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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Veldt Enduro: The Carbon Fibre Helmet Brand Used By Brad Pitt
The Veldt Enduro is a series of full face motorcycle helmets with carbon fibre shells, the company was founded in 2017 by the same people who started high-end helmet company Les Atéliers Ruby, who…
The Unusual Saab Sonett II – A Two-Stroke Swedish Sports Car
I sincerely doubt an article has ever been written about the Saab Sonett II without using the word “quirky,” as there are so few other words that fit the little Swedish car so well….
1930s Morris Educational Film: Constructing A Car Engine
This film dates from the 1930s, it was made by the Morris Motors Cine Dept. at Cowley to showcase their advanced (by the standards of the time) manufacturing facilities for engines and gearboxes. The film…
Automobile, Motorcycle, Airplane, and Bicycle Stunts From 1918
This remarkable film shows a collection of stunts being performed by daredevils, all taking place over 100 years ago in the United States on motorcycles, automobiles, aircraft, and bicycles. The movie starts by showcasing…
The Only One Ever Made: Rolls-Royce Phantom II Special Brougham By Brewster
The Rolls-Royce you see here is a one-off build that was tailor made for American architect C. Mathews Dick in the early 1930s by famed American coachbuilding company Brewster & Co. C. Mathews was…
For Sale: An Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI – A 490 BHP 1990s Touring Car Icon
The Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI quickly became a legend in European touring car racing circles in the 1990s – various examples of the car won the 1992 Italian Touring Car Championship, the 1993…
OMP Carrera Driving Shoes – FIA 8856-2018 Homologated
These are the new-for-2021 OMP Carrera driving shoes, they’re a race-ready boot that’ll be popular with the kind of folks who compete at vintage events like the Goodwood Revival and Le Mans Classic, however…
Vintage Vanlife – A Restored Ford Thames 400E Dormobile Campervan
The Ford Thames 400E was released in 1957 to compete with similar vans built by the likes of Volkswagen, Bedford, Austin, and Morris. The “Thames” brand was used by Ford of Britain for their…
The McQueen Moto Boots by Umberto Luce
These are the McQueen Moto boots by the team at Umberto Luce, they were designed to look like boots that might have been worn in Southern California desert races in the 1960s while still…
A Porsche 911 Reimagined By Singer – The Brooklyn Commission
Singer Vehicle Design have been creating what are arguably the world’s greatest modified Porsche 911s since 2009. Best known simply as “Singer” the company was named as a double barreled homage to legendary Porsche…
Vincent Black Knight Bodywork – Need A New Sculpture For Your Living Room?
This is an original set of Vincent Black Knight bodywork from 1955, it was originally fitted to a Vincent Rapide making it fully-enclosed version of the model, however demand for these enclosed motorcycles proved…
Project Bike: 1964 Triumph T100SS “Norman Hyde” Cafe Racer – £2,000 To £4,000
This unusual Triumph T100SS “Norman Hyde” cafe racer has all the hallmarks of a period-built custom motorcycle designed for (oftentimes illegal) road racing in England. It is believed to incorporate a number of performance…