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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Documentary: The Lockheed YF-12
The Lockheed YF-12 Interceptor was the aircraft that would go on to become the SR-71 Blackbird – one of the most famous of all…
Ural Sahara
Ural Motorcycles are the world’s pre-eminent builders of off-road sidecar motorcycles, their two-wheel drive bikes have earned a reputation for being able to go…
1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery
The Ford Courier Sedan Delivery was built between 1952 and 1960 as a solution for those who needed cargo space but didn’t want or…
Nexx XG100 Devon Helmet
The Nexx XG100 Devon Helmet is a new release for 2016 from the Portuguese company that adds to their hugely popular XG100 product line….
Packard Royal Streamliner Roadster
The Packard Royal Streamliner Roadster is a one-off custom car fitted with a supercharged 1600 hp Packard V12 capable of putting down 3,000 ft…
Ride & Sons Empire Leather Motorcycle Jacket
The Empire Leather Jacket by Ride & Sons was designed to evoke the styling of the classic jackets worn in the 1950s and ’60s…
Fuel Motorcycles BMW R100 RS Tracker
The BMW R100 RS was released into the maelstrom of the motorcycle world in the late 1970s – the Japanese takeover was all but…
Rear View Prints
Rear View Prints is the work of Patrick Redmond, a VFX Artist from Ireland who’s worked on a huge array of films including Disney’s…
Bugatti Type 73C Grand Prix Monoposto
The Bugatti Type 73C was to be one of the last great achievements of the iconic French automaker – development of the new Grand…
Martin Brundle’s 1995 Bell Formula 1 Helmet
Martin Brundle has long been one of the Formula 1 paddock’s most prominent characters, he exploded onto the scene in 1984 after a season…
BioLite CampStove
The BioLite CampStove is a small portable camp stove that doubles as a charger for your electronic devices thanks to its USB-out port. BioLite…
Documentary – McLaren at Le Mans: Pursuit of Perfection
McLaren at Le Mans: Pursuit of Perfection is a 1995 documentary by McLaren Cars Ltd. and Electronic Arts covering the development and race at…