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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A Custom-Built Harley-Davidson XRTT 750 Road Racer
The Harley-Davidson XRTT is remembered today as one of the most beautiful machines ever conceived by the Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer. Underneath that handsome fairing…
For Sale: A Rare, Road-Legal Brooke Cosworth Double R
This is a Brooke Cosworth Double R, it’s a lightweight sports car that tips the scales at just 510 kgs (1,124 lbs) and it’s…
For Sale: A Martin-Baker Mk 7 Ejection Seat From An F4 Phantom II
This is a Martin-Baker Mk.7 rocket-assisted ejection seat from a McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom II – America’s pre-eminent fighter jet in the 1960s that was used…
The GSM Dart – An Unusual African Sports Car
The GSM Dart was one of South Africa’s first production sports cars, it is believed that 116 were built over five years of production, making…
The Jonaker Compact Hatchet By Hults Bruk
This is the Jonaker Compact Hatchet from Hults Bruk, an ironworks based in Norrkoping, Sweden that’s been operating since 1697 – originally with water-powered hammers….
A Jaguar V12 Engine Block Coffee Table
This is a Jaguar V12 engine block coffee table that is estimated to sell for £900 – £1,200 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed…
The Cushman Series 60: America’s Answer To The Vespa – $2,000 to $3,000 USD
The Cushman Series 60 is an American-made scooter from the mid-20th century that would become the first form of motorized transportation for countless young…
For Sale: A Deactivated Hughes AIM-4 Falcon Guided Air-To-Air Missile
The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile used by the United States Air Force, development began soon after WWII ended…
For Sale: A “Lightly Singed” 1940 Indian Chief Project Bike
The 1940 Indian Chief is highly prized by collectors due to the fact that it was the first model year to feature those sweeping…
The Road To Monterey: A Free, Award-Winning Porsche Racing Documentary
The Road To Monterey is an award-winning feature film about vintage racing that centers on Australian racing driver Ron Goodman and his highly-tuned Porsche…
Curious Contraptions: A Wooden-Bodied Triumph Spitfire Mark I
This is the first in a new series we’re doing here on Silodrome called Curious Contraptions, we’ll be regularly finding weird, wonderful, and woeful…
For Sale: A JAP 8/80 JTOS Racing Engine – £16,000 to £20,000
This is a JAP 8/80 V-twin, an engine that may will not be familiar with, however it was a bit of a celebrity back…