Articles that Ben Branch has written have been covered on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, Autoweek Magazine, Wired Magazine, Autoblog, Gear Patrol, Jalopnik, The Verge, and many more. Silodrome was founded by Ben back in 2010, in the years since the site has grown to become a world leader in the alternative and vintage motoring sector, with well over a million monthly readers from around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
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The Rare Apollo 5000GT Was The American Answer To The Ferrari 250 GT
The Apollo 5000GT was the brainchild of talented American automotive engineer Milt Brown – though he was still young he dreamed of building an American GT car to…
The Bimota SB3: The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World In 1979
The Bimota SB3 held the top speed record (at the time of its release) for production motorcycles, clocking 149 mph at the Nardò Ring in…
For Sale: “Zelda” – A Custom 4×4 Adventure Van By Ed Fucci
This highly customized 4×4 van was built by Ed Fucci over a period of decades, it was designed to be suitable for both cruising…
For Sale: A Freshly Rebuilt Rally Legend – Ford Escort Mk2
This 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 has been painstakingly rebuilt from the ground up by its Australian owner, it’s powered by its original numbers matching…
The Harley-Davidson Panhead Hydra-Glide – American V-Twin Motorcycle Royalty
The Harley-Davidson FL Panhead was the top of the line Harley back when it was new, no other road-going model from the Milwaukee-based manufacturer…
A Forgotten Retro Classic – The Dodge Conquest TSI
The Dodge Conquest TSI is an oft-forgotten Rad-era classic with a combination of good looks and a long list of motorsport victories in the…
1 Of 100 Ever Made: The Rare Gordon-Keeble – A Corvette-Powered British GT Car
The Gordon-Keeble was the fastest four-seat car in Britain when it was released in 1964, with a top speed of 160 mph and a…
A Harley-Davidson Panhead V-Twin Cutaway Training Engine
This is a Harley-Davidson Panhead V-Twin engine with a difference, it’s been given an extensive series of cutaways to show the internal mechanisms for…
Deadly Project Bike: A 350cc Honda Monkey Bike Capable Of 100+ MPH
This is undeniably one of the most dangerous, and potentially fun, project motorcycles we have ever featured on the pages of Silodrome. It’s a…
The Alpinestars Oscar Monty V2 Boots
As the name suggests, the Alpinestars Oscar Monty V2 Boots are the second generation of the popular Monty Boots from the highly-regarded Italian motorcycle…
For Sale: A Batmobile With A Functioning Propane-Flame Jet Exhaust
This Batmobile has a functional propane fired “turbine” jet exhaust flame just like the original driven by Adam West back in 1966 during the…
Selkirk FireStarter by Buck Knives
This is the Selkirk FireStarter from Buck Knives, it’s a ferrocerium “fire steel” stick with a striker than doubles as a bottle opener, a straight-bit screwdriver, a line…