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 Rare Lister-Jaguar Knobbly – The Giant-Killer From Cambridge
The Lister-Jaguar “Knobbly” was the most famous creation of Lister Motor Company, a small British sports car maker that was founded by Brian Lister in his father’s Cambridge wrought iron shop before going…
The Norton Challenge P86 – The Bike That Could Have Saved The British Motorcycle Industry
The Norton Challenge P86 was a machine developed by two of Britain’s most famous motoring companies to save the British motorcycle industry and revive Norton to their former Isle of Man TT dominating form.
Shelby Series 1 Clay 1:1 Scale Design Model
This is a full-sized clay Shelby Series 1 clay design model in 1:1 scale, it was created in the late 1990s as a precursor to the Shelby Series 1 production car which was…
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Sportsman – Linda Lather’s Original Racer
This is an original Chevelle oval track race car that was campaigned in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Ohio by local racing legend Linda Landers. Landers was the first woman to ever…
The Indian eFTR Jr. – An Electric Mini-Replica Of The FTR750 Race Bike – $749.99 USD
The Indian eFTR Jr. is an electric mini-bike designed to evoke the styling cues of the American Flat Track championship-winning Indian FTR750 – one of the most successful flat track racing motorcycles of…
Land Rover Defender 90 Custom By Outlander Vehicles
This eye-catching Land Rover Defender custom does a great job of answering the question “what would Hue 166 look like if it had been built in the 21st century rather than the 20th?”…
100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles
The 100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles were inspired by the classic hare & hound desert races of the 1960s and 1970s that took place mostly in Southern California. Men like Bud Ekins and Steve…
A Custom BMW R80 Scrambler From Monnom Customs
This post was written by Mike Gustafson at Monnom Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle in the words of the people who built it, to…
Motor Mugs – Celebrating The Cars We Love, And The Cars We Love To Hate
Motor Mugs is a brand new UK company that offer a selection of mugs containing some forgotten cars from years gone by, it was founded by Chris Pollitt who is also the founder of…
Instructional Film: Camel Trophy 4×4 Driving School
This hour long instructional film contains a series of off-road driving lessons by the team behind the Camel Trophy – arguably the world’s most famous off-road expedition/competition. In the film you’ll find 10…
For Sale: An Official A-Team Van – 1 of 6
This 1979 Chevrolet Van is one of just six that were built and licensed by Universal Studios to Hollywood Productions Inc. to promote the TV series throughout the U.S. and Canada from 1983 to 1987. The…
For Sale: The First Production Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 LT5 V8 Engine
The engine you see here occupies a special place in Corvette history, it’s the first production LT5 engine that was manufactured by Mercury Marine for the C4 Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1. The LT5 V8…