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 Fiat 8V by Vignale – An Advanced Italian V8 From The Jet Age
The Fiat 8V is the only V8 car ever built by Fiat, it was launched in the early 1950s as an answer to the elegant V8 GT cars coming out of the United…
Leatherman Free T4 – A One-Handed Multitool 100% Made In The USA
The Leatherman Free T4 is a pocket multitool that’s 100% made in the USA and designed to be a part of your daily carry gear. Leatherman was founded by Tim Leatherman after a…
The Honda CBX – An Unusual Japanese Inline-6 Cylinder Motorcycle
The six-cylinder Honda CBX was released 10 years after the seminal Honda CB750 as a new halo model for the Japanese marque. The original CB750 had triggered an arms race for superbike supremacy…
Belstaff Montgomery Gloves – Ventilated Summer Motorcycle Gloves
These are the new Belstaff Montgomery gloves, they’re classically styled motorcycle gloves from one of Britain’s oldest motorcycle outfitters that have been developed specifically for warmer weather use. Belstaff was founded in 1924…
There’s A New E-Type – Meet The Just-Released Eagle Lightweight GT
The original Jaguar E-Type was in production from 1961 till 1975, a total of 14 years, at which time it was replaced by the somewhat controversially-styled Jaguar XJ-S. The team at Eagle have been…
There’s A 1,622 SHP Black Hawk Helicopter Turbine Engine For Sale On eBay
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk was developed in the early 1970s as a replacement for the legendary Huey, officially called the Bell UH-1 Iroquois. The Huey had made a name for itself during…
For Sale: An Almost-New DeLorean DMC-12 – Just 165 Miles On The Odometer
It’s not everyday you get a chance to buy yourself an almost-new DeLorean DMC-12, the example you see here has just 165 miles on the odometer and it remains original and unrestored since…
The Bravur Geography GMT – An Automatic Swedish Watch With A Swiss Movement
The Bravur Geography GMT is one of the most popular timepieces made by the Swedish watchmaker at their workshop in the small coastal town of Båstad. Each Geography GMT has a case made from…
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – A 335 hp Cobra Jet V8 With A 4-Speed Manual
This 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is from the first year of production for the special high-performance version of Ford’s famous pony car. The Mighty Mach 1 Mustang The Mach 1 was developed in…
The Ashley Watson Blakeney Knife – A New Take On The Classic British Army Knife
This is the new Blakeney knife by the team at Ashley Watson developed in collaboration with one of England’s most respected knife makers, Joseph Rodgers & Sons. The Blakeney knife is a reimagining…
The Hookie R nineT Cobra – A Limited Edition Production Custom Motorcycle – Just 10 Will Be Made
The Hookie R nineT Cobra is a new production custom motorcycle from the German team at Hookie Co. The company was founded back in 2012 as a custom motorcycle garage and has grown…
The Connect 2-Person Tree Tent by Tentsile
The Connect is a 2-person tree tent from Tentsile, the company that largely founded the modern tree tent genre – a genre that’s been growing rapidly for years and shows no signs of…