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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Kawasaki Ninja ZX900 – Made Famous By Tom Cruise In “Top Gun”
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX900, also known as the Kawasaki GPZ900R, will probably always be best known for being the motorcycle ridden by Tom Cruise in the 1986 film Top Gun. As with any vehicle…
An Original Set Of Bugatti EB110 Wheels – $9,400 to $14,200 USD
This is an original set of Bugatti EB110 wheels, they’re coming up for sale with RM Sotheby’s and as you may imagine they cost more than many used cars, with the price guide ranging from…
Ford Escort Mk II RS1800 Group 4 – A Road-Legal Rally Car
This Ford Escort Mk II is a road-legal historic rally car with significant racing history to its name, it’s a Mk II RS1800 Group 4 and it’s powered by the historically significant 2.0 litre…
Julbo Cham – Mountaineering + Aviator Sunglasses
These are the Julbo Cham mountaineering sunglasses, French company Julbo was an early pioneer in the sunglasses business, creating eyewear for mountain climbers who spent their days high in the snowcapped Alps searching for…
1945 North American P-51D Mustang “Little Rebel” – $2,250,000 USD
This is an original 1945 North American P-51D Mustang, it’s been comprehensively restored and it now has just 88 hours of air time since completed. The asking price of $2,250,000 USD will put it…
CforCROSSSTITCH – Immortalize Your Car In Cross Stitch
CforCROSSSTITCH is a new project that creates custom cross stitch artworks for petrolheads, you just send in some pictures of your car and they set to work creating a bespoke cross stitch for you….
An 1897 Columbia Military Pneumatic Safety Bicycle (With A Machine Gun)
This is an 1897 Columbia Military Pneumatic Safety Bicycle, it’s been modified for military use with a belt-fed machine gun mounted to the front, and there are a pair of ammunition boxes on the…
The Nattlampan Paraffin Lamp By Karlskrona Lampfabrik
This is the Nattlampan Paraffin Lamp made by Karlskrona Lampfabrik, it was originally designed in the 1890s primarily using brass and a tube made from hand-blown glass. Paraffin lamps were a key source of light…
Sir Malcolm Campbell’s 1939 Mercury Eight Overlander Is For Sale
This 1939 Mercury Eight has a fascinating history, it was ordered new by land speed record breaker Sir Malcolm Campbell and sent by him to the coachbuilders Windovers to convert it into an estate…
The New AGL 2.0 Watch Collection from Ferro & Co – $345+ USD
This is the new collection of watches from Ferro & Co. – a Canadian watchmaker that takes their styling cues from classic timepieces from the mid-20th century A key development criteria of all Ferro…
For Sale: A 1,114 hp Porsche 928 Land Speed Record Holder + Pikes Peak Racer
This is officially the fastest Porsche 928 on Earth, it set the world Porsche 928 speed record at 234.434 mph in 2020 at the TRC Proving Grounds. It’s not just a one trick pony…
The Weekend Warriors: A Drag Racing Documentary
This documentary gives a fascinating and detailed look into the highly competitive world of American drag racing in the 1960s. The film covers the 10th annual NHRA Nationals, the AHRA Winter Championship, and the…