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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Honda CBX
When the Honda CBX was released in 1978 it was almost immediately compared favourably to the Vincent Black Shadow – both bikes were the fastest in the world upon their introduction, and both had…
1934 Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B
The Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 is remembered today as the first genuine single-seat Grand Prix racing car. Its design is closely based on that of the unusual Tipo A monoposto – a twin…
The Tempel Workbench
The Tempel Workbench is a bespoke unit created in the style of artisan workbenches from the 19th century and early 20th century. Each one is made by hand by Love Hultén in his one-man…
Ferrari 308 GTB Group 4 Racer
The Ferrari 308 GTB was first introduced in 1975, based on a slightly shortened platform borrowed from the 308 GT4. The latter car was an angular 2+2 designed by Marcello Gandini at Bertone –…
Vintage Heuer Camaro
The Heuer Camaro was first offered for sale in 1968, and it disappeared from catalogues in 1972 – giving it a relatively short production run, resulting in it now being quite a rare watch….
The NLO Yamaha XT500 Snow Bike
Snow bikes have been growing in popularity in recent years, and there’s been a surge in the number of companies making kits that can be bolted to many modern and vintage motocross bikes to…
55 Collection Touch Screen Motorcycle Gloves
Motorcycle gloves and smartphones typically don’t work together particularly well, which can be a major annoyance when you’ve pulled over to use your GPS, answer a call, or send a message. The Touch Screen…
1964 Austin-Healey 3000 Works Rally Car
In 1964 the Austin-Healey factory in Abingdon built just three works rally cars, they typically built a few each year and the cars would compete in many of the world’s biggest racing and rally…
IR x RM Outback Motorcycle Riding Shoes
Iron and Resin have teamed up with Ridgemont to create a fresh take on a very popular moto gear genre – protective riding shoes. We’re seeing more and more offerings in this space, as…
1953 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic
The Fiat 8V (know as the Otto Vu in its homeland) was an advanced design when it was first unveiled at the 1952 Geneva Motor Show. The Fiat 8V looked nothing like the Supersonic…
A Brief History of Military Motorcycles
The creation of the first viable motorcycles began in earnest in the early twentieth century, and as is often the case with new types of vehicle – their militarisation was to happen not long…
The Development of the Jaguar V12 Engine
Editor’s Note: This is a different film to the original, which has been removed from YouTube. The story of the first Jaguar V12 is an interesting one, the project initially started in 1954 with…