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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Family Heirloom Quality – Whiskey Leatherworks Clark Fork Copper Flask
This is the Clark Fork Copper Flask by the team at Whiskey Leatherworks, they designed it to be an heirloom quality flask that can…
100% Road Legal + Ideal As A Post-Apocalyptic Daily Driver – WW2-Era White M16 MGMC Half-Track
The White M16 MGMC Half-Track was originally developed to fulfill an anti-aircraft role during WW2, with its M45 Quadmount of Browning M2 .50 caliber…
The REAX Fairmount Riding Shirt – With A Full 140 GSM Aramid Lining
The REAX Fairmount Riding Shirt was developed to offer significantly more protection than a regular shirt, specifically for urban motorcyclists who don’t want to wear…
Tamiya 1:10 Scale R/C Citroën 2CV Rally – This Is The Only R/C Car That Matters Right Now
This is the Tamiya Citroën 2CV Rally, a 1:10th scale reproduction of the legendary French people’s car. Although the 2CV may not seem particularly…
Piloti Vittoria – Driving Shoes Specifically Designed For Women
The new Piloti Vittoria driving shoes are the company’s first foray into driving footwear designed specifically for women, after they were inundated by requests from…
Documentary: The Story Of The Escort Cosworth
The Ford Escort RS Cosworth is one of the most beloved British-Fords of its era, it was developed for rally, with the homologation requirements…
The Most Beautiful Motorhome Of The 20th Century? This Is The 1937 Western Clipper
The series of Western Clipper Motorhomes were designed by the prolific and influential industrial designer Brooks Stevens, before the United States entered WW2 in…
A Bespoke Kawasaki KZ650 by Mifune Werx Custom Motorcycles
The unusual custom Kawasaki KZ650 you see here is the work of Brent King, founder of Mifune Werx Custom Motorcycles based out of Ohio….
Queen Lead Guitarist Brian May’s BMG “Mini May” Travel Guitar – £204 MSRP
The BMG Mini May guitar was developed by Brian May of Queen and the team at BMG Guitars, a company dedicated to building modern…
An Italian-American Legend – The Rare Iso Grifo GL Series II
The Iso Grifo GL Series II was the upgraded second iteration of the Iso Grifo GL – a car that had been developed by…
A Daily Ridden Ducati Scrambler Icon Custom
The new generation of Ducati Scramblers was introduced in 2015 to near universal acclaim. Ducati developed the model as a modern version of their…
A Rare Egli-Triumph With A Prototype OHC Engine – £6,000 and £10,000
It isn’t widely known that BSA/Triumph were experimenting with overhead cam engines back in the early 1970s as a way of trying to compete…