

Background: The Four Cylinder Lotus Esprits The Lotus Esprit was created as a car that would transform Lotus from being a kit car and…

Charles B. Franklin: the Engineer with Practical Experience Charles Bayly Franklin, the engineer who was to create three of the most iconic Indian motorcycles,…