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 Valespeed 28 – A Custom Motorcycle For The Age Of Social Distancing
This is the new Valespeed 28 by Valespeed Motorcycles, it’s a limited run production bike that can be ordered either with or without the accompanying sidecar. Living as we do in the age…
Update: *Solved* A Mystery $2,000 Motorcycle Gas Tank Toaster – Do You Know Who Made It?
Update: We received further information on it which we’ve included under the original post. We’ve been trying to track down more information on this unusual Honda motorcycle gas tank toaster that recently popped up…
This BMW CSL Was An 800HP Experimental Race Car Driven By Ronnie Peterson
When it was first raced in 1976 at the Six Hours of Silverstone this 1974 BMW CSL was producing almost 800 hp courtesy of a turbocharger, this turned out to be far too much…
The Warrior Built 2020 Pint Glass – 100% Of Proceeds Go To The Warrior Built Foundation
This is the Warrior Built 2020 pint glass, each is made in the United States and 100% of all proceeds go to the Warrior Built Foundation – a group that honors the service and…
A Rare Original Royal Enfield Interceptor From 1968
The Royal Enfield Interceptor is a rare British desert sled from the 1960s that is now highly sought after by enthusiasts for its excellent power-to-weight ratio, good handling, and for the fact that it’s…
The Tamiya R/C Volkswagen Beetle Rally – 1:10th Scale + All-Wheel Drive
This is the Tamiya R/C Volkswagen Beetle Rally, it’s an homage to all of the Beetle-based rally and desert racing vehicles that have been built from the 1950s right through to the present day….
For Sale: David Letterman’s 1965 Ferrari 275 GTS
This multi-award winning Ferrari 275 GTS has previously belonged to both Jon A. Shirley, the former president, COO and director of Microsoft, and David Letterman, the man who hosted the Late Show with David…
Veldt x CRD – A Carbon Fibre Helmet Designed On The Isle of Man
This helmet is a collaborative design by Veldt and CRD – otherwise known as Cafe Racer Dreams. CRD is one of the top custom motorcycle builders in Europe and one of the most influential…
The Coleman CT200U Mini Bike – $599 USD
The Coleman CT200U mini bike was developed in the style of classic American mini bikes from the mid-20th century, a simple form of two-wheeled motorized transport that would be the first stepping stone for…
Documentary: Stanley Woods – The Man Who Won The Isle of Man TT 10 Times
* Editor’s Note: The original documentary that we featured here has now been removed from YouTube. We’ve added an interview with Stanley above and some period footage of him racing below. This (almost) one…
Ambitious Engine Swap Option: A Complete Lamborghini Miura P400 V12
This is a complete Lamborghini Miura P400 engine that finds itself in need of a new home. It would have originally shipped from the factory in the back of a Lamborghini Miura P400 with…
The VSSL Flask – An LED Flashlight With A 9 oz Whisky Flask Built In
The VSSL Flask is a bright LED flashlight that offers up to 40 hours of continuous light, it also includes an oil filled compass in its base. Perhaps most importantly, the VSSL Flask has…