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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’57 Porsche Speedster
There aren’t many people in the world who’ll argue that the Porsche Speedster isn’t one of the most beautiful cars of the 20th century.
Blackbird Rider Steel String
This guitar from Blackbird is called the “Rider Steel String”, it’s a 2/3 sized acoustic steel string that’s said to produce the sound of a full-sized wooden guitar.
Bob Burman and the Blitzen Benz
This captivating photograph of Bob Burman and his Blitzen Benz always makes me stop and pause for a moment, I still contend that it’s one of the best photographs I’ve ever seen.
Vintage Baja
This footage is from the early ’80s and despite the fact that there’s no sound, the images tell a tale of dust, dirt, gasoline and sunburn. In other words, a perfect weekend.
Miniature Racing Cars Take Hollywood by Storm
I don’t know about you but this doesn’t look like the kind of thing that should just be enjoyed by women, I’ve always thought that it’s possible to have fun in any vehicle so long as you have at least 2 of them and a friend to race with.
Yamaha SR500 by Custom House Stinky
This custom Yamaha SR500 is one of my favourite recent builds from Stinky, they’ve gone to a lot of trouble here to give the bike…
Wild Fire Tees
These beautiful and well designed tees are screen printed by hand in Colorado and the proceeds go to victims of the recent wild fires that raged across the state.
1957 Zundapp Bella Scooter
This scooter is a classic 1957 Zundapp Bella, it’s a 200cc 2-stroke with an electric start and a beautiful fire engine red paint job. The eBay seller says it has a clear Ohio title and has been stored indoors for the past few years…
Stronghold Hickory Stripe Apron
This fantastic apron by Stronghold is made from organic selvage denim, hand-woven on antique looms in California, if you’re in the market for a new man-apron, you won’t find a better one.
The Blastolene Indy Special
The Blastolene Indy Special is one of those motor vehicles that makes me wish I knew where to find M47 Patton tank engines. The car was built by the team at Blastolene…
Rocket Espresso Cup
The Rocket Espresso Cup is a great example of how a brilliant industrial designer can take a simple every day product and make it so instantly desirable that people like me would commit highway robbery to own one.
The Waco YMF-5D Biplane
Waco Aircraft are one of those companies that just keeps on, keeping on. Originally founded in 1919 the company built some of the most…