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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.

Fuel Downtown Denim Motorcycle Jacket

Ben Branch January 16, 2018
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets

The new Fuel Downtown is a denim motorcycle jacket with a full Para-Aramid, anti-abrasion layer under its 12.5 oz indigo dyed denim outer shell….

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Documentary – Dan Gurney: Renaissance Man of Motorsports

Ben Branch January 15, 2018
  • American
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

Dan Gurney passed away on Sunday the 14th of January 2018. He’ll be forever remembered as the man who started the tradition of spraying…

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Cryptic Knives Friction Folder

Ben Branch January 15, 2018
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Knives
  • Survival

The Cryptic Knives Friction Folder is a pocket-sized folding knife by Wytse Kersseboom in the Netherlands. Each is made by hand from tough DIN…

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Documentary: Derek Warwick – Raw Racing

Ben Branch January 14, 2018
  • British
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This hour long interview film by Mario Muth offers an insightful and frank look into the life and times of former Formula 1 driver…

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1968 Molzon Concept Corsa GT38

Ben Branch January 13, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rare

The One-Off Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 The Molzon Concept Corsa GT38 is a one-off sports car developed by William “Bill” Molzon – a visionary…

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1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Spider

Ben Branch January 12, 2018
  • Cars
  • Italian
  • Rare

A Brief Early History of Alfa Romeo Despite its reputation for being quintessentially Italian, Alfa Romeo was actually founded by a Frenchman named Alexandre…

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Land Rover Defender Multi Tool

Ben Branch January 12, 2018
  • British
  • Classic 4x4
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Land Rover

The Land Rover Defender Multi Tool is a credit card sized, stainless steel tool designed to go in your wallet or glovebox until needed….

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1962 Norton Petty-Molnar Manx Road Racer

Ben Branch January 11, 2018
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Rare

The Norton Manx The Norton Manx is a British single cylinder race bike that had an extraordinarily long competitive life. It’s perhaps the most…

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1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 GMP 1:12 Scale Model

Ben Branch January 11, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Ford
  • Le Mans

This 1:12 scale model of the 1966 Le Mans Ford GT40 is made by GMP – a world leader in highly detailed die cast…

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1966 Shelby Cobra 427 ‘Semi-Competition’

Ben Branch January 10, 2018
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

When the Shelby 427 Cobra was first unleashed to the motoring press in 1965, it was by far the fastest street-legal car in the…

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The Flying Tent®

Ben Branch January 10, 2018
  • Camping
  • Off Road
  • Survival

The Flying Tent was designed to be an exceedingly lightweight tent that performs three distinct functions – it can be a hammock, a hammock…

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A “Shadowized” 1954 Vincent Rapide Series-C

Ben Branch January 9, 2018
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Vincent V-Twin The Vincent Rapide was the first motorcycle from the Stevenage-based motorcycle manufacturer to be fitted with their new V-twin. This engine…

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