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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Ayrton Senna 1985 Lotus 97T Rear Wing Endplate
This is an original Ayrton Senna Lotus 97T rear wing endplate from the 1985 Formula 1 season. This would be one of the most…
Behind The Wheel Episode 1: Will the Corvair Kill You?
This is episode one of Hargety’s Behind the Wheel series, it focusses on one of the great automotive controversies of the 1960s – will…
The Honda CB1000R – 13 New Customs From Spain, Portugal, and the Balearic Islands
This series of 13 custom Honda CB1000Rs were built by official Honda dealers across the Iberian Peninsula, including Spain, Portugal, and the Balearic Islands….
A 1:1 Scale Porsche 917 Door For Your Wall – The Art Of Joel Clark
This Porsche 917 door is a unique piece of art by Joel Clark, each piece takes upward of 30 hours to complete, and its…
Triumph Tiger Cub Custom – UMC-060 Stranger Thing
The Triumph Tiger Cub was the first motorcycle ridden by many young motorcyclists in Britain, not to mention Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada,…
Porsche 993 Tee by Cure Collection – 20% Goes To Breast Cancer Research
This Porsche 993 tee is the work of Mason Watson of the Cure Collection, a company he founded to raise money for breast cancer…
Citroën DS Safari Estate – A Rare French Seven-Seater Wagon
The Citroën DS Safari Estate is the station wagon version of the iconic French automobile, it was first introduced in 1958 with different model…
MWC Watches British Army General Service Watch
The Military Watch Company or “MWC” for short makes timepieces for a number of militaries around the world as well as police forces, anti-terrorist…
The First Corvettes To Race At Le Mans – The Cunningham 1960 Chevrolet Corvette
In 1960 the Americans would arrive at the world’s most famous endurance race with a bang – three specially prepared 1960 Chevrolet Corvettes rolled…
An Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Plate Framed Custom Triumph by Kevin Dunworth
This custom Triumph is essentially a newly designed motorcycle developed by Kevin Dunworth, fitted with a ’70s era Triumph unit-construction parallel twin. You may…
The AeroPod by Dean Jackson
The AeroPod is a creation by master craftsman Dean Jackson, he was inspired by the design of classic cars like the Bugatti Type 57,…
Watch The 1984 Widowmaker Hill Climb
Editor’s Note: This film was transcoded from VHS so it’s not perfect, there are also a couple of black screen sections where I assume…