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 Lone Rider Tool Roll
This is the Lone Rider Tool Roll, it was developed with input from hundreds of motorcyclists about what the very best possible tool roll would be – something that would be perfectly suited to…
“Back To The Future” Spec – A 1985 Toyota SR-5 For Marty McFly
The jet black 1985 Toyota SR-5 from Back To The Future, with its yellow-capped KC Daylighter spotlights on the roll bar, has been a car lusted after by countless millions of viewers since the first…
Full Documentary: Styling The Motor Car – 1949
Styling the Motor Car is a 1949 film from General Motors that showcases the design process followed by each new car, from research and sketches, to full-size models and mock-ups, to the final production…
A Rare Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet “G Force”
The Ford Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet was released in the 1969 model year as one of the fastest cars to ever carry the Mustang name. The key to the car’s speed was the…
This Is The Only Iso Rivolta GTZ Zagato In North America
The Iso Rivolta GTZ Zagato was unveiled in 2020 as the first model from the long-awaited rebirth of Iso Rivolta, one of Italy’s most interesting low-volume automakers in the 1960s. The car features styling…
A Rare Experimental WW2 Military Prototype: The Harley-Davidson TA Knucklehead
The 1941 Harley-Davidson TA Knucklehead was developed during the early days of World War II when it was clear that large numbers of off-road capable vehicles were going to be required by the US armed…
1 Of 6 Ever Made: The 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione
This is one of just six examples of the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione that were built, a model perhaps best remembered today as the forerunner to the famous 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione “Tour…
For Sale: An Official James Bond “Goldfinger” Aston Martin DB5
When Aston Martin announced in 2018 that they would be bringing their most famous model back into limited production for the first time in over 55 years, the world’s motoring media almost exploded with…
The VSSL Camp Supplies SUUNTO Edition Flashlight + Survival Kit
This is the VSSL Camp Supplies SUUNTO Edition, it’s a flashlight made from military-grade aluminum that has a SUUNTO compass in the base, and inside the shaft you’ll find over 70 pieces of essential…
The Rare Volkswagen SP2 – An Air-Cooled Cult Classic Made In Brazil
The Volkswagen SP2 is a Brazilian-built sports car that was developed in the early 1970s, it entered production in 1973 and left production in 1976 after just 11,123 had been built. Although it’s little-known…
The CCM Spitfire Cafe Racer – Just 250 Will Be Made
This is the CCM Spitfire Cafe Racer, it’s a limited-production motorcycle, just 250 will be made by the decades-old British motorcycle marque Clews Competition Motorcycles. In recent years CCM has made a name for themselves building ultra-lightweight…
The Rare Marcos 1600 GT – A Little-Known Lotus Rival Descended From The Mosquito
This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1969, it’s a classic sports car largely unknown outside of Britain. Inside the UK the car has a cult following thanks to both its unusual history and…