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 Kawasaki A7 Avenger – A Scrambler With Dual Rotary Valves
The Kawasaki A7 Avenger was a relatively advanced motorcycle for its time, it made use of a race-developed oiling system called Injectolube and its engine…
The Unusual Reliant Scimitar GTE
The Reliant Scimitar GTE was released in 1968 as one of the first of its kind – a full production two door coupe with…
Silodrome’s Top 21 Motorcycles Of 2021
Despite the ongoing effect that Covid is having on the world, the year 2021 turned out to be a fascinating one in the world…
Silodrome’s Top 21 Cars Of 2021
2021 has been a weird one for us all and this oddball list of 21 vehicles certainly captures the zeitgeist. There’s everything here from…
A Norvin Cafe Racer: Custom Motorcycle Royalty
This is a 1958 Norvin cafe racer, if you’ve never heard of the motorcycle manufacturer Norvin before don’t worry – there never actually was…
The Cheapest Production Car In History: The Briggs & Stratton Auto Red Bug
The Auto Red Bug was introduced back in the 1910s as the “Smith Flyer,” it had been developed to fill the need for an…
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…