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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Documentary: The Incredible Rediscovery Of A Le Mans Porsche 356 SL
This short documentary by the talented team at Praemio covers the rediscovery and restoration of one of the most historically significant cars from Porsche’s early history. It’s every car enthusiast’s dream to discover a…
There’s An Original Concorde Jet Engine For Sale On eBay
The Concorde still stands as one of the most impressive aircraft ever developed, it made supersonic travel a possibility for civilians for the first time in history, though to be fair they did have…
Matchless G80CS Marksman – The Four Time British 500 Motocross Championship Winner
The Matchless G80CS was one of the most dominant scrambles and off-road racing motorcycles of the 1950s and early 1960s. Before the arrival of the soon-to be-dominant Husqvarnas and other lightweight two strokes in…
The New Pandemonium Attachment T-Shirt by Silodrome
“A motorcycle is a bicycle with pandemonium attachment, and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics.” – So goes the famous quote from George Fitch, first written all the…
The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club Brick T-Shirt
The Bike Shed is one of London’s premier destinations if you happen to be a motorcyclist, it’s a 12,000 square foot location across four renovated railway arches in the heart of Shoreditch. It includes…
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…