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.
Ben Branch -
Speedcat OG Sparco Driving Sneakers – Everyday Driving Shoes – $100 USD
The Speedcat OG Sparco Driving Sneakers were co-developed by Puma and Sparco as casual driving shoes that double as sneakers that can be comfortably…
The Rare Bimota YB8 – A Lightning Fast Italian-Japanese Superbike
The Bimota YB8 is a rare early-90s Italian-Japanese superbike with scalpel sharp handling and gobs of reliable power from its four-cylinder, 149bhp, 1002cc engine…
Mammoth Tusk + Turquoise Damascus Blade Pocket Knife By Santa Fe Stoneworks
This pocket knife by Santa Fe Stoneworks is made in the USA with an authentic woolly mammoth tusk and turquoise handle, it also has…
The Limited Edition Silodrome x Red Lightning Tee – Only 250 Will Be Made
Editor’s Note: Before buying please be cautioned – we’ve made a pact that if we ever see someone wearing one of these in public…
For Sale: The Ken Miles Car From Ford v Ferrari – A Superformance Ford GT40
This is the Ken Miles Superformance Ford GT40 from the film Ford v Ferrari, it was driven by Christian Bale during filming, alongside the other…
Documentary: Stew – The Incredible Story Of Stew Jones, The World’s Only Blind Jaguar Restorer
This documentary is one of the most remarkable we’ve ever featured, it provides a window into the life of Stew Jones, one of the…
The First Luxury 4×4 SUV – Meet The Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe 4×4
This original 1948 Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe 4×4 Station Wagon was almost certainly one of the world’s first luxury 4×4 SUVs, it was constructed by…
927 HP – An Original Ex-Works Triumph TRS 24 Hours Of Le Mans Racer
The Triumph TRS was a special works-built racing version of the Triumph TR3, though it has to be said it shared little with the…
The Spidi Vintage Leather Jacket – A Timeless Italian Motorcycle Jacket
The Spidi Vintage leather jacket is a new design from the Italian company that was developed to offer full modern protection, whilst being styled…
Laser Cut Wooden Vehicle Blueprints by Simply Cut Art
This series of artworks are each designed by Jeff and Lisa in their studio near the city of Valencia on the Mediterranean coast of…
The Rare Harley-Davidson VR1000 – A 135HP Quad Cam Milwaukee Superbike From The ’90s
The Harley-Davidson VR1000 was a race bike developed in the late-1980s and early-1990s to take on the best in the world. We don’t typically associate…
Henry’s Hatchet by Roark Revival – A Buy-It-For-Life Hand Axe – $60 USD
This is Henry’s Hatchet by Roark Revival, it’s a 440 stainless steel hand axe designed for regular use, with a full tang handle wrapped…