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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Vintage Vanlife – A Restored Ford Thames 400E Dormobile Campervan
The Ford Thames 400E was released in 1957 to compete with similar vans built by the likes of Volkswagen, Bedford, Austin, and Morris. The…
The McQueen Moto Boots by Umberto Luce
These are the McQueen Moto boots by the team at Umberto Luce, they were designed to look like boots that might have been worn…
A Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer – The Brooklyn Commission
Singer Vehicle Design have been creating what are arguably the world’s greatest modified Porsche 911s since 2009. Best known simply as “Singer” the company…
Vincent Black Knight Bodywork – Need A New Sculpture For Your Living Room?
This is an original set of Vincent Black Knight bodywork from 1955, it was originally fitted to a Vincent Rapide making it fully-enclosed version…
Project Bike: 1964 Triumph T100SS “Norman Hyde” Cafe Racer – £2,000 To £4,000
This unusual Triumph T100SS “Norman Hyde” cafe racer has all the hallmarks of a period-built custom motorcycle designed for (oftentimes illegal) road racing in…
The Extraordinary Automotive Art Of Avakov Ilya
This is the art of Avakov Ilya, a Red Dot award winning industrial designer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Art Industrial Academy…
A Tastefully Executed Chevrolet Corvette C1 “Fuelie” Restomod
The world of restomods (restorations that include modern performance upgrades) is often blighted by controversial decision making that isn’t to everyone’s taste. Things like…
For Sale: A 1988 Eddie Lawson Race Used Shoei Helmet
This helmet was worn by Eddie Lawson during the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, a season he won – taking the championship with…
The Rolls-Royce That Belonged To Both Princess Margaret And Burt Reynolds
There can’t be many vehicles in the world that can boast of former owner provenance as varied as this 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. It…
Full Documentary: Edward’s Flying Boat – The White Elephant
Edward’s Flying Boat is one of those vintage documentaries that almost seems like it could be a very well-acted deadpan comedy. The film is…
A BMW 325iX Rally Car – The First All-Wheel Drive Production BMW
The BMW 325 iX was the first BMW road car to be offered with all-wheel drive, it was first released back in 1986 as…
The Rare Norton MM 961 Flat Tracker – Just 5 Were Made
Just five examples of the Norton 961 MM Flat Track were built starting in 2017 by 72 Motorcycles in England. If the styling looks…