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 Tamarit Jade: An $80,000~ USD Custom Motorcycle
Tamarit Jade is a highly customized 2008 Triumph Thruxton that was built by the Spanish team at Tamarit Motorcycles as their 100th custom. The build required over 640 hours of labour and a slew…
The New Nexx XG100 Half Mile Helmet
This is the Nexx XG100 Half Mile Helmet, it’s one of the newer offerings from the European helmet manufacturer that combines retro styling with modern engineering and safety standards. Interestingly, Nexx is one of the…
Short Film: Jeff Staple – Driving Design
This short film from Stan Evans centers on Jeff Staple, a man who has spent decades working in the fields of graphic design, fashion design, footwear design, and brand marketing. In this film Jeff…
A Rare Davis Divan: “The Ultimate Car Of The Future” From 1948
This is the unusual Davis Divan, just 12 are thought to have survived to the current day. Upon its release it was billed as “The Ultimate Car Of The Future” and 350+ dealership licenses were sold across the country….
GoRuck x Huckberry Slick GR2: A Military-Spec Travel Backpack
The GoRuck x Huckberry Slick GR2 is a military-spec travel bag, each one is 100% made in the USA, and they’re a TSA approved size for airline carry-on baggage. Though the term “military-spec” gets…
The Gilbern Genie: A Rare Production Car From Wales
The Gilbern Genie is one of the better known cars from the only Welsh automaker in history – Gilbern Sports Cars Ltd. Gilbern was founded by a Welsh butcher and his friend, a German…
For Sale On eBay: An “Active Suspension” Prototype Corvette ZR-1 From The $27 Million Factory Program
This fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is 1 of 25 original “Active Suspension” prototypes. These cars were developed by General Motors in collaboration with Lotus, integrating hydraulically actuated computer-controlled suspension technology from the Lotus Formula 1 Team….
The New Goldtop Silk Lined Predator Motorcycle Gloves
These are the new silk-lined Predator motorcycle gloves from British company Goldtop. They’re made from 1.0 mm premium drum-dyed Aniline cowhide leather and they carry the CE Level 1 Certification to the EN13594:2015 safety standard….
An Affordable Le Mans Classic Racer: The 1960s TVR Grantura
The TVR Grantura is a member of an increasingly rare subset within the classic car world – vehicles with impeccable period competition history that are still affordable enough to be bought by the average…
For Sale: A Suzuki RE5 Wankel Rotary-Powered Motorcycle
The Suzuki RE5 was a Wankel rotary-engined motorcycle developed in the early 1970s. It was to be a showcase the future of Suzuki’s motorcycle division but it would quickly turn out to be an expensive…
Full Documentary: Spitfire Mk 1 to Mk 24 – How Spitfires Kept Getting Better
Spitfire Mk 1 to Mk 24 – How Spitfires Kept Getting Better is a new quarter hour long documentary from the British Imperial War Museum about one of the most famous and beloved aircraft of all…
A Rare Supercar Killer: The Brooke Cosworth Double R Supercharged 400
This is the only alloy-bodied Brooke Cosworth Double R Supercharged 400 in the world. While that name may be a bit of a mouthful it does tell you something important – this featherweight two-seater is…