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 All-New Dainese Metropolis D-WP Motorcycle Shoes
These are the new Dainese Metropolis D-WP motorcycle shoes, they’re specifically designed for use by motorcyclists and they’re certified to the CE-Cat. II EN 13634 safety standard. Although they’re intended for urban motorcycle…
1969 Pontiac GTO Judge – John DeLorean’s Famous Road Runner Hunter
The Pontiac GTO Judge is one of John DeLorean’s most famous creations and it’s remembered today as his first encounter with a judge, though sadly not his last. One of DeLorean’s favourite TV characters was…
The Auburn Boattail Speedster – This Might Be America’s Most Beautiful Car
There can be little doubt that the Gordon Buehrig-designed Auburn Boattail Speedster is one of the most beautiful American cars ever built, and one of the most beautiful pre-WWII cars in the world….
Carroll Shelby’s Pit Stop Deodorant – Male Grooming May Have Peaked In 1967
This is a can of original Pit Stop Deodorant by Carroll Shelby, it was his first (and possibly last) foray into the world of men’s grooming products. When this can was sold in…
1970s RAF Pilot Training Film: Learning To Fly The F-4 Phantom II Fighter Jet
This is an 1970s-era film that covers the entire process of training a young cadet from total novice to certified McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter pilot. The F-4 Phantom II was one…
There’s A Porsche 928 V8 Engine For Sale On eBay – $3,499.99 USD
This is a Porsche 928 V8, it’s from a 1988 S4 which means it has double overhead cams, four valves per cylinder, a capacity of 5.0 litres and it produces 316 hp. It also benefits from…
The Subaru 360 – This Was Subaru’s First Production Car
The Subaru 360 was the Japanese automaker’s first ever production car, it’s powered by a 356cc twin-cylinder two-stroke engine, it’s made of fibreglass, and it has a 0 to 62 mph time of…
Stylmartin Wave Boots – Classically-Styled Motorcycle Boots
These are Stylmartin’s Wave boots, they’re one of the most popular designs from the Italian motorcycle gear maker, and they’re a common sight on the feet of riders of custom, classic, and modern…
“The Shortster” Harley-Davidson X-90 – An Unusual Two-Stroke Minibike
The Harley-Davidson X90, commonly referred to as the “Shortster” was a mini Harley two-stroke built by an Italian company that started out making fighter aircraft during the First World War. The 1970s are…
Free Book: A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers At Full Speed
“A Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers At Full Speed” is a freely downloadable ebook in PDF format by Chris Helzer, the Director of Science for The Nature Conservancy in Nebraska. It’s a comedic take…
1973 Fiat 238 – An Original Garage Francorchamps Ferrari Service Van
This Fiat 238 is considerably more special than any of its siblings as it was commissioned for use by Garage Francorchamps with hand-painted Ferrari decals, including Ferrari model names 308 GTS, 512 BB,…
The Octane Shift T-Shirt – A New Design From Silodrome Apparel
100% of all profits generated from these t-shirt sales goes directly to funding Silodrome. Octane exists in all forms of gasoline in varying amounts, it gets its name from the fact that it has…