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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Vic Elford Prototipo Chronograph by Autodromo
The Vic Elford Prototipo Chronograph is a limited edition release from Autodromo, developed to commemorate the extraordinary victory by Elford at the 1968 Targa…
The Lady Racing Drivers of Brooklands
The significant influence had by women on motor racing, especially in the formative years of the sport, has been largely forgotten and even swept…
Supercharged MG ND Magnette Racer
Only 24 MG ND Magnettes were built, all were made in 1934 and all were characterised by their MG K2 bodies installed on the…
Ducati Monster by Deus Ex Machina
The Ducati Monster is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised six ways from Sunday, so whenever we find one that looks genuinely unique, it always…
Opel Super 6 Headlight Lamp
SpotVintage is a small German workshop run by custom motorcycle builder Christoph Köhler, he stumbled across the idea a few years ago after a…
Ferrari BB 512
Ferrari produced the Berlinetta Boxer series between 1973 and 1984, they were all powered by mid-mounted flat-12 engines and many of the styling cues…
Chippewa 6″ Service Boot
The Chippewa 6″ Service Boot is a design created to evoke the style of the original American workman’s boot. Each one is handmade in…
The Adventures of Zaya
In Venus Veritas is a new website dedicated to showcasing women in the typically male-dominated worlds of cars, motorcycles, boats, planes and anything else…
Race For Survival: The 1984 Paris-Dakar Rally
The 1984 Paris-Dakar was a seminal year for the annual race, Porsche made their first appearance with the 953/991 – a car that would…
1970 Nissan Fairlady Z 432
Although the Nissan Fairlady Z 432 may look a lot like its far more common stablemate the 240Z, they’re actually two quite different motor…
Simpson M30 Bandit Motorcycle Helmet
The Simpson M30 Bandit is the most intimidating helmet you’ll find this side of a Darth Vader costume – and unlike the Darth Vader…
Shelby Series 1
The Shelby Series 1 is a car that holds a special place in the annals of American automobile manufacturing – it was the first…