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 Christopher Ward C65 Trident – Swiss Automatic Movement – $845 USD
This is the C65 Trident Automatic from British watchmaker Christopher Ward, it’s widely considered to be one of the best value automatic dive watches in the world thanks to its Swiss movement, high-quality finish,…
The Smallest Indian Ever Made – The Indian MM5A Mini Bike
The Indian MM5A, often just called the Indian Mini Mini, has the distinction of being the smallest Indian motorcycle ever made. As the story goes, one of the ill-fated revivals of the Indian Motorcycle…
Tardza – The Recycled Porsche
Tardza is a unique short film about an unusual Porsche 911, nicknamed Tardza by its owner Pawel Kalinowski. The car has a fascinating history, it belonged to a homeless man in Seattle who lived…
Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special – An Affordable Mid-Engined Classic
This is a Lotus Europa Special, arguably the most desirable version of the famous mid-engined sports car that helped establish the British automaker as a significant force in the world of sports car manufacturing….
Sparrow V2 – A Minimalist Kangaroo Leather Wallet From Australia
This is the Sparrow V2, it’s the second generation of the Sparrow wallet line from Tailfeather in Australia – a specialist company based in the Victorian Tallarook ranges of Australia’s east. Tailfeather was founded…
380 bhp Ford Mustang-Based Batmobile – $27,800 to $41,800 USD
There are few cinema cars as famous as the Batmobile, and few Batmobiles (if any) that are as beloved as the Batmobile from the Tim Burton Batman films Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992)….
Sparco Top Martini Racing Race Boots
These are the new Sparco Martini Racing Top race boots, they’re part of Italian company Sparco’s new line of racing gear that features one of the world’s most famous racing color schemes – the…
Land Rover Defender V8 – The Perfect Defender 90?
The marriage of the Land Rover Defender and the ubiquitous 3.5 litre Rover V8 first occurred in the 1980s when it was first offered as an engine option from the factory. It would be…
The New Icon Elsinore 2 Boots – Retro Motorcycle Boots With Modern Protection
These are the new Icon Elsinore 2 boots, they’re the successors to Icon’s original Elsinore boots which have become a staple choice for many riders of vintage and modern classic motorcycles around the world….
12A Rotary-Powered Sleeper: A 1969 Mazda 1200 Coupe With A Secret Under The Hood
This 1969 Mazda 1200 Coupe is considerably faster than it was when it originally left Japan, an enterprising Australian owner has bolted in a Mazda 12A rotary engine and paired it with a 5-speed…
Documentary: The Racers that Stopped the World – Featuring Sir Stirling Moss
The Racers that Stopped the World is a new documentary from the team at Outrun Films. It includes a slew of interviews with some of the most important motoring and motor racing characters in…
A Completely Restored 1951 Willys 4×4 Pickup Truck
In the years immediately after WW2 the Willys Jeep had become arguably the most famous vehicle in America. Anyone could recognize one on sight and many young American men had driven them or ridden…