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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The Zippo Axesaw – Three Tools In One
The Zippo Axesaw is exactly what it sounds like, it’s a hand axe with a removable saw blade, and it has a tent stake mallet on the back of the axe head. When camping, hiking,…
Aden’s Hot Rod by Retromotive Magazine
Aden Jacobi rummages through drawer after drawer brimming with artwork that should be framed and mounted on the walls. ‘I’ve got a unique filing system, really should sort this out one day.’
There’s A 533hp Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12 Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a complete Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12, it’s listed as being a running engine from a car with 40,637 kms on the odometer (which works out to approximately 25,250 miles) and it’s…
Short Film From 1977: The Rise Of Car Imports On The British Car Industry
This short film first aired on British TV in 1977, in it Shaw Taylor and Tony Bastable take a look at how foreign car imports were affecting the British car industry, and how cars…
The Tamiya Dynahead 6×6 R/C Truck – The Perfect Vehicle For 2020
Despite its 1:18 scale the Tamiya Dynahead 6×6 R/C Truck may very well be the perfect vehicle for 2020. You can buy it online, get it delivered, build it, and drive it in…
A Honda XR650R Custom Flat Tracker by Mule Motorcycles
My friend Adam Lesley, whom I had previously built a Sportster 1200 Hooligan racer for, approached me with interest in building a flat track “framer” – a framer is a motorcycle with a lightweight frame designed for dirt track racing…
VW Beetle Club Chair by The Rag and Bone Man
This is the Beetle Club Chair by The Rag and Bone Man, a company founded by British couple Lizzie and Paul who specialise in scouring junkyards across the United Kingdom for interesting scrap…
An Immaculately Restored Datsun 240Z – The Original Nissan Z Car
The Datsun 240Z is one of the most popular, and arguably one of the most important, Japanese cars of its era. With the recent release (at the time of writing) of the Nissan…
For Sale: A 1967 Shelby GT350 – American V8 Royalty
The Shelby GT350 was the original Carroll Shelby version of the Ford Mustang, production started in 1965 and the car was the SCCA B-Production champion for three straight years. The first generation Shelby GT350…
Rotate North Tempest – A Classic Navigator’s Watch – $308 USD
This is the new Tempest navigator’s watch from Rotate North, it was designed to be both tough and versatile while still being affordable to all sectors of the watch market – it has an…
A Beautiful Kawasaki KX250 Rebuilt by Hold Fast Chicago
My name is Jeff Galia from Hold Fast Chicago. I have been working on custom bikes for a while now and enjoy anything on two wheels. I’m an engineer for the railroad in Chicago so when I’m not…
TCX Hero WP Boots – Traditional Motorcycle Boots With Modern Protection
Hero WP boots by TCX have been a popular addition to the rapidly growing genre of traditional motorcycle boots with more modern protection subtly built in. TCX is an Italian company that focusses on…