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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For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 Engine
The Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 is almost certainly the most famous aircraft engine in history, I’m sure there are other contenders of course but I’m…
USWE Scrambler 16 Motorcycle Backpack
The USWE Scrambler 16 motorcycle backpack was developed from scratch to be the perfect day pack for riders, it’s firmly attached to the back…
Barn Find: 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback
It’s hard to imagine what it must be like to walk up to a rickety old barn in the Texas countryside and see the…
First Time Out – The Cosworth DFV Makes Its First Appearance
First Time Out is a short film from 1967 showing an early performance of the Ford Cosworth DFV engine, an engine that would go…
Thunderbird 2 – The Best Camper Van For Sale On Earth Right Now
There can be little doubt that this is the best camper van for sale in the world right now, there are better equipped campers…
Retro-RR Magazine – A Celebration of the Golden Age of the Superbike
Retro-RR Magazine is a new quarterly publication dedicated to the golden age of the superbike spanning the 1980s and into the 1990s. The magazine…
Steve McQueen’s First Husky – A 1968 Husqvarna Viking 360cc
This is doubtless one of the most important Husqvarnas of the 20th century, it was ridden by World Champion Bengt Åberg in 1968 in…
Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Norton Edition
The Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph 42 Norton Edition is a new timepiece from the storied Swiss watchmaker created in collaboration with the great British…
Riding the Film – Video: How Engine Oil Lubricates Your Engine
Editor’s Note: This film starts with 2 minutes of skiing and ice skating footage, stick with it and it’ll all make sense in the…
Goose: Wingman of the Road – An All-In-One Motorcycle Camping Solution
Goose: Wingman of the Road is a new camping system designed to take care of your accommodation needs when out motorcycle camping – including…
An Immaculate Porsche 356 Speedster Outlaw
The Porsche 356 Speedster is one of the most beloved Porsches of all time, in fact it’s probably one of the most beloved roadsters…
Officially Licensed – Bruce Brown Films T-Shirt
If you were a surfer or a motorcyclist in the 1960s or 1970s, Bruce Brown would have been one of the most important documentary…