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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Leather Bifold Wallet with RFID Protection by Harber London
The Leather Bifold Wallet by Harber London was developed to look like a classic leather men’s wallet from the outside, however inside it packs RFID protection to help keep you safe from the increasing…
The Norton F1 – A Rotary-Powered Superbike That Won The British Superbike Championship
The Norton F1 was released in 1990 as a road-going version of the Norton RCW588, a superbike that would shock the world by taking a slew of wins including including first place in…
For Sale: The Original NASA Gemini Trainer Attitude & Maneuver Control System
This is the original training control system console from NASA’s Gemini era, it’s a seated instrument panel with simulated attitude display indicators, flight director controllers, incremental velocity indicator, platform controls and indicators, manual data…
Ready To Race: 1981 Audi quattro Group 4 – A 1980s Rally Icon
On the 3rd of March 1980 when Audi first showed their new Quattro to the world it was seen as an unusual and intriguing new car, but no one could possibly have guessed how…
The Fuel Rally Marathon Jacket – An Armoured Paris-Dakar Rally-Inspired Motorcycle Jacket
This is the new Fuel Rally Marathon Jacket, it was developed by the team at Fuel to be a modern armoured and Kevlar-lined jacket that takes its colors and styling cues from the…
Short Film: Baja Scrambler – Featuring Paul d’Orleans of The Vintagent
This film by director David Martinez features Paul d’Orleans telling the story of his Honda CL72 and explaining why it was the perfect vintage motorcycle for him to use in Mexico. As many of…
1:1 Scale Bizzarrini 5300 Strada Buck by Carrozzeria Auto Sport
This is a 1:1 scale Bizzarrini 5300 Strada body buck, it was made by the team at Carrozzeria Auto Sport, it’s finished in painted dark blue with an Italian tricolore, and it’s price…
For Sale: All 3 Alfa Romeo BAT Concept Cars
There are few, if any, concept car series as famous as the Alfa Romeo BAT trifecta – three one-off cars penned by the legendary Franco Scaglione and built by Carrozzeria Bertone between 1953…
The Ragproper Leather + Glass Flask – $80 USD
This is the Ragproper Leather + Glass Flask, it’s made from heavy-duty glass that resists bumps, drops, and mishaps, and its rich brown leather cover helps to protect the glass – it also…
Silodrome’s First Film: The 320 bhp Rennsport Porsche 911 ST
This is Silodrome’s first film and we’re really proud of it, please consider giving it a thumbs up on YouTube by clicking here, we’d also love it if you subscribed to the channel. We’ll…
Death Pegasus – A New Collaboration T-Shirt by Nowhere Fast + The Selvedge Yard
This is the new Death Pegasus t-shirt by The Selvedge Yard with art by Devyn Haas of Nowhere Fast. If you’re a regular Silodrome reader you’ve almost certainly already heard of The Selvedge Yard…
Sinn U1S – A Dive Watch Made From German Submarine Steel
The Sinn U1S is one of the newer releases from Sinn Spezialuhren, a German company that has been building highly regarded aircraft cockpit clocks and pilot chronographs since 1961. Though the company was…