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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For Sale: An Original Ferrari Daytona Steering Wheel
This is an ordinal Nardi steering wheel from a 1971 Ferrari Daytona, it has an estimated hammer price of £1,500 to £2,000 ($2,004 to…
1942 Indian Big Base Scout Racer – Painted By Von Dutch + Raced By Ed Kretz
This is a rare 1942 Indian Big Base Scout racer, it’s thought that just seven of these were built for this model year…
Litelok Moto 108 – Motorcycle Security For The 21st Century
The Litelok Moto 108 was developed by a former Rolls-Royce aeronautical engineer with over 30 years of industrial design experience to solve one…
The Opel Lotus Omega Type 104 – A Rare 177 mph Production Sedan From 1990
The Opel Lotus Omega Type 104 was the second fastest production four-door car in the world when it was released in 1990, with a…
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert Pirsig’s Workshop Artifacts For Sale
This expansive collection of artifacts all belonged to Robert Pirsig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that has…
A Shelby-V8 Engined 421 hp Ford Bronco Custom
The original Ford Bronco is one of the most important and beloved American 4x4s of its era, in more recent years it’s become…
The Sparco Air Pro RF-5W Martini Helmet
The Sparco Air Pro RF-5W Martini helmet carries one of the most famous racing liveries in motorsports history, with its white background and blue/red…
The Droog Moto DM-018 Mini Fighter
The Droog Moto Mini Fighter is a new release from one of the custom motorcycle world’s most unusual garages. The concept for the…
BCB International Ultimate Survival Kit
The BCB International Ultimate Survival Kit was developed to be small enough to slip into your backpack, glovebox, or motorcycle pannier whilst still…
Documentary – Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers
Driving La Carrera: Rally Brothers is a film about two brothers, Chris and Jeff Mason, who set out to compete in the world…
For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin Meteor V12 Tank Engine – 27 Litres + 650 bhp
The Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 is one of the most famous engines of the 20th century and almost certainly the most famous of the Second…
Project Plane: A WWII-Era Boeing Stearman Model 75 – $50,000 USD
The Boeing Stearman Model 75 was the most prolific American biplane trainer aircraft of the Second World War, over 10,000 were built and…