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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100% Glendale Sunglasses – Eye Protection For Motorcyclists
These are the 100% Glendale Sunglasses, they’re designed for use by motorcyclists and by anyone who needs highly impact-resistant eye protection that doubles as sunglasses. The team at 100% designed the Glendale with a…
For Sale: A Rare Bridgestone BS175 Rotary Valve Two-Stroke
This is a Bridgestone BS175, an increasingly rare motorcycle that was among the world’s most advanced two-strokes when it was released back in the 1960s. The advanced motorcycles offered by Bridgestone irritated the four…
Still In The Factory Crate: A 2002 Ducati MH900e
This may be one of the last opportunities any of us will have to buy a brand new 2002 Ducati MH900e that’s still in its original factory crate – having never been started or ridden….
Wall Art: An Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE Hood Display
This is the hood, or bonnet, from TS Sport Aston Martin Vantage GTE racing car #33. As you can see it was badly damaged down the left side when a high speed puncture resulted in…
For Sale: A Rare Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 HO 4-Speed
This is one of fewer than 1,000 examples of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 HO that were made for the 1971 model year with the desirable 4-speed manual transmission option. The 455 HO (High-Output)…
Built In England: A Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Street Tracker
This is a Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 street tracker, a custom motorcycle that takes inspiration in equal parts from the classic Harley XR750 flat tracker and the influential catalogue of builds by Britain’s Charlie Stockwell. Street…
For Sale: A Tesla Powered 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi “Batmobile”
This is a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi that was discovered in storage in almost unrestorable condition – the barn roof had been leaking rainwater directly into the car’s open sunroof for decades. Rather than…
An Ex-Military Mercedes-Benz 250 GD ‘Wolf’ By The Expedition Motor Company
This is a completely restored Mercedes-Benz 250 GD, it’s an ex-military model better known simply as the “Wolf.” It now looks considerably different to the standard Wolf as it’s been through a nut-and-bolt rebuild with the…
1 Of 100 Ever Made: The Incredibly Weird 1997 Toyota Classic
This is the 1997 Toyota Classic and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 100 were made back in 1996, and little has been seen of them in the years since….
There’s An Original 1989 Corvette Challenge Race Car For Sale
This is an original 1989 Corvette Challenge Car and somewhat unusually, it’s still fitted with its original factory-sealed race engine. It’s one of 60 cars built for the final season of the Corvette Challenge and it…
Project Car: A Rough (But Numbers Matching) 1968 Fiat Dino Spider
The Fiat Dino would be the first and only Fiat ever fitted with a Ferrari-designed engine from the factory. The car was developed to homologate the Ferrari V6 for use in Formula 2 racing…
The AC Ace Bristol: The (Original) Inspiration For The Shelby Cobra
The AC Ace Bristol, and its its siblings in the AC Ace family, are perhaps the most misidentified classic cars in the world. This is because a version of this car would be fitted…