There’s a lot to be said for classic Formula 1, before the billions of dollars, super model wives and corporate overlords the F1 paddock was full of friendly men and women from around the world, racing a wide variety of open wheeled howlers and then sitting down together for dinner the night after the race.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, 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 millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
The Toyota Hilux pickup truck has become one of the most iconic vehicles to ever emerge from Japanese vehicle maker Toyota. The Hilux, known as the Pickup or Pickup Truck in the US market, has the distinction of having been to both North and South Poles and while on a North Pole journey for Top…
The one-of-one “RUF RSR” as it’s become known over the past 30+ years was lauded in the book The World’s Fastest Cars in 1989. Since that time the horsepower has been increased from 400 bhp to over 700 bhp thanks to an ever increasing series of upgrades that, we hope, will continue far into the…
Arthur Schening is an artist and graphic designer who is perhaps known best for his automotive art, characterized by its close attention to detail, clean minimalism, and well-researched historical accuracy. Arthur runs Schening Creative, his own design and illustration firm. He has well over 20 years of experience working for all manner of clients around…
Editor’s Note: Due to the personal privacy concerns of the family, we’ve withheld certain names, dates, and locations. A series of unfortunate events led to a sight we only very rarely see in the car world – a dozen Ferraris parked out in a field and forgotten, as though they were little more than a…
The Land Rover Series 3 – Introduction The Land Rover Series 3 was introduced in 1971 and was pretty much a “face-lifted” version of the Series 2 and 2a. Most parts are interchangeable between the 2a and the 3. The Series 3 (commonly referred to as the Series III) featured a few mechanical improvements over…
This Ferrari 275 GTB front end body buck was built by the world-renowned team of craftsmen at Bacchelli e Villa, an Italian restoration workshop that specializes in Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati. Some of the world’s most significant Italian road and race cars have passed through the doors of Bacchelli e Villa, including Steve McQueen’s Ferrari…
