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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.

The Norton Challenge P86 – The Bike That Could Have Saved The British Motorcycle Industry

Ben Branch December 25, 2020
Norton Challenge P86
  • Motorcycles

The Norton Challenge P86 was a machine developed by two of Britain’s most famous motoring companies to save the British motorcycle industry and revive Norton to their former Isle of Man TT dominating form.

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Shelby Series 1 Clay 1:1 Scale Design Model

Ben Branch December 24, 2020
Shelby Series 1 Prototype Design Model
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  This is a full-sized clay Shelby Series 1 clay design model in 1:1 scale, it was created in the late 1990s as a…

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1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Sportsman – Linda Lather’s Original Racer

Ben Branch December 23, 2020
Chevrolet-Chevelle-Sportsman
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  This is an original Chevelle oval track race car that was campaigned in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Ohio by local…

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The Indian eFTR Jr. – An Electric Mini-Replica Of The FTR750 Race Bike – $749.99 USD

Ben Branch December 23, 2020
Indian eFTR Jr.
  • Motorcycles

  The Indian eFTR Jr. is an electric mini-bike designed to evoke the styling cues of the American Flat Track championship-winning Indian FTR750 –…

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Land Rover Defender 90 Custom By Outlander Vehicles

Ben Branch December 22, 2020
Land Rover Defender Custom 1
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Land Rover

  This eye-catching Land Rover Defender custom does a great job of answering the question “what would Hue 166 look like if it had…

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100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles

Ben Branch December 22, 2020
100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles
  • Clothing
  • Gear

  The 100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles were inspired by the classic hare & hound desert races of the 1960s and 1970s that took place…

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A Custom BMW R80 Scrambler From Monnom Customs

Ben Branch December 21, 2020
BMW R80 Custom Motorcycle 10
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  This post was written by Mike Gustafson at Monnom Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle…

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Motor Mugs – Celebrating The Cars We Love, And The Cars We Love To Hate

Ben Branch December 21, 2020
Motor Mugs Talbot Sunbeam Main
  • Coffee
  • Gear

Motor Mugs is a brand new UK company that offer a selection of mugs containing some forgotten cars from years gone by, it was…

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Instructional Film: Camel Trophy 4×4 Driving School

Ben Branch December 20, 2020
Camel Trophy Cover
  • Classic 4x4
  • Films

  This hour long instructional film contains a series of off-road driving lessons by the team behind the Camel Trophy – arguably the world’s…

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For Sale: An Official A-Team Van – 1 of 6

Ben Branch December 19, 2020
A-Team Van
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1979 Chevrolet Van is one of just six that were built and licensed by Universal Studios to Hollywood Productions Inc. to promote the TV series…

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For Sale: The First Production Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 LT5 V8 Engine

Ben Branch December 19, 2020
Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 LT5 V8 Engine
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

  The engine you see here occupies a special place in Corvette history, it’s the first production LT5 engine that was manufactured by Mercury…

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Mickey Thompson’s Personal Chevrolet Corvette Z06 “Tanker”

Ben Branch December 18, 2020
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Tanker
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

  This car was Mickey Thompson’s personal daily driver back in the mid-1960s, it’s a rare Corvette Z06 “Tanker” – essentially a factory-built race…

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