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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Dents Lancaster Driving Gloves
Dents Lancaster driving gloves have long been a favourite with classic car owners in Britain and around the world, they have a thick 100% cotton crochet back and leather front, a structure that was…
A Ducati 959 Panigale Custom by Jett Design
It takes a brave person to customize a new Ducati 959 Panigale, it’s a motorcycle that’s already perfect according to many in the motorcycle community, and the Ducati fanbase is one of the…
Williams: The Legendary Story Of Frank Williams And His F1 Team In Their Own Words
Williams: The Legendary Story Of Frank Williams And His F1 Team In Their Own Words is a must-read book about one of the greatest teams to ever turn a wheel on Formula One’s…
1969 Honda S800 Convertible – The Godfather Of The Honda S2000
When it was released in 1966 the Honda S800 was the fastest production car build by the Japanese company, with a top speed just over 100 mph. The S800 would also be the…
Toolboxes Made From Recycled Oil Barrels by Vibrazioni Art-Design
This series of toolboxes were all made from used oil barrels, they still carry the original paint schemes as the barrels they started out as, offering a unique livery for each one. Countless…
The 1963 Ford Falcon Clan by Ghia – A Rare Sibling To The Original Mustang
This is the 1963 Ford Falcon Clan by Ghia, it’s an early collaboration between Ford and Ghia that uses the same platform and running gear as the Ford Falcon Sprint – the car…
100% Centric Motorcycle Sunglasses
The 100% Centric sunglasses were developed specifically for use by motorcyclists and other who need strong, lightweight sunglasses with impact resistant polycarbonate lenses with a shatterproof Grilamid TR90 frame. The 100% brand started back in…
YouTube Series: A Land Rover Restoration In Detail
This YouTube series by Geoffrey Croker is a bit of a personal favourite, in it he covers the restoration of a Series 3 Land Rover in great detail and somehow he makes it…
A Radioplane OQ-3 Engine – A Story About Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan, And Drones That Were Designed To Be Shot Down
The story of the WWII-era Radioplanes can’t be told without mentioning that it was in the Radioplane factory that Marilyn Monroe was discovered, thanks in part to future US President Ronald Reagan who was…
Mercedes-Benz Unimog 437 U 1550L – A Double Cab Adventure Vehicle
The first drafts of the design for the Unimog were made by Albert Friedrich in 1945, he had been the head of aeroengine design at Daimler-Benz during WWII and he recognised that Germany…
Timex T80 – A Reissue Of A Digital ’80s Icon – $59 USD
The Timex T80 is a reissue of one of the company’s first digital watches from the decade of big hair, synthesizers, DeLoreans, the Moonwalk, ALF, the Walkman, and Marty McFly. Digital watches exploded…
This Is (Probably) The Only Chevrolet Camaro “Europo Hurst” In The World
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated from its original version to include new information. The Chevrolet Camaro “Europo Hurst” is a car that even many Camaro diehards have never heard of, it’s believed to be…