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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 Rare Group B Homologation Special: The 1984 Peugeot 205 Turbo 16

Jon Branch October 30, 2022
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
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The Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, in rally form, was a car that largely dominated the last two years of Group B competition – the…

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For Sale: A Dallara-Honda IR-05 Indy Car

Jon Branch October 29, 2022
Dallara Honda IR-05 Indy racing car
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Fast Facts Giampaolo Dallara began his design career with jobs at Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini and De Tomaso. Although he was primarily interested in forging…

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For Sale: A Rare 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 Group B Works Racer

Jon Branch October 27, 2022
Audi Sport quattro S1 E2 rally car
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Throughout the history of the sport of motor rallying the Group B era stands out as the most dramatic, the most gut wrenching motorsport…

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Michael Andretti’s 1991 Lola-Chevrolet T91/00 Is For Sale

Jon Branch October 24, 2022
Lola Chevrolet T91
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This 1991 Lola-Chevrolet T91/00 is historically significant for a few reasons, it was the car that helped power Michael Andretti to his first CART…

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Uncovered After 12 Years Storage In Kuwait: A Rare 1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage

Jon Branch September 9, 2022
1965 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage
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A Classic Car with Movie Star Cachet The Aston Martin DB5 has become the iconic Aston, the classic for the gentleman or lady who…

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1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary

Jon Branch September 8, 2022
Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary
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The Lamborghini Countach was created as the successor to the Miura, which was the car that effectively changed Ferruccio Lamborghini’s vision for his company….

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1968 Lamborghini Miura P400 – The First Supercar

Jon Branch September 5, 2022
Lamborghini Miura P400
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The Lamborghini Miura is recognized as the world’s first “supercar” providing not only race car performance but presenting that performance in a luxury car…

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The Incredible 1936 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante

Jon Branch September 2, 2022
1936 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante
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The Type 57S Bugatti Atalante is regarded by many as the ultimate example of the art of of Bugatti embodied in its engineering, performance…

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The Impossibly Beautiful Fiat 8V Supersonic By Ghia

Jon Branch August 19, 2022
Fiat Otto Vu 8V sports car
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The Fiat 8V was one of the great surprises of the early 1950’s. This was a two litre V8 sports car with a semi-monocoque…

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A Road-Legal Le Mans Race Car: The Rare 1991 Jaguar XJR-15

Jon Branch August 17, 2022
Jaguar XJR15 sports racing car Tom Walkinshaw Jaguar
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In 1982 when Jaguar entered into a partnership with Tom Walkinshaw Racing to form JaguarSport they probably didn’t anticipate creating a road-legal sports car…

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This Is The “Modena Monster” – The Mighty 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider

Jon Branch August 15, 2022
Ferrari Sport Spider racing car
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Nicknamed the “Modena Monster”, this was one of only two Ferrari 410 Sports racing cars that were campaigned by the Scuderia Ferrari factory team…

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

Jon Branch November 18, 2021
Daimler SP250 Dart sports car
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At its debut at the 1959 New York Motor Show the Daimler “Dart” SP250 earned the unofficial title of being “The ugliest car of…

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