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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Moonwalk One
Moonwalk One is a film that started production 18 months before the launch of Apollo 11, NASA wanted the mission recorded for posterity and…
1982 Ford Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupe
In 1982 Ford built three Mustang GT Enduro Prototype Coupes to promote the IMSA racing Mustangs that were competing in major North American endurance…
Ford Bronco by Keith Ogren
Keith Ogren is a painter, digital media artist, furniture designer and builder from Olympia, Washington. He began his art career at the age of five…
Porsche 356A Carrera 1500 GS
Amongst the early road-going Porsches one of the most desirable models is the updated “A” specification 356 fitted with the highly successful Type 547/1…
ICON 1000 Elsinore HP Motorcycle Boot
The original ICON 1000 Elsinore Boot has become a firm favourite amongst riders who like the vintage motocross aesthetic, the new Elsinore HP Boot…
Yamaha XJ900R Seca by Hageman MC
The Yamaha XJ900R Seca is a bit of a unicorn in the USA, it was only imported by Yamaha for one year in 1983,…
Super Grizzly Recurve Bow
The Super Grizzly Recurve Bow by Bear Archery was originally introduced in 1973 as a slightly more upmarket version of the iconic Grizzly bow…
Amilcar C6 Voiturette
Amilcar was a small French cyclecar and automobile manufacturer that operated between 1921 to 1940, the name was a contraction of the founders names…
Honda CL360 by Innovative Motosports
The Honda CL360 is the factory scrambler version of the humble Honda CB360, a smaller capacity motorcycle from the Japanese marque that was only…
Armoured Moto Shirt by Speed and Strength
The concept of the armored motorcycle shirt was almost unheard of just a few short years ago, but the introduction of easily acquirable Kevlar…
Going Faster: The Skip Barber Racing School
The Skip Barber Racing School is almost certainly the most famous advanced driving school in the world, this is largely thanks to their approachable…
BMW Poster Series by Manual Designs
Manual Designs is a boutique automotive poster company run by Christopher Holewski, each of the pieces is created from a stencil created by Holewski…