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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de Havilland Vampire Jet
In 1942 during some of the heaviest fighting of the Second World War a team of engineers at de Havilland were hard at work developing a jet-powered aircraft that they hoped would help turn…
Iron & Resin Motorcycle Pannier Bag
Motorcycles are almost undoubtably the greatest way to travel cross country, if you don’t mind bugs in your teeth and the wind in your hair. The only drawback of course is that it can…
Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport by Moto Studio
The Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport is one of those wonderful motorcycles that suffers from one major problem – it’s a little on the porky side. With a wet weight well into the 500 lb…
Kawasaki KZ200 by Gasoline Motor Co.
When it was introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki KZ200 was one of the largest capacity motorcycles for sale in Indonesia, and it quickly garnered a reputation for being the fastest motorcycle money could buy….
For Sale: Roger Moore’s Lamborghini Islero S
The Lamborghini Islero S is a car with extraordinary DNA, it’s fitted with a V12 developed by Giotto Bizzarrini (the father of the Ferrari 250 GTO), its chassis was penned by Gianpaolo Dallara and…
Happier Camper HC1
The Happier Camper HC1 is the antithesis of the bloated modern camper trailer, as they’ve become larger, heavier and more luxurious they’ve also become more expensive and moved further out of reach of the…
Original 1969 Steve McQueen “Bullitt” Poster
American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy was quoted in 2003 as saying “Bullitt contains one of the most exciting car chases in film history, a sequence that revolutionized Hollywood’s standards”. At almost 11 minutes…
Moonwalk One
Moonwalk One is a film that started production 18 months before the launch of Apollo 11, NASA wanted the mission recorded for posterity and so they hired Francis Thompson to head the project, who…
1982 Ford Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupe
In 1982 Ford built three Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupes to promote the IMSA racing Mustangs that were competing in major North American endurance events. The three GT Enduros were built to significantly out-perform…
Ford Bronco by Keith Ogren
Keith Ogren is a painter, digital media artist, furniture designer and builder from Olympia, Washington. He began his art career at the age of five compulsively drawing buses, which is something many of us can…
Porsche 356A Carrera 1500 GS
Amongst the early road-going Porsches one of the most desirable models is the updated “A” specification 356 fitted with the highly successful Type 547/1 four cam engine from the Porsche 550 racing car. Although…
ICON 1000 Elsinore HP Motorcycle Boot
The original ICON 1000 Elsinore Boot has become a firm favourite amongst riders who like the vintage motocross aesthetic, the new Elsinore HP Boot builds on the basic design of the original and adds…