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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Urban BigBore Retro Full Face Motorcycle Helmet – $169.85 USD
[rwp_reviewer_rating_stars id=”0″] [rwp_box id=”0″] DOT testing requires that a helmet withstand two impacts on the same part of the helmet without failing, and they’re…
Track Day Weapon: A Custom Ducati 999 by XTR Pepo
The Ducati 999 was one of the most successful superbikes of its era in the Superbike World Championship – the model won the championship…
Retromotive Magazine – A Quarterly Coffee Table Magazine
Retromotive Magazine is a quarterly coffee table magazine that features some of the most beautiful automotive photography you’ll find anywhere in the world….
Documentary: The Douglas DC-3 – The World’s Most Successful Aircraft
Editor’s Note: The film we originally featured here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with a similar film about the Douglas DC-3…
Bowlus Road Chief – The Endless Highways Luxury Travel Trailer
The Bowlus Road Chief was the original riveted aluminum travel trailer, it was developed by Hawley Bowlus in 1934 and then famously emulated by…
*Now Solved* A Mysterious Porsche 356 Limousine – Can You Help Shed Light On Its History?
Editor Update 29/06/2019: We’ve getting additional information in about this vehicle, it was built by Don Boeke of Egyptian Custom Body in Dayton,…
The Montague Paratrooper Bike – Developed For US Special Forces With A Grant From DARPA
The Montague Paratrooper Bike was developed with a grand from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Unites States Military to provide…
The Droog Moto Custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R Scrambler x Street Fighter
This custom Kawasaki Ninja 250 R is one of the most comprehensively rebuilt examples of the popular Japanese urban sport bike we’ve ever seen….
A Cosworth XG 3.0 Litre V8 IndyCar Crate Engine – 700 BHP (On Methanol)
This is a brand new, unused Cosworth XG 3.0 litre V8 engine originally developed for the 2004 IRL IndyCar Series. It was nicknamed the…
An Original Ferrari 250 Tool Roll – That (Probably) Costs More Than Your Car
This is an original, complete Ferrari 250 tool roll suitable for “outside plug” cars like the GTE, Lusso, SWB, TDF, PF Coupe and…
A Restored Land Rover Series 2A LWB – The Perfect 4×4 Motorcycle Hauler?
This Land Rover Series 2A LWB (long wheelbase) has been through a comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration by the talented team at Cool n’ Vintage…
The Motocompo Tee by Cure Collection – Help Support Breast Cancer Research
The Motocompo Tee by Cure Collection is the latest release from the small California apparel maker founded by Mason Watson. Mason lost his mother…