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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Sparco Martini Racing Race Suit – Retro Styling With Full FIA 8856-2000 Approval
The Sparco Martini Racing Race Suit was designed to look like it could be found in a top notch racing driver’s closet in the 1970s. The technology inside the suit is fully up to…
Ferrari 400 GTi – Originally Owned By Piero Ferrari
This 1983 Ferrari 400 GTi is unusual for a couple of reasons, it was ordered new with a 5-speed manual transmission (most were automatics), and the man who ordered it was Piero Ferrari –…
The Filson x Crafted Fire Tinderbox – Made In The USA
This is the Filson x Crafted Fire Tinderbox, it’s a portable firebox with a cooking grill on top that can be assembled in seconds by hand with no tools required. When no longer needed…
An Original Ducati MH900e Evoluzione – A Pierre Terblanche Masterpiece
This is the Ducati MH900E Evoluzione, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful motorcycles of the modern age, if not the most beautiful outright. Though it looks like it could have…
Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well, Updated & Expanded 2nd Edition
In the first few months of 2021 many parts of the world have recorded a surprising increase in motorcycle accidents, no one knows why but the leading theory is that riders are rusty from…
The Only One Ever Made: The Georges Irat Prototype Sports Two-Seater From 1946
This is the only example of the Georges Irat Sports Two-Seater that was ever made, it’s a prototype that was designed to kickstart the French company’s automobile production in the time immediately after WWII….
Belstaff Mansion Riding Shirt – An Armored Motorcycle Shirt
This is the new Belstaff Mansion Riding Shirt, it’s an armored riding shirt designed to add significant protection for people who frequently ride without a full motorcycle jacket. The outer layer of the shirt…
Datsun 510 SSS Coupe – The Japanese Car That Became A Rally Legend
This is an original Datsun 510 SSS, known in most world markets as a member of the Datsun 1600 model line, it would be this car that would help put Datsun on the map…
The Lumber Jack – A 100 Watt Portable Retro BoomBox
This is the Lumber Jack, it’s a new release from the team at BoomCase who have become globally famous for their handmade boomboxes – each built into a vintage suitcase, steamer trunk, tool box,…
The Beachrunner – A Land Rover Series 2A Restoration By Oliver & Dobson
This is the Beachrunner, it’s the first in what will be a series of restorations by the team at Oliver & Dobson who are based in Sydney, Australia but originally hark from Britain. This…
The Rhodes Cooper Boot – A Timeless Chelsea Boot With A Vibram Sole – $128.98 USD
This is the Rhodes Cooper Boot, it was developed by the team at the Rhodes to incorporate all the toughness and longevity of classic leather boots with some modern refinements, like a Vibram sole…
Documentary: The Design, Development, And Construction Of The Rolls-Royce Merlin Engine
This documentary shows the design and development of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine starting with early prototypes and small models, following the process through to wartime mass production. The Merlin has been called the engine…