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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Cagiva VX Traveller – A Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 For The 21st Century
The Cagiva VX Traveller is a one-off custom motorcycle built by the founder of Venier Customs, Italian designer Stefano Venier, for his own personal use. Since Venier Customs was founded in 2012 they’ve developed…
Don’t Die in The Woods – World’s Toughest Survival Bivy – $19.95 USD
This is the “World’s Toughest Survival Bivy” by the team at Don’t Die in The Woods, a minimalist outfitter that focusses on selling survival items to protect people from exposure to the elements on…
The Citroën Méhari – France’s Quirky Answer To The Mini Moke
The Citroën Méhari was created as a French answer to the much-loved little Mini Moke, both were designed to be lightweight, inexpensive to buy, and cheap to operate, but unlike the steel-bodied Moke the…
For Sale: Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79 Rear Wing, Circa 1978
This was the rear wing fitted to Mario Andretti’s ill-fated Lotus 79 Formula 1 car, the same car he used to set the pole position for the 1978 United States Grand Prix in front…
Warehouse Find: A Bare Metal Body Lamborghini Miura P400 S
This Lamborghini Miura P400 S was hidden away in a California Bay Area warehouse for well over 40 years, a victim of a minor fender bender that had seen it laid up for repairs…
Full Film: Carrera Passion – Racing To Win La Carrera Panamericana
Carrera Passion is the latest film from Driving La Carrera, one of the best kept secrets on YouTube with a number of fantastic films published but only a few thousand views. This film tells the…
Richard Hammond Is Selling His 1969 Porsche 911T
This beautifully presented 1969 Porsche 911T is currently owned by Richard Hammond, who has decided to part with and some other cars to fund a new TV series he’s working on about classic car restoration…
For Sale: A Ferrari 126C4 Junior Formula 1 Car
This is a Ferrari 126C4 Junior, a mini Formula 1 car replica designed for younger drivers. It’s powered by a rear-mounted, single cylinder motor and it has a single speed transmission to keep things easy. There…
A Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 6×6 With Art By Ornamental Conifer
This is a Steyr-Puch Pinzgauer 712DK 6×6 and unlike its contemporaries, it’s been covered with artwork by Nico Sclater, aka Ornamental Conifer, a celebrated British artist who works on a vast array of canvasses from…
For Sale: An Alfa Romeo 8C Engine – The Pre-WWII Grand Prix Legend
This is an Alfa Romeo 8C engine, it’s widely considered to be one of the most important pre-WWII automobile engine designs and it helped power the Italian marque to wins in the Targa Florio,…
For Sale: Steve McQueen’s Solex Moped – Used While Filming “Le Mans”
There are countless memorable pictures of Steve McQueen, though few are more memorable than the images of him on his Solex 3800 moped riding at the Circuit de la Sarthe, home of the 24…
The New Akin Moto Alpha Jacket 3.0
This is the new Akin Moto Alpha Jacket 3.0, as the name suggests its the third iteration of the Australian company’s highly regarded Alpha motorcycle jacket designed for everyone from cross-country adventure riders to…