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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Full Film: “The Opposite of Death” – Curtiss Motorcycle Co.
This film, titled “The Opposite of Death,” tells the inside story of one of the most unusual motorcycle companies in the world – the Curtiss Motorcycle Co. We don’t often get to hear from…
Bob Bondurant’s ERA GT Is For Sale
Legendary American racing driver Bob Bondurant’s name will be forever linked with the Ford GT40, a car he drove at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1965, helping the team win the International Championship…
An Original 1980s Sega Super Hang-On Arcade Machine
This is an original Sega Super Hang-On arcade machine from the 1980s, anyone who frequented arcades at the time of the game’s release will have memories of pumping coins into these things with reckless abandon….
The Bianco S: An Unusual Brazilian Sports Car
The Bianco S is the best-known of the numerous low-volume production cars built Ottorino “Toni” Bianco in the 1970s. For many years it wasn’t possible or economically feasible to import cars into Brazil due…
A Period-Correct 1950s Airstream Globetrotter
This beautifully preserved 1950s Airstream Globetrotter camper is one of just seven that were made to this specification and it currently belongs to the official painter of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, François Bruère….
A Triumph TR6 Trophy “Desert Sled”
The Triumph TR6 650 Trophy was already a highly regarded motorcycle in 1964 when Steve McQueen and Bud Ekins formed a team of off-road motorcycle racing specialists to compete in the International Six Days Trial…
Velomacchi Speedway Motorcycle Gloves
These are the Velomacchi Speedway Motorcycle Gloves, they were developed by the team at Velomacchi to combine modern functionality with classic speedway glove design. Gloves that look much like these were worn by the…
There’s A Porsche 944 “Safari Rally” Specification For Sale
This is a 1986 Porsche 944 that has been given a comprehensive rebuild to “Safari Rally” specification. It now boasts 11 inches of ground clearance thanks to its lifted (and fully-adjustable) suspension, and it…
This Is A Rare “Costello V8” MGB GT
Ken Costello is a name that deserves to be better known in automotive circles, he’s been called “the British answer to Carroll Shelby” and and it’s an apt comparison – Costello was a multiple race winning racing…
A Restored Honda ATC 350X – The “King Of The Hill”
When the Honda ATC 350X was released in 1985 it was the largest-displacement production three-wheeler money could buy. Honda called it the “King Of The Hill” and the trike had no trouble living up…
$2.1 Million Dollar Barn Find: A 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder
This 1956 Porsche 550 Spyder has spent the better part of 35 years sitting in a barn somewhere in the Swiss countryside. Early in its life it was owned and driven by a number of…
There’s An Original Unused 1985 Renault EF-Type Formula 1 Engine For Sale
This is a Renault EF-Type Formula 1 engine listed as being from 1985/1986, interestingly it remains with its original crate and it was never used for racing. That makes this an unusual opportunity to…