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 1963 Ford Falcon Clan by Ghia – A Rare Sibling To The Original Mustang
This is the 1963 Ford Falcon Clan by Ghia, it’s an early collaboration between Ford and Ghia that uses the same platform and running gear as the Ford Falcon Sprint – the car…
100% Centric Motorcycle Sunglasses
The 100% Centric sunglasses were developed specifically for use by motorcyclists and other who need strong, lightweight sunglasses with impact resistant polycarbonate lenses with a shatterproof Grilamid TR90 frame. The 100% brand started back in…
YouTube Series: A Land Rover Restoration In Detail
This YouTube series by Geoffrey Croker is a bit of a personal favourite, in it he covers the restoration of a Series 3 Land Rover in great detail and somehow he makes it…
A Radioplane OQ-3 Engine – A Story About Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, And Drones That Were Designed To Be Shot Down
The story of the WWII-era Radioplanes can’t be told without mentioning that it was in the Radioplane factory that Marilyn Monroe was discovered, thanks in part to future US President Ronald Reagan who was…
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 437 U 1550L – A Double Cab Adventure Vehicle
The first drafts of the design for the Unimog were made by Albert Friedrich in 1945, he had been the head of aeroengine design at Daimler-Benz during WWII and he recognised that Germany…
Timex T80 – A Reissue Of A Digital ’80s Icon – $59 USD
The Timex T80 is a reissue of one of the company’s first digital watches from the decade of big hair, synthesizers, DeLoreans, the Moonwalk, ALF, the Walkman, and Marty McFly. Digital watches exploded…
This Is (Probably) The Only Chevrolet Camaro “Europo Hurst” In The World
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from its original version to include new information. The Chevrolet Camaro “Europo Hurst” is a car that even many Camaro diehards have never heard of, it’s believed to be…
The New Icon Tarmac WP Boots – Comfortable, Lightweight, & Waterproof Motorcycle Boots
These are the new Icon Tarmac WP boots, they were designed by the team at Icon to provide a daily-wearable motorcycle shoe for people who want protection from both the weather and the asphalt,…
The Peerless GT – The Little-Known Car That Shocked The World With A Le Mans Class Win
The Peerless GT is a little-known British sports car that shocked the racing world in 1958 when it took a class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and came in 16th…
VW Beetle Flat-Four Boxer Engine Kit – With Visible Working Internals
This VW Beetle flat-four boxer engine kit by Franzis, it’s an officially licensed 1:4 scale model of the air-cooled Volkswagen engine that was in production from 1949 to 1953. Impressively the model has fully…
A Rare Ford Bronco Stroppe Baja Edition
The Ford Bronco Stroppe Baja Edition is undoubtably one of the most desirable special edition American four-wheel drives ever made – somewhere between 450 and 650 were built and no one knows exactly how…
For Sale: A Ferrari F40 Rear Decklid
There are few supercars that have attainted the status of the Ferrari F40. Many consider this Ferrari to be the greatest supercar of all time and though some may think the Lamborghini Miura…