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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A BMW R100R Cafe Racer By UFO Garage
This BMW R100R cafe racer was built in Madrid by Efraon and Marcos, the two-man crew that makes up UFO Garage. Efraon is one of those people with an infectious enthusiasm for vintage machines, unlike…
The Alsta Nautoscaph Superautomatic – Made Famous By Richard Dreyfuss In “Jaws”
The Alsta Nautoscaph Superautomatic is by far the Swiss watch company’s most famous watch, largely because an example was worn prominently by Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper in the film Jaws. Watches being made…
A Rare Datsun 240Z “Super Samuri” – A British High-Performance Special
This Datsun 240Z has a remarkable history, it was bought new by a British Army Captain while on a tour of duty in Cyprus and not long after he was ambushed by insurgents resulting…
For Sale: A Ferrari 641 Formula 1 Car Body Cover – Ex-Alain Prost 1990
This is the body cover, or the upper part of the body from the legendary Ferrari 641 (Ferrari F1-90) Formula 1 car from 1990. This would be the car that Alain Prost very…
A Rare Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside – America’s Answer To The VW Type 2
The Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside was produced alongside its siblings in the Corvair 95 model family to challenge the popularity of the VW Type 2 – otherwise known as the VW Bus or VW…
The Roland Sands Design Clash Jacket – A Modern Take On The Classic American Motorcycle Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Clash jacket has proven to be one of the American company’s most popular designs in recent years, largely because it combines both modern safety and their own unique take on…
For Sale: A Reliant Regal Supervan III From “Only Fools and Horses”
This is a Reliant Regal Supervan III that was used during the filming of one of Britain’s most loved comedy TV series – Only Fools and Horses. Although three-wheeled Reliants have long been a…
Documentary: The Mini-Trac – Antarctica’s Quirky Tracked Mini
This film by Callum Gillies is about one of the strangest vehicles to ever turn a wheel on the icebound southern continent of Antarctica. Called the Mini-Trac, this vehicle looks like it was built…
A Custom Honda CB125 By Slipstream Creations
With Honda’s recent revival of small displacement retro favorites, the owner of this Honda CB125 found herself contemplating a new Honda Monkey to celebrate her own 40th birthday.
Piloti Avenue – Driving Shoes For The 21st Century
These are Piloti’s Avenue driving shoes, they’re designed specifically for driving but they’re considerably more subtle than driving boots which allows you to wear them without looking like you’ve just stumbled out of the…
For Sale: An Indian Board Track Racer – America’s Original Superbike
This 1913 Indian Board Track Racer was one of America’s first true superbikes, board trackers like this were capable of speeds in excess of 100 mph (160+ km/h) on the rudimentary race tracks that…
Original Irvin Flying Jacket – The WWII RAF Flight Crew Jacket
This is the Irvin Flying Jacket, it’s the direct descendant of the original Irvin Sheepskin Flying Jacket that was used by RAF pilots and aircrews throughout World War II. Interestingly these modern Irving jackets…