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 First Aid Pro Kit by Uncharted Supply Co. – $60 USD
This is the First Aid Pro Kit by Uncharted Supply Co., it’s been developed as an all-in-one first aid kit that packs into a small form factor carry case for easy transport – whether…
The Honda CX500TC – The First Production Turbocharged Motorcycle
The Honda CX500TC is today remembered as a fascinating piece of 1980s motorcycle trivia, it was the first production motorcycle to be fitted with a turbocharger and it led to an arms race among…
Douglas DC-3 Aircraft Wing Office Desk
This is an office desk that’s been made using an authentic wingtip from a Douglas DC-3, or more specifically from a Dakota DC-3, which was the military version of the aircraft used by the…
$250,000 Project Car: A Stalled Lamborghini Countach 5000S Restoration
This is a 1982 Lamborghini Countach 5000S that ended up pieces as its planned restoration stopped suddenly in 2008 during the disassembly phase, due to the fact that the company in charge of the project…
An Engineering Tour De Force: The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
The Lancia Aurelia B20 GT is a car perhaps best known for its good looks. Truth be told it should also be known for both its trailblazing engineering and its remarkable motorsport successes in…
The Mini Moke: Probably The Most Fun Car (Pound-For-Pound) Ever Put Into Production
It’s hard to argue that the Mini Moke isn’t one of the most fun cars ever put into production. The truth is, the original military intentions for the Mini Moke were destined for failure…
Open Call For Director Nominees For The Motorcycling New South Wales (MNSW) Board
Motorcycling New South Wales is officially calling for nominations to commence the recruitment process, to elect five new directors to join their board.
There’s A $200,000 Mohs Safarikar For Sale On eBay
Just three examples of the Mohs Safarikar were ever made and only two have survived to the current day, the vehicles were designed to be a combination between a four-wheel drive and a Rolls-Royce…
An Interview With Giugiaro – The Design That Works: The BMW M1
The Design That Works is a series of interviews with a man widely regarded as the greatest car designer of all time – Giorgetto Giugiaro. Each episode runs approximately 10 minutes or so in…
Rediscovered In A Barn: The Long Lost Reliant Bond Equipe Prototype
The car you see here covered in dust and lichen is the only example of the Reliant Bond Equipe that was ever made. It’s a prototype car that was developed to replace the Bond…
The Holden Piazza: A Turbo Hot Hatch From The Man Who Designed The DeLorean
The Holden Piazza, aka the Isuzu Piazza, is a car unfamiliar to many, just 13,000 or so were built between 1981 and 1990 and today they’re skyrocketing in popularity as they’re typically quite affordable, and…
A Mini Adventure Bike: The Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa
The Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa is an exceedingly rare motorcycle, in fact none of them were ever built by the Honda factory. Instead the bike was built by Honda Monkey owners using an…