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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Clockwork Tinplate Toy Cars
Clockwork tinplate toy cars were about as close as boys and girls could get to the real thing in the early 20th century, they…
First Light – The Story Behind The McLaren MP4/1
First Light – The Story Behind The McLaren MP4/1 is a short film that tells the story of one of the most important Formula…
AC Ace Bristol
The AC Ace is a little British sports car that would go on to become an automotive giant thanks to an American chicken farmer…
Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ – Tubolare Zagato
The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (Tubolare Zagato) is one of the most successful road racing Alfas of the 1960s, despite its dominance in European…
Indian Board Track Motorcycle Sculptures
These two Indian board track motorcycle sculptures were developed by Serge Bueno of Heroes Motorcycles and Xavier Parent – they’re made to 1:2 scale…
Bugatti Type 35
The Bugatti Type 35 was one of the most successful racing cars of pre-WWII Europe and today it stands as one go the most…
Book: The Build
The Build is a new book by highly respected writer and motorcycle journalist Robert Hoekman Jr. It’s a detailed look into the minds of some of…
RSD Geico Indian Chieftain Tracker
The Indian Chieftain isn’t a motorcycle that many associate with going sideways on dirt. Fresh from the factory the Chieftain has a wet /…
Malle Morgan Tool Roll
The Malle Morgan Tool Roll has been developed in conjunction with Bicester Heritage, each roll is made from bridle leather and thick waxed canvas…
MGC GTS Sebring
The MGC GTS is a special high-performance version of the MGC, just two were built at the MG factory at Abingdon before the program…
Bremont Regatta OTUSA
The Bremont Regatta OTUSA has been developed for yachtsmen and sailors, it has a numerical 15 minute display countdown and a 5 minute start…
Boeing 737 Engine Chair
Typically it’s not advisable to sit inside a jet engine, in fact I’m told it’s one of the first things they teach you when…