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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Project Car: Cord 812 SC Phaeton – An American Design Icon
The Cord 812 SC Phaeton, and its non-supercharged sibling the 810, have been held up as possibly the best examples of American automobile design from the pre-WWII era, and of the 20th century as…
Silodrome Hands-On Review: The Roland Sands Design Jagger Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Jagger Jacket is a new release from the Californian motorcycle equipment and apparel company designed to offer genuine three-season usability in most climates, and four season usability in some. Roland…
Joey Ruiter Moto Undone – The Almost Invisible Electric Motorcycle
Moto Undone is a bespoke electric motorcycle developed by Joey Ruiter and the team at jruiter I.D. with the very specific goal of creating an entirely new motorcycle design with no references to any…
Mick Grant’s Ex-Works North West 200-Winning Suzuki XR69
The Suzuki XR69 was an underdog of sorts, it was a joint project between the Japanese motorcycle maker and motorcycle tuning icon Pops Yoshimura. Honda was the king of the hill when it came…
Trip Machine Motorcycle Helmet Hanger – Display Your Helmet When You’re Not Using It
The new Trip Machine Helmet Hanger is an all-in-one solution for storing your motorcycle jacket, helmet, and keys when you’re not using them. It’s common for people to store their helmets on desks or…
Documentary: Thunderbirds 1965 – The Successful Project To Create 3 New Thunderbirds Episodes
Thunderbirds 1965 is a 35 minute documentary about a successful project from three years ago to create three new episodes of the Thunderbirds using the same Supermarionation puppetry technology, and focusing on every detail…
The Bolt Action Pen L by Inventery – An Affordable Heirloom Quality Pen
The Bolt Action Pen L by the team at Inventery was developed to be a long-lasting heirloom quality pen that can be handed down through multiple generations. Most pens, even those from high-end manufacturers, have…
Pando Moto Karl Steel Black Dyneema® Motorcycle Jeans – 15 Times Stronger Than Steel
The new Karl Steel Black motorcycle jeans are a recent offering from the European motorcycle gear maker that feature a primary chassis made from single-layer stretch 13 oz 25% Dyneema® that’s 15 times stronger…
The Last Unrestored P-51D Mustang In Original Military Configuration
This is likely the last original unrestored P-51D Mustang in original military configuration left anywhere in the world, and fortunately for someone, it’s currently for sale for the not inconsiderable sum of $4,500,000 USD….
A Scratch-Built 40% Scale Model of a Ducati Square Case Engine
This Ducati square case model engine is exact down to the smallest detail, it’s not made from a commercially available kit, each of the over 200 components was cast from patterns drawn from the…
The Wishbone by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth – A VW-Engined One-Off Custom Car
The Wishbone is a custom car built by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth in 1967, it proved to be a disaster for him and his company, he became so incensed with the car he had…
The Douchebags™ Backpack – A 20 L Daily Carry Bag
Though it’s somewhat comically named, the Douchebags™ Backpack is actually a very well engineered backpack designed by Swedish freeski icon Jon Olsson and Norwegian product designer Truls Brataas. They founded Douchebags™ back in 2012…