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 Jensen 541R: A Rare British GT Classic
This is the Jensen 541R and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 193 of them were made between 1957 and…
ADV:Overland At The Petersen – Curated By Paul d’Orléans
The all-new ADV:Overland exhibition kicked off at the beginning of July at the Petersen Automotive Museum, it’s made up of 23 machines including record-setting motorcycles,…
A Custom Triumph Speed Twin by Untitled Motorcycles
This is a brand new Triumph Speed Twin that’s been given the custom treatment by Adam and the team over at Untitled Motorcyles in…
An Original Custom 1980s Ford Econoline Van
This is a 1987 Ford Econoline van that’s been equipped for prolonged road trips, or as they call it nowadays, “Vanlife.” Original surviving examples…
Art Helmets – For Sale To Benefit The Monaco Liver Disorder Association
This series of art helmets has been created by a wide range of artists, each will be sold individually and the proceeds will go…
For Sale: An International Scout 800 Restomod
This is a recently restored and modified version of the International Harvester Scout 800, from the chassis on down almost everything has been changed…
1980s Supercar Review: The Rare Cizeta-Moroder V16T
This short film from a 1980s-era Australian television show gives a glimpse into what was then the newest and most exciting supercar manufacturer in…
The Fiat 600 Savio Jungla – A Parachute Deployable Italian Off-Roader
This is the Fiat 600 Savio Jungla, it was originally developed for the Italian military as an ultra-lightweight vehicle that could be deployed by…
For Sale: A Porsche 911 (996) GT3 R Engine And Gearbox – 411 HP at 8,200 RPM
This is an original Porsche 911 (996) GT3 R Porsche “Works” engine and gearbox that has been disassembled, refurbished, and reassembled by Michael Kessels Sportwagen…
The One – A New Electric Motorcycle By Curtiss Motorcycles
This design brief was written by JT Nesbitt of Curtiss Motorcycles, the lead engineer behind the Curtiss One motorcycle shown here. When possible we…
The Armored Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII
This is the new Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII, as the name suggests its the second iteration of the jacket that helped put Ashley…
A Land Rover For Hikmet Sugoer – Berlin’s Sneaker King
This unusual Series 3 Land Rover was built to the exacting specification of Hikmet Sugoer, otherwise known as Berlin’s “Sneaker King” and a name…