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 Top 19 Cars Of 2019 On Silodrome
Each year we compile a list of the most popular cars on Silodrome from the previous 12 months, we rank them in the order of their popularity, and as always, there are a few…
1 of 2 Hand-Built Prototypes – The 1994 “Indian” Century V-Twin Chief – Is It Worth ~$15,000 USD?
The 1994 Century V-Twin Chief was a prototype motorcycle developed in the hopes of reviving the Indian Motocycle marque, it features an entirely unique engine that was CNC milled from billet aluminium alloy and…
A Restomod Chevrolet K5 Blazer Convertible – The Perfect Classic 4×4?
This is a 1974 Chevrolet K5 Blazer convertible that’s been through a subtle restomod process to give it more modern power and reliability without losing any of its original charm. The team behind the…
A VW Touareg W12 Engine – 12 Cylinders – 450 Horsepower – $1,783 USD
The 6 litre W12 engine used in the VW Touareg was also fitted to the VW Phaeton and in modified form to the Bentley Continental GT. This would be the engine that was the…
Full Documentary: Chuck Yeager On Air Combat
Chuck Yeager is a man who needs no introduction, he was a fighter pilot who flew P-51 Mustangs in the Second World War but it’s his career after the war that made him a…
Ex-California Police Department – A 1949 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
This 1949 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car was originally and bought and used by the police department in Oakland, California. We don’t know what specific uses the Oakland Police had for the Servi-Car, but it’s not hard…
Still In Its Original Factory Crate: A Rare 1986 Laverda SFC 1000
The Laverda SFC 1000 would be the final hurrah for the mighty Laverda triple, an advanced engine design that had been in production for 15 years by the mid-80s, valiantly keeping the Italian marque…
1980 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser Soft-Top – The Mighty Japanese Jeep Rival
This 1980 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser soft-top has seen a comprehensive restoration and series of upgrades by the experienced team at Restoring Legends. The FJ40 Land Cruiser needs no introduction, it’s every bit as…
Mercedes-Benz 300TD W123 Station Wagon – The Best German Daily Driver Of All-Time?
The Mercedes-Benz W123 300TD is remembered today as one of the toughest and most reliable vehicles of its age, they were commonly used as taxis due to the fact they could run up over 1,000,000…
The Frontline Developments Abingdon Edition MGB: A British Icon Reborn
This episode from XCar focusses on the Frontline Developments Abingdon Edition MGB, a comprehensively rebuilt MGB offering modern levels of performance and reliability, in a beautiful and quintessentially British roadster package. The MGB is…
An Original 1967 Norton P11 – A Championship Winning British/American Desert Racer
Before I start, let me just say that the Norton P11 is one of my own personal favourite motorcycles of all time. This means that whenever I write about one that’s for sale or…
The Mighty Alpina B7 S Turbo – A Family Car That’s Quicker Than A Ferrari 308 GTB
The Alpina B7 S Turbo had the unique distinction of being the fastest four door production car in the world when it was introduced in November 1981. Interestingly, it was this model’s forebear, the…