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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Warbird For Sale: A US Navy Specification North American T-28 – $130,000 USD
The North American Aviation T-28 was originally developed as a trainer aircraft for the USAF and the US Navy however it saw significant use as a combat aircraft during the Vietnam War where is…
The Piloti Pinnacle Race Boot – FIA and CFI Certified
This is the all-new Piloti Pinnacle race boot, it’s both FIA 8856-2000 certified and SFI 3.3/5 rated meaning it’s suitable for drivers of all levels, from racing at Le Mans to understeering all the…
The Norton Commando 750 S – A British Superbike Icon
The Norton Commando 750 S was the scrambler version of the Commando series, a model range from Norton that would prove to be one of their best sellers even as the onslaught of motorcycles…
The Official United States Thunderbirds Space Pen – Used by Astronauts, Fighter Pilots, and Jerry Seinfeld.
This is the United States Thunderbirds Space Pen, it’s made by the original Space Pen company Fisher, and it’s the standard issue pen of the USAF Thunderbirds display team. The original story of how…
Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Is For Sale
This is Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, it was undoubtably one of the most quintessentially American vehicles in his impressive collection, and it’s been so well cared for it’s a testament to…
The Espresso Veloce RS Black Edition – A Porsche Flat Six Inspired Espresso Machine
This is the new Espresso Veloce RS Black Edition by Super Veloce, it’s an espresso machine designed to evoke the design cues of the iconic flat six used in the last of the air-cooled…
Watch The Austin Rover Rallysprint – Martin Brundle Racing Against Mansell, Rosberg, McCrae + More
This is the Austin Rover Rallysprint from 1984, it’s a goldmine of ’80s-era racing that’s only recently been transcoded from VHS and uploaded to YouTube by VHS Rallies. The event includes some of the…
For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Spey 511 Jet Engine – $7,500 USD
This is a Rolls-Royce Spey 511 jet engine, it’d currently listed for sale for $7,500 USD and when attached to the side of a Gulfstream III it produces 11,400 lbs of thrust. I’m not…
1:2 Scale BMW R90S Flat Twin Airhead Engine Model Kit
This is a working 1:2 scale model of the BMW R90S flat twin motorcycle engine, it’s powered by an electrical motor and all the internal mechanical parts move just as they do in the…
A Fire-Breathing Street Tracker by Dunworth_ + Mean Bird Motorcycles
This is the first in a series of Mean Bird Motorcycles built by custom motorcycle icon Kevin Dunworth (pictured above), Mean Bird Motorcycles is a wing of Red Torpedo – a British motorcycle apparel…
Whiskey Peaks Glasses – Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Fuji, And The Matterhorn
This collection of glasses by Whiskey Peaks features four of the most famous mountains in the world: Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Fuji, and the Matterhorn. Each of these glasses is hand-blown from lead-free…
Meet Heidi – An Australian BMW 2002
The BMW 2002 is a car that helped make BMW what it is today, perhaps more so than any other single model. As controversial as that statement may be in classic car circles there…