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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An MV Agusta-Powered Tony Go Kart – 150cc Two-Stroke 4-Speed

This MV Agusta Tony Go Kart is a remarkable piece of history, it’s a combination of two Italian icons from a time before either…
The Magrette Moana Pacific Professional Kara Automatic Dive Watch

The Magrette Moana Pacific Professional Kara dive watch is a New Zealand-built timepiece with a Swiss caliber STP1-11 automatic movement and a brushed grade…
German Mystery Wagon: A 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG

The exact origins of this 1979 Mercedes-Benz 500 TE AMG are unknown – it’s a mystery that many in the Mercedes community have tried…
Allegiance Flags – Made In The USA

Allegiance Flag Supply make all of their flags in the USA, each one is individually made by veteran seamstresses in South Georgia, many of…
A Custom BMW R1100GS Scrambler by Red Hot Chili Customs

This custom BMW R1100GS is the work of one of Poland’s pre-eminent custom motorcycle garages – Red Hot Chili Customs. The donor bike was…
The House of Candy Drifter – A Land Rover-Inspired Traditional Wooden Car

The House of Candy Drifter is a Land Rover-inspired wooden car built to a far more traditional style that most modern toy cars, it…
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo – A Turbocharged 330 hp Sedan

The BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo had big shoes to fill when it was introduced in 1981 as a replacement for the BMW Alpina…
Full-Length Feature: Handcrafted – A Custom Motorcycle Film

This film runs at almost an hour in length, and it includes interviews and insights with many of the leading lights of the Australian…
12 Automobile Mascots Of Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais

This series of 12 automobile mascots from the upcoming Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais are from the golden age of motoring, when…
The Incredible New XTR Pepo Custom Ducati Monster

This custom Ducati Monster from the workshop of XTR Pepo is so wildly different to the bike it started out as it’s almost unrecognisable….
The Automotive Art of Arsenio

Arsèn Manukyan, aka Arsenio, is an artist with a long history that belies his relatively young age of 29. He moved from Armenia to…
The Venturi 400 GT Trophy – A Rare Twin-Turbo French Supercar

The Venturi 400 GT remains one of the fastest cars ever designed and built in France, in fact when it was released in 1992…