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 2018 Desert Race Oregon – Pictures – Video – Recap

The 2018 Desert Race Oregon surprised us for several reasons. First, we knew we were taking a risk by stepping away from a more conventional desert sprint like we had hosted earlier in the year in Joshua Tree, California.
An Incredibly Rare Honda CR750 Factory Racer

The Honda CR750 is an exceptionally rare motorcycle, the factory-built examples like the one shown here are even rarer still. The original idea to…
Unimatic U1-E – The Affordable Italian Automatic – $615 USD

Unimatic is an Italian watchmaker that specializes in designing and making some of the best value automatic wristwatches in the world. Italians are known…
Triumph Rocket III Custom by Gasoline Motor Co.

This post was written by the team at Gasoline Motor Co. – One of Australia’s leading custom motorcycle garages first founded in Sydney back in…
Fully Functioning Model: Wilesco Steam Locomobile D430 Traction Engine

The Wilesco Steam Locomobile D430 is a fully-functioning steam traction engine model that can drive under its own power for as long as the…
Watch The Full Race: 1988 SCCA Trans Am Niagara Falls Grand Prix

The 1988 SCCA Trans Am Niagara Falls Grand Prix would be the only race ever held on the street circuit that was created specifically for…
A Cushman-Powered Car with a Cushman Husky Model 53A Scooter

This Cushman combination is likely one of a kind – the car originally started life as part of a fairground carousel ride before possibly…
Ducati Sport 1000 Custom – Evo L’ape – The Italian Bee

This Ducati Sport 1000 is the work of AJ Pushkarna, a Systems Engineer by day and custom motorcycle builder by night. AJ has previously…
Icon 1000 Slingbag Backpack

The Icon 1000 Slingbag Backpack was developed for people who need to carry gear on their motorcycle, but who don’t like typical twin strap…
Steve McQueen’s Own Personal Husqvarna 250 Cross

The Husqvarna 250 Cross is a motorcycle that sits high on any list of genuinely influential 20th century bikes – it wasn’t the first…
The Original Petromax Lantern HK500

The original Petromax lantern was designed in 1910 in Germany by Max Graetz, the name of the lantern is a combination of “petrol” and “Max”…
A One-Off Built For Royalty – Ferrari 250 GT Speciale by Pinin Farina

Every single one of the 250 series Ferraris are special, but some are more special than others. The car you see here is a…