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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.

Triumph Tiger Cub Custom – UMC-060 Stranger Thing

Ben Branch March 14, 2019
Triumph Tiger Cub Custom 4
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Triumph Tiger Cub was the first motorcycle ridden by many young motorcyclists in Britain, not to mention Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada,…

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Porsche 993 Tee by Cure Collection – 20% Goes To Breast Cancer Research

Ben Branch March 14, 2019
Porsche 993 Tee by Cure Collection
  • Clothing
  • Porsche

This Porsche 993 tee is the work of Mason Watson of the Cure Collection, a company he founded to raise money for breast cancer…

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Citroën DS Safari Estate – A Rare French Seven-Seater Wagon

Ben Branch March 13, 2019
Citroën DS Safari Estate 1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • French

The Citroën DS Safari Estate is the station wagon version of the iconic French automobile, it was first introduced in 1958 with different model…

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MWC Watches British Army General Service Watch

Ben Branch March 13, 2019
MWC Watches British Army General Service Watch
  • Gear
  • Watches

The Military Watch Company or “MWC” for short makes timepieces for a number of militaries around the world as well as police forces, anti-terrorist…

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The First Corvettes To Race At Le Mans – The Cunningham 1960 Chevrolet Corvette

Ben Branch March 12, 2019
1960 Chevrolet Corvette Headlights
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

In 1960 the Americans would arrive at the world’s most famous endurance race with a bang – three specially prepared 1960 Chevrolet Corvettes rolled…

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An Aircraft-Grade Aluminum Plate Framed Custom Triumph by Kevin Dunworth

Ben Branch March 11, 2019
Custom Triumph Motorcycle 2
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Triumph

This custom Triumph is essentially a newly designed motorcycle developed by Kevin Dunworth, fitted with a ’70s era Triumph unit-construction parallel twin. You may…

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The AeroPod by Dean Jackson

Ben Branch March 11, 2019
AeroPod by Dean Jackson
  • Design
  • Home

The AeroPod is a creation by master craftsman Dean Jackson, he was inspired by the design of classic cars like the Bugatti Type 57,…

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Watch The 1984 Widowmaker Hill Climb

Ben Branch March 10, 2019
Widowmaker Hill Climb
  • American
  • Films
  • Racing

Editor’s Note: This film was transcoded from VHS so it’s not perfect, there are also a couple of black screen sections where I assume…

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The Omologato Zandvoort Automatic Wristwatch – £550

Ben Branch March 9, 2019
Omologato Zandvoort Automatic Wristwatch
  • Gear
  • Watches

The new Omologato Zandvoort automatic wristwatch is dedicated to the famous Zandvoort circuit on the west coast of the Netherlands, near the town of…

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Triumph Bonneville #43 Ruby – A Custom Beach Cruiser

Ben Branch March 8, 2019
Custom Triumph Bonneville 5
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville is an enduring motorcycle, the first one appeared in 1959 as a 650cc parallel twin with overhead valves. It was named…

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The RINO Ready Companion – A 21st Century Two-Person Survival Kit

Ben Branch March 8, 2019
RINO Ready Survival Kit Main
  • Gear
  • Survival

The RINO Ready Companion is a new, 21st century two-person survival kit designed to keep you and one other person alive in the event…

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Hangar 9 P-51D Mustang 60cc R/C Plane – 7 ft 5 in Wingspan

Ben Branch March 7, 2019
Hangar 9 P-51D Mustang 60cc ARF RC Plane
  • American
  • Planes

This Hangar 9 P-51D Mustang is a 1/5th scale model with a 7 foot 5 inch wingspan (89 inches) and a total weight of…

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