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Articles that Ben 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.

Adam Ambro Designs Ferrari 330 GT

Ben Branch November 23, 2016
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Ferrari
  • Home

Adam Ambro runs his studio out of Golden, Colorado – he’s an architect by trade who creates a series of unique automotive canvases as…

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Lola F1R – Road-Legal Formula 1 Car

Ben Branch November 22, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1

The Lola F1R is the result of a bet between Lola engineers about whether it was possible to build something close to a Formula…

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MotoStuka + Biltwell Exfil-0 Tool Roll

Ben Branch November 22, 2016
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Gear
  • Tools

The Exfil-0 Tool Roll is a collaborative project between MotoStuka and Biltwell, they made just 200 of them and once they sell out, they won’t…

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Firestones and Broken Bones Tee

Ben Branch November 21, 2016
  • Australian
  • Clothing
  • Gear

The Firestones and Broken Bones tee is a new design by the team over at Throttle Roll – a digital motorcycle magazine loaded with…

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Documentary: This Is Nigel Mansell

Ben Branch November 20, 2016
  • American
  • British
  • Formula 1
  • Racing

This Is Nigel Mansell is a 40 minute documentary covering the Formula One World Champion’s foray into the American CART series in 1993. It…

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro

Ben Branch November 19, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Vintage

The Chevrolet Camaro thundered onto American roads in late 1966, as 1967-badged models sitting on the new GM F-body platform. The Camaro was a…

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2017 Jaguar XKSS

Ben Branch November 18, 2016
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar

In early 2016, Jaguar announced that they would be restarting the production of the XKSS to complete the 9 cars that were destroyed in…

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Group B 30th Anniversary Art Box

Ben Branch November 18, 2016
  • Art
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Rally

The Group B 30th Anniversary Box is the work of Ricardo Santos, a Portuguese artist and art director whose work has been featured in…

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1928 Harley-Davidson Peashooter

Ben Branch November 17, 2016
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Harley-Davidson Peashooter is a single-cylinder motorcycle originally released in 1926 to compete in the hotly contested AMA 21 cubic inch class. Indian and…

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Earnest Co. Black Bancho Overalls

Ben Branch November 17, 2016
  • Clothing
  • Gear

The Black Bancho Overalls by Earnest Co. are designed for use by both professional and home mechanics, with 280GSM medium-weight breathable waxed cotton construction,…

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1968 Pontiac Firebird Ram Air II

Ben Branch November 16, 2016
  • American
  • Cars
  • Rare

The Pontiac Firebird Ram Air II was the highest-performing Firebird you could buy in 1968, its thunderous L67 400 cubic inch V8 was capable…

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Icon Variant Ghost Carbon Helmet

Ben Branch November 16, 2016
  • American
  • Helmets
  • Safety

Icon Variant Ghost Carbon Helmet one of the safest and most popular lids in the booming dual sport segment, it’s also proven to be…

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