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.
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Jaguar E-Type Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know
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. Buying one is a dream held by many, which has…
Brough Superior – The Past + Present Of One Of History’s Great Motorcycle Companies
In this article by Jon Branch we take a look back at the history of storied British motorcycle maker Brough Superior, and we take a look inside the modern factory turning out 21st century…
The Chevrolet Corvette First Generation (C1) Buying Guide
The Inspiration For The Corvette – Blame the British? The people who, I think, were responsible for the inspiration of the Chevrolet Corvette, were the British, with a bit of help from the Italians….
Volvo P1800 Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know
The Volvo P1800 – It Began with a Swedish “Corvette” The Volvo P1800 began in the early 1950s with the idea that in order to really succeed in the lucrative US market Volvo needed…
Fiat X1/9 Buying Guide – Including The Bertone X1/9
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 sporting motor car scene in Italy in the decade that…
Buick Riviera First Generation Buying Guide – Everything You Need To Know
The Buick Riviera: An American Facel Vega The Buick Riviera was created to be an American performance car: a pure bred American answer to the brilliant Facel Vega (which was coincidentally British racing champion…
Lotus Esprit – The Four Cylinder Buying Guide – S1, S2, S3, S4.
Background: The Four Cylinder Lotus Esprits The Lotus Esprit was created as a car that would transform Lotus from being a kit car and enthusiasts automobile builder to being a supercar builder. It was…
A Quick History of the Indian 101 Scout
Charles B. Franklin: the Engineer with Practical Experience Charles Bayly Franklin, the engineer who was to create three of the most iconic Indian motorcycles, was born in the Irish City of Dublin on October…
A Brief History From The Lotus 7 to The Caterham 7
Above Image: A Lotus 7 battling with a Porsche 356 Speedster in 1984. Image courtesy of the San Francisco Region SCCA. In the Beginning: Motorsport in the Mud Lotus Cars, and thus the Lotus…
A Brief History Of The Mini Marcos – An Unusual Pint-Sized British Sports Car
Marcos Cars: Wooden Wonders In the wake of the Second World War, as Britain worked her way through austerity and the process of rebuilding what had been destroyed or damaged by the not at…
A Quick History of the Rover V8 – One Of Britain’s Most Important Performance Engines
A Gas Turbine or a V8? The story of the development of the Rover V8 engine begins with a dream that became a failed dream. Once upon a time in England’s green and pleasant…
A Brief History of the Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnson’s Favorite Car
Above Image: President Lyndon Johnson taking guests on a tour of the lake. The Amphicar – President Lyndon Johnson’s Favourite Car The Amphicar was American President Lyndon Johnson’s favorite car. It was the car…