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.
Ben Branch -
The Equilibrialist Visor
The Equilibrialist Visor is a custom shield currently produced for Ruby, Nexx, and Biltwell helmets. The visors are designed to perfectly fill the helmet…
Officine Rossopuro Moto Guzzi T3 California
A very brief history of Officine Rossopuro Filippo Barbacane started Officine Rossopuro in 1998 as a small shop that sold custom motorcycles, as well…
The Woodman’s Pal
The Woodman’s Pal was designed as a new take on the age-old machete – with a series of improvements for both safety and functionality….
WWII Documentary: Autobiography of a Jeep
Autobiography of a Jeep is a relatively short film at just under 10 minutes in length, it was created in 1943 during the Second…
The Essential Buying Guide – Austin-Healey 3000
Introduction Of all the British sports cars ever made the Austin-Healey 3000 series are amongst the most iconic and most desirable, despite the fact…
1967 Ford Bronco Half Cab
The Ford Bronco Half Cab was a rare version off the iconic 4×4, just 2,317 were built in 1969, as the overwhelming majority of…
Porsche Flat-6 Engine 1:4 Scale Model
Explaining how an engine works can be difficult without the use of visual aids, and one of the best possible aids is a fully-functioning…
Norton Manx
The Norton Manx is easily one of the most famous racing motorcycles of the 20th century, the mighty single-cylinder British bike was a dominant…
Overland 5000 Stout Bell Tent
The Overland 5000 Stout Bell Tent is a base camp solution for those who prefer camping as it was back in the old days,…
1969 Chevrolet Corvette L88
The Chevrolet Corvette L88 was a special version of the iconic American sports car that was available for just 3 years – between 1967…
Biltwell Lane Splitter Helmet
The Biltwell Lane Splitter Helmet has been in limited release since it was introduced – demand has been so strong that no sooner is a…
Ducati 900SS
The first generation Ducati 900SS was the successor to the bike that saved Ducati from oblivion in April of 1972 when Paul Smart won the…