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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ISDT-Style BMW R75/5 Scrambler – Godfather Of The R80 G/S
This 1972 BMW R75/5 has been painstakingly rebuilt into an evocation of one of the most important motorcycles in the history of BMW Motorrad – the original R75/5 enduro customs developed by BMW in…
The Ferrari F50: A Formula 1 Car With Two Seats
When the Ferrari F50 was introduced in 1995 it had big shoes to fill, it was destined to be the successor to the enduringly popular Ferrari F40, a vehicle that remains one of the…
For Sale: A Restored 1969 Nissan Patrol 60
This is a comprehensively restored 1969 Nissan Patrol 60, and a great example of what is now remembered as the first Patrol to be exported out of Japan and into various world markets in…
The Nexx XG200 Offroad Tracker Helmet
This is the new Nexx XG200 Offroad Tracker helmet, it’s a variation on the popular XG200 series of dual sport helmets from the Portugal-based European motorcycle helmet manufacturer. Unlike many of their contemporaries who…
A Rare Championship-Winning TVR Tuscan V6 Road-Legal Race Car
The TVR Tuscan V6 was introduced in 1969 to offer an alternative to the four-cylinder TVR Vixen and the larger-engined Tuscan V8. The Tuscan V6 you see here is one of the most successful…
Marathon MSAR – Swiss-Made Automatic Military Dive Watch – $734.98 USD
This is the Marathon MSAR Automatic, it’s a Swiss-made diver’s watch the can be worn everyday, as well as when you’re diving of course, as far down as 300 meters or 1,000 feet. Marathon originally started…
Vehicle Ambush Counterattacks: A 1970s Police Training Film
This 1976 California State Police training film teaches the viewer how to drive both defensively and offensively, and how to use a car as a battering ram when required to clear road blocks and scatter attackers.
Tom Hanks Is Selling His FJ40 Land Cruiser: $75,000+ USD
This customized 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 was commissioned by Tom Hanks and built to his specifications. It’s now powered by 4.3 liter GM L35 Vortec V6 producing 180 hp, it has a 5-speed transmission, and…
1990 Survivor: A Subaru BRAT In Original Condition Throughout
The Subaru BRAT, short for “Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter,” was known by a few names in various world markets, in Australia it was the Brumby whereas in the United Kingdom it was known as…
The Viva Real Evil T-Shirt By Revival Cycles
This is the Viva Real Evil t-shirt from the team over at Revival Cycles, it contains a hidden message in the stacked Revival logos and it’s being offered in both black and grey colorways….
MoonBikes: The World’s First Electric Snow Bikes
MoonBikes were invented by Nicolas Muron, a former aeronautical engineer at Dassault Aviation, who was struck one winter by the fact that human mobility was still severely impacted by heavy snowfalls. Snow mobiles and…
Ex-Works ‘Group A’ Toyota Supra Raced By Barry Sheene
This is the ex-Toyota works ‘Group A’ Toyota Supra that was raced by Barry Sheene in the 1985 Trimoco RAC British Saloon Car Championship (now the BTCC). Sheene competed in the car you see…