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 Original Bell Jar Table Lamp

The Original Bell Jar Table Lamp by Southern Lights Electric is styled after the industrial desk lights of the early 20th century, each lamp…
Frogman’s Rocket 3

Frogman’s Rocket 3 is the latest creation from the workshop of prolific American custom builder Randy Grubb – a man whose work is characterised…
Bugatti Type 57SC Cutaway Wallpaper

The Bugatti Type 57SC represented to the final evolution of the storied Type 57, a luxurious grand tourer fitted with a Bugatti Grand Prix…
The First WRC Event: 1973 Monte Carlo Rally

The first FIA WRC event took place in Monte Carlo in 1973, it took place in deep winter between the 19th and 26th of…
Oil & Ink

Oil & Ink is a travelling pop-up gallery dedicated to motorcycle related art, each print is limited in both production volume and price, with…
Barn Find: Messerschmitt BF 109

It isn’t everyday we stumble across a barn find quite as remarkable as this Messerschmitt BF 109, or more accurately, this Hispano Aviación HA-1112….
The Fast Times of Albert Champion

The Fast Times of Albert Champion: From Record-Setting Racer to Dashing Tycoon, An Untold Story of Speed, Success, and Betrayal covers the largely untold…
1975 Pontiac Le Mans

The fourth generation Pontiac Le Mans was notably longer, wider and heavier than the previous iterations – this made the already tenuous connection to…
Barebones Canyon Lantern

The Barebones Canyon Lantern is a modern take on the classic American outdoor lantern, each one has a satin nickel finish, both a flashlight…
BMW R65 by Ellaspede

The BMW R65 was introduced in 1978 to provide a mid-sized touring motorcycle for the BMW faithful, it utilised the bullet-proof airhead engine with…
Now Available: Stories of Bike T-Shirts

Stories of Bike is a series of short films that you’ve probably heard of if you read Silodrome or other websites in our gasoline…
1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS Touring

The 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS is considered by many in the hardcore section of the Porschephile community to be the single best 911…