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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There’s a Twin-Turbo 1,823 HP – 2,135 Cu. In. Deutz V16 Engine For Sale On eBay

The twin-turbo Deutz V16 is a 35 litre (2,135 cu. in.) marine diesel engine capable of 1,823 hp at 2,300 rpm. There are typically two…
The First Turbocharged Production BMW – 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the quickest version of the mighty little 2002, a car named for its engine size of 2000cc and its…
Goodspeed Sonoma Watch – A Classically-Styled Racing Watch – $150 to $275 USD

The Goodspeed Sonoma is a new watch that was inspired by the timepieces used by racing drivers and their teams throughout the golden age…
A Very Unusual 1985 Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle Project – £1,000 to £2,000

This 1985 Norton Rotary racer is a fascinating project bike, fitted with one of the most unusual engines ever fitted to a motorcycle. Wankel…
The Davida Koura Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – 100% Made In Britain

The Davida Koura is a full face motorcycle helmet designed by engineers with experience developing helmets for both MotoGP and Formula 1. Although the…
The First Bathurst Race After WWII – The 1946 New South Wales Grand Prix

The races held at the Mount Panorama street circuit in Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia have become globally renowned as some of the…
Buy Your Own Vintage Sprint Racing Team “The Peril Speed Equipe” – £12,000 to £16,000

Incredibly, all three of these motorcycles are coming up for sale with Bonhams on the 19th of October with an estimated hammer price of…
The Only Surviving Factory-Built Custom Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker

This is one of just 6 or 7 factory-built Triumph Strongbow flat trackers made in the late 1970s to compete in a series sponsored…
Huckberry X Timex Diver – A Classically-Styled Dive Watch For $118 USD

This is the new Huckberry X Timex Diver, an affordable, every day wearable watch designed to last for decades. The watch was made as…
The Mighty Rambo Lambo – A 1990 Lamborghini LM002 V12

The Lamborghini LM002 must have seemed like a four wheel drive from a parallel universe when it was introduced in 1986. The larger than…
Goldtop Predator Motorcycle Gloves

The Goldtop Predator motorcycle gloves are a new release from the storied British motorcycle gear maker, featuring 1.0mm premium drum-dyed Aniline cowhide leather construction,…
The Only One Ever Made – Factory-Built 1981 Triumph TS8-1 Prototype

The Triumph TS8-1 Prototype was released as a last-gasp effort by the struggling British motorcycle marque in 1981 as a touring motorcycle to compete…