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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This Porsche Speedster Is The Best Porsche Project Car For Sale On Earth Right Now
As far as we can tell, this Porsche Speedster is the best Porsche project car for sale in the world at this moment. I…
The Mighty Tote Gote – America’s Toughest “Little” Motorcycle
The Tote Gote is an American trail riding bike designed to be the toughest motorcycle in the world. It wasn’t designed to go fast,…
The New Dainese Dover Gore-Tex Motorcycle Shoes – $159.95 USD
The new Dainese Dover Gore-Tex motorcycle shoes were developed by the Italian company to fulfill the needs of urban riders who want a safe…
The Wild Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw “Death” by Franz Muhr
This Volkswagen Beetle Outlaw was built by Franz Muhr a little over 10 years ago using an abandoned Baja Bug project car. Muhr wanted…
Relwen Quilted Tanker Field Jacket – A Daily-Wearable Winter Staple
The Relwen Quilted Tanker Field Jacket is a new release from the Ohio-based company designed to be a tough, daily-wearable jacket for when the…
An Original Aerocar One – A 100% Functional Flying Car
This is one of just six original examples of the Aerocar One (some say only five were built), it’s in airworthy condition and ready to…
Short Film: (Legal) Beach Racing In Malaysia
In September 2019, three days of beach racing took place in Desaru, Malaysia. There were no entrance restrictions – anyone could enter riding any…
Bugbite – A 1935 Mahogany Speedboat Design Re-Enters Production
Bugbite is a 17 ft traditional was built in 2019 by Kevin Fitzke to the original and much-loved 1935 design by A.A. Apel. The…
“The Rescues” Episode 1 – Austin A30 – A New YouTube Series
This is the first episode in a brand new YouTube series from the team at Car & Classic. It’s a refreshingly honest look at…
The Ultra-Short Wheelbase Truck Chevrolet Never Built – A 5.7 Litre V8 C50 Restomod
Trucks like the Chevrolet C50 became so common on the streets of North America in the ’60s and ’70s they became an inexorable part…
A Very Rare 1981 Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport
The Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Clubsport is a rare variant of the 924 designed specifically for competition. It’s based on a steel unibody shell…
The Omologato Laguna Seca – An Affordable Motorsport-Inspired Wristwatch
The Omologato Laguna Seca is a new watch for 2019 named for one of the most famous race tracks in the world – Laguna…