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 -
1966 Porsche 911 ‘SWB’ Rally Car
The Porsche 911 is famous for countless things, but there are many who are unaware of the model’s early rallying dominance in some of…
Dainese Strokeville Jeans
It’s genuinely astonishing how much choice there is now in the Kevlar jeans section of most motorcycle gear stores. This new pair by Dainese…
1966 Fiat-Abarth 1000 TC Corsa
The racing exploits of the Abarth versions of the little Fiat 600 became legendary throughout the 1960s, the Austrian born Carlo Abarth seemed capable…
Norton Commando Leather Jacket
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that needs no introduction, it sits on the top 10 list of many motorcycling journalists and anyone who’s…
The Automotive Art of Gregory Johnston
Gregory Johnston is an artist with a deep passion for the golden era of European motorsports, for this collection he chose to use the…
The Story of the Shelby Cobra Daytona – Told by Pete Brock
Pete Brock is one of the icons of American automotive engineering, he’s probably most famous for designing the Shelby Cobra Daytona but he also…
1931 Stutz DV-32 Convertible Victoria
The Stutz DV-32 was fitted with what was likely the most technologically advanced car engine in America during the early 1930s. Whilst all the…
Revival Cycles Landspeeder
Over the past few years, Revival Cycles have grown into one of the most highly respected custom motorcycle workshops in the world. This BMW Landspeeder…
55 Collection SH1 Motorcycle Jacket
55 Collection is a small company based in Barcelona that makes classic motorcycle gear, using techniques and materials from the middle of the last…
1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
In 1968 Ferrari unveiled their new car, the 365 GTB/4. It was a stark shift from the more rounded and flowing designs of its…
1982 Rolex GMT-Master
The Rolex GMT-Master was originally developed in 1954 as a join project between Rolex and Pan American Airways as the standard issue wristwatch for…
Honda CX500 Scrambler
The Honda CX500 is a motorcycle that wasn’t all that well loved when its was first released. In some markets it was nicknamed the…