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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Moto Guzzi V7 III Custom by Vagabund Moto
This is a Moto Guzzi V7 III that has been comprehensively rebuilt by the Austrian team over at Vagabund Moto, a European custom motorcycle garage with a global reputation. This build began when the…
The Black Dot Mark II By Blitz Motorcycles
This is the Black Dot Mark II by Blitz Motorcycles, one of the original modern custom motorcycle garages that operates out of a secretive workshop in a Paris neighborhood hidden away and impossible to find unless…
The Roland Sands Truman CE Armored Motorcycle Jacket
This is the new Roland Sands Truman CE Jacket, it’s a motorcycle jacket that’s designed to offer its wearer excellent protection while looking like it was just discovered in the back of an Isle…
The Daimler SP250 – An Ex-British Police High-Speed Pursuit Car
The Daimler SP250 is a V8-powered British sports car famous for a number of things in classic car circles, the three most common of which are that the car is powered by an excellent 2.5…
The New Hedon Heroine x Bike Shed Club Racer – Carbon Edition
This is the new Hedon Heroine x Bike Shed Club Racer, it’s a carbon fiber helmet that was co-designed by the British helmet makers Hedon and the globally renowned team behind The Bike Shed….
The Mighty Suzuki Jimny LJ80 – A Pint-Sized Japanese Off-Roader
It’s not that often we get a chance to feature a first generation Suzuki Jimny here on Silodrome, it seems that so few of them have been preserved and those that have rarely get…
Full Documentary: Rum Runner’s Paradise – Prohibition In The Pacific Northwest
Rum Runner’s Paradise is a full length feature documentary about the Prohibition era as seen through the eyes of the residents of the pacific northwest, particularly Washington State. Spokane was ground zero for smuggling activities…
The 1962 Martin Ford Special: 1 Of 5 Survivors – $8,200+ USD
If you’ve never seen a Martin Ford Special before it’s likely because of the 500 or so bodies originally built, just five are thought to have survived to the modern day. Despite the car’s rarity…
The Zeus – Power Bank + Car Jump Starter by Uncharted Supply Co.
The Zeus is a 1.4 lb power bank that can charge an iPhone from 0% to 100% ten times at a minimum, it can also be used to jump start gasoline and diesel engined…
The George Barris Turbosonic Custom Dragster – Powered By A 1000 hp Micro-Turbine Engine
This is the 1964 Turbosonic Custom Dragster, it was designed and built by famed Hollywood vehicle creator George Barris, the man responsible for the original Batmobile, the Munster Koach, the The Beverly Hillbillies family…
For Sale: A Bell 47G Model Helicopter From James Bond’s “You Only Live Twice”
This is a Bell 47G model helicopter that was famously targeted by James Bond in a chase scene during the filming of You Only Live Twice. In the film Bond is seen piloting a small gyrocopter…
America’s Most Beautiful Car? The Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster
There can be little doubt that the Auburn 851 Supercharged Boattail Speedster is one of the most beautiful cars of its age, if not of all ages, and it stands as a high point…