Articles that Ben 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.
Ben Branch -
JvB-moto Yamaha MT-07
The Yamaha MT-07 (known as the FZ-07 in North America) was released in 2015 along with its larger engined sibling the MT-09. The MT-07 has…
1:5th Scale Model: US Navy Boeing PT-17 Stearman
The Boeing PT-17 Stearman started production in 1934, over 10,000 were made in the lead up to WWII and the majority of American and…
‘High Speed Pursuit’ 1962 Triumph TR4 Police Car
In 1962 a brand new Triumph TR4 was ordered by the Southend on Sea County Borough Constabulary in Essex, England. It was dressed in…
Vista Tiny House
The Vista and Vista GO are tiny homes designed as full-featured caravans, with all the standard power, water, and sewage connectors – as well…
1974 MV Agusta 750S
The engine used in the MV Agusta 750S was originally placed in the MV Agusta 600 in 1966 – making it one of the first…
Icon 1000 Axys Jacket
The Axys Jacket by Icon 1000 is a new release for late-2016, it’s designed as a 3-season jacket that can potentially do 4-season work…
Egli-Vincent Racer
The Egli-Vincent has become so famous since it was first developed in the mid-1960s that its name now almost rivals the Vincent marque itself….
Davida Gov Visor
The Davida Gov Visor is a solution for those who need something halfway between a bubble visor and a pair of traditional aviator goggles….
5 Minute Histories: The Norton Commando
Introduction The Norton Commando is a vintage British motorcycle whose name would become so iconic it’s still a household name decades after the originals…
The Radial Engined Megola Motorcycle
The Megola motorcycle was designed by Fritz Cockerell in 1920, it’s powered by a 5-cylinder radial engine mounted inside the spokes of the front…
Interview: Enzo Ferrari on Ferrari
This 25 minute interview is one of the best conversations with Enzo I’ve ever seen. The man behind Ferrari was notoriously difficult to get…
1959 BMC 5-Ton Race Transporter
In 1959 the British Motor Corporation built 20 5-ton PSV chassis to operate as mobile service schools for the BMC mechanics of Britain. The…