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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Unusual Project Car: An Original Meyers Manx SR – 1 of 200 Ever Made

The Meyers Manx SR was developed as a road-going sibling to one of the most famous kit cars of all time – the…
Vintage Racing Decals From CrashDaddy

As vintage car collecting and racing becomes more and more popular the demand for vintage motorsport decals has continued to rise. Surprisingly it’s not…
Watch The Full Film: Hot Rod – A Movie From 1950

This is the complete feature film Hot Rod from 1950, it’s a B-movie in the spirit of other classics in this genre from…
The 1915 Autoped Motorized Scooter – The World’s First Powered Production Scooter

The Autoped is widely regarded as being the first mass-produced motorized scooter, it was offered in both electric and gasoline versions, and the…
Hasegawa 1:16 Scale Model Sopwith Camel – The Legendary WWI British Fighter

This 1:16 scale Sopwith Camel model kit by Hasegawa has breathtaking detail throughout, it’s been designed to be displayed uncovered with no fabric…
Classic Racing Livery Surfboards by Racing Emotion

This series of eight surfboard by Racing Emotion carry some of the most famous motor racing paint schemes in history, including the legendary…
For Sale: A Vincent Black Lightning – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World In 1948

The Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world when it was first offered to the public as a production…
Barebones Pulaski Axe – The Legendary American Firefighter’s Axe

The Barebones Pulaski Axe is a modern version of the legendary Pulaski axe which was invented by Ed Pulaski in 1911 to fight…
The Fourth-Generation Toyota 4×4 Pickup – The Indestructible Hilux

This vehicle, known as the Toyota Pickup in the United States but as the Toyota Hilux in almost all other world markets, has become…
A 1:8th Scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza – A Model That Took 40 Years To Complete

This astonishingly detailed 1:8th scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza was such a complex kit to assemble that it took three consecutive owners…
The Original BMW M6 – A Naturally-Aspirated Bavarian Muscle Car

In 1983 BMW introduced the first M6, known as the M635CSi outside of the USA and Japan, it was a high-performance grand tourer based…
The Can-Am Chronograph by Omologato – $468 USD

This is the Can-Am chronograph by Omologato, it’s limited to just 200 pieces worldwide, and it comes at a refreshingly affordable price point…