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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Standard Issue Daypack
The Standard Issue Daypack by Colfax Design Works has been developed as an extendible daypack that can be expanded by adding external mini packs to its…
5 Minute Histories: The Story of the Yamaha XS650
The Beginning The Japanese are an interesting people. When US Commodore Matthew Perry engaged in a bit of American “gunboat diplomacy” back in 1853…
78 Motor Co. Sprint Gloves
The 78 Motor Co. is an England-based moto gear company that specializes in handmade, low-volume production with a strong emphasis on traditional techniques and…
1925 Documentary: United States Army Air Service
This 1925 documentary was created by the Engineering Division of the US Army as an introduction to the Air Service – the US Air…
1966 Ford GT40 Mark I
The Ford GT40 is almost certainly the most famous, and most successful, result of Britain and America’s special cross-Atlantic automotive relationship. Many cars have…
Lotus C-01 Motorcycle
The Lotus C-01 was designed by Daniel Simon – the guy who designed the Tron Lightcycles in the recent reboot, the Bubbleship from the…
Piloti Superstrada Driving Shoes
The Piloti’s new Superstrada driving shoes are a modern interpretation of the classic men’s motoring shoe – designed to be the perfect footwear for…
Indian FTR 750
The new Indian FTR 750 is a race-only motorcycle developed in collaboration with Polaris-SwissAuto with a single goal in mind – the annihilation of…
The Original Redverz Solo Motorcycle Expedition Tent
The Redverz Solo Expedition Tent is the single camper version of their better known two-person Atacama tent, both models offer a dedicated motorcycle bay…
Shelby Series 1 Roadster
The Shelby Series 1 Roadster is the only car ever designed by Carroll Shelby from a blank sheet of paper. And for that reason…
Autodromo Stradale Automatic
The Autodromo Stradale Automatic is one of the original signature timepieces from Autodromo – and it’s one of the designs that launched them into…
BMW R nineT by Gasoline Motor Co.
The BMW R nineT was developed by the German marque as a modern version of the now iconic R90 – the identically pronounced (but…