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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A Rare, Original 1951 Harley-Davidson WRTT Factory Road Racing Motorcycle
The Harley-Davidson WRTT was the road racing, or “tourist trophy”, version of the WR flat track racer. Unlike the WR, the WRTT had front and rear brakes and 19-inch road racing wheels. Original surviving…
Bell Custom 500 Haro Motorcycle Helmet – Limited To 250 Units Worldwide
This is the new Bell Custom 500 SE Haro motorcycle helmet, it’s limited to just 250 units worldwide, and it has an 80s-inspired shell design created by BMX legend Bob Haro. Bob Haro was…
Documentary: The Mini, Wizardry On Wheels – Narrated by Hugh Laurie
This documentary is narrated by Hugh Laurie, and it features appearances by some of the most important figures in the long history of the Mini, including Sir Alec Issigonis, Leonard Lord, John Cooper, and…
An Affordable Vintage Lamborghini – A 1962 Lamborghini Tractor 2 R
The words “affordable” and “vintage Lamborghini” rarely appear in the same sentence, unless you’re a member of the kind of clubs that have antique Chesterfield sofas and long white pebble driveways. It’s relatively well-known…
The Honda Motocompo – An Iconic 1980s-Era Scooter That Fits In Your Trunk
The Honda Motocompo is a foldable mini scooter designed to fit perfectly into the trunk of the Honda City compact car, the trunk of the City and the Motocompo were actually designed for each…
The New Gasoline Culture ⚡ Red Lightning T-Shirt by Silodrome
This is the all-new Gasoline Culture ⚡ Red Lightning t-shirt. The term “Gasoline Culture” was invented by us in 2011 and it proved so popular we had to trademark it to stop people stealing it! We found…
The Suzuki GSX-R 1000R Powered 3-Wheeler Built By Jesse Rooke
This Suzuki GSX-R 1000R powered 3-wheeler was built by the late motorcycle customization legend Jesse Rooke. It’s undoubtably one of the quickest and most fun to drive 3-wheelers on earth, and more than enough…
The Fuel Rally Raid Jacket – A Modern Dakar-Inspired Motorcycle Jacket
With the Dakar Rally currently underway in Saudi Arabia there’s probably no better time to feature the new Rally Raid Jacket from Barcelona-based Fuel Motorcycles. The team at Fuel are all avid motorcyclists, they…
The Only One In The World: A 1917 Henderson Board Track Racer
The Henderson Motorcycle Co. was the first American manufacturer of four cylinder motorcycles and one of the first in the world. The advanced and powerful (for the era) motorcycles became a favourite with police…
Unimatic U1-FN – A Minimalist Italian-Made Automatic Military Watch – $725 USD
The Unimatic U1-FN is one of the latest offerings from the rapidly growing Italian watchmaker, it features minimalist military dive watch styling and a packed feature list that makes the $725 USD MSRP seem…
Ever Seen One Before? The TAG Croco 4×4 Amphibious Vehicle – Powered by a Wankel Rotary
The TAG Croco 4×4 is an amphibious vehicle developed in Switzerland, it featured an unusual design with a two-part body articulated about a central axis. This allows significant wheel articulation without any suspension, notably…
The Autodromo Hat – Tabac Logo Version
This is the tabac logo version of the Autodromo hat, specifically designed to evoke the spirit of the hats worn by motorsport legends in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s but without advertising any actual…