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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The Extraordinary Automotive Art Of Avakov Ilya
This is the art of Avakov Ilya, a Red Dot award winning industrial designer who graduated from the Saint Petersburg State Art Industrial Academy in 2007. After establishing himself as an industrial designer of…
A Tastefully Executed Chevrolet Corvette C1 “Fuelie” Restomod
The world of restomods (restorations that include modern performance upgrades) is often blighted by controversial decision making that isn’t to everyone’s taste. Things like big wheels and low profile tires on ’60s era muscle…
For Sale: A 1988 Eddie Lawson Race Used Shoei Helmet
This helmet was worn by Eddie Lawson during the 1988 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, a season he won – taking the championship with 7 wins and 252 points ahead of Wayne Gardner in…
The Rolls-Royce That Belonged To Both Princess Margaret And Burt Reynolds
There can’t be many vehicles in the world that can boast of former owner provenance as varied as this 1975 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. It was first owned by Princess Margaret, then 10 years later…
Full Documentary: Edward’s Flying Boat – The White Elephant
Edward’s Flying Boat is one of those vintage documentaries that almost seems like it could be a very well-acted deadpan comedy. The film is based on Edward Hulton, a member of the British upper class…
A BMW 325iX Rally Car – The First All-Wheel Drive Production BMW
The BMW 325 iX was the first BMW road car to be offered with all-wheel drive, it was first released back in 1986 as an answer to the Audi Quattros which were dominating in…
The Rare Norton MM 961 Flat Tracker – Just 5 Were Made
Just five examples of the Norton 961 MM Flat Track were built starting in 2017 by 72 Motorcycles in England. If the styling looks somewhat familiar it may be because a hearty dose of…
The Kevlar Protective Motorcycle Hoodie By Akin Moto
This is the Protective Motorcycle Hoodie from the team at Akin Moto, it’s been designed for use by motorcyclists with a full DuPont Kevlar® lining for abrasion resistance. The hoodie also has pockets for…
The Lamborghini Countach-Powered Rambo Lambo – The First Super SUV
Of all the extraordinary vehicles in the Lamborghini back catalogue there are no production automobiles quite as extreme as the four-wheel drive Lamborghini LM002, better known now as the Rambo Lambo. When it was…
The Woogie By Grain Surfboards – A Custom Hand Crafted Wooden Paipo
This is the Woogie by Grain Surfboards, it’s a traditional Hawaiian-style wooden paipo (bodyboard) made entirely by hand in Maine from solid cedar. It’s believed that the first surfers used hard carved wooden boards…
The New CCM Maverick – The Classic British Scrambler Reimagined
This is the new CCM Maverick, it’s the latest release in the Spitfire model line from Clews Competition Motorcycles (CCM) in the United Kingdom. With the design of the Maverick the team at CCM…
Alfa Romeo 2.5 V6 Engine Coffee Table By Custom Brothers
Each of these Alfa Romeo V6 engine coffee tables is made by the team at Custom Brothers from a damaged or non-running engine. This will help appease those who don’t believe that a running engine…