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 Beachrunner – A Land Rover Series 2A Restoration By Oliver & Dobson
This is the Beachrunner, it’s the first in what will be a series of restorations by the team at Oliver & Dobson who are…
The Rhodes Cooper Boot – A Timeless Chelsea Boot With A Vibram Sole – $128.98 USD
This is the Rhodes Cooper Boot, it was developed by the team at the Rhodes to incorporate all the toughness and longevity of classic…
Documentary: The Design, Development, And Construction Of The Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine
This documentary shows the design and development of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine starting with early prototypes and small models, following the process through to…
Ex-Bubba Blackwell – Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker
This Harley-Davidson XR750 Flat Tracker from the year 2000 was originally owned by Bubba Blackwell, a stunt performer widely regarded to be the natural…
Gabb Accro-Matic Vintage WWII Radial Engine Compression Testing System
This is a complete Gabb Accro-Matic radial engine compression testing system that dates back to the Second World War. Rather than having to test…
1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 – The Affordable American Supercar
The Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 (C4) was released in 1989 as a home-grown American challenger to the dominant supercars of the day – the Ferrari…
The New Enduro Jacket by Iron & Resin – A Classic Waxed Canvas Motorcycle Jacket With Armor
This is the new Enduro jacket by the Californian team at Iron & Resin, they’ve taken the iconic 20th century waxed canvas style of…
Garage Find: Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Needing A Restoration
This is 1970 Aston Martin DB6 was ordered new with a Vantage-specification engine, raising power output to 325 bhp from the 282 bhp in the…
A Custom Yamaha XT600 by Lord Drake Customs
This is a custom Yamaha XT600 by the team at Lord Drake Customs, it’s been considerably modified to add to its dual sport abilities,…
The Ariel Nomad – A 100% Road-Legal Off Road Racing Buggy
The Ariel Nomad is the slightly more muddy sibling of the Ariel Atom, the Atom being one of the most driver-focussed cars in the…
Original Vintage Logo Yoshimura T-Shirt – Made In The USA
This retro Yoshimura t-shirt was made to celebrate the company’s original logo, and their 50+ years of history creating some of the fastest modified…
1 Of 125 Made: The Intermeccanica Indra
This is an Intermeccanica Indra, it’s a rare Italian-built sports car from the early 1970s that makes use of an American drivetrain and many…