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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Mechanic Renaissance Series by Freddy Fabris
This fantastic series of images were created by veteran photographer Freddy Fabris. He wanted to capture the spirit of iconic Renaissance works and after…
Steve McQueen’s Porsche 911T
The Porsche 911T made its debut in 1967 as a direct replacement for the 912 as an entry level version of the now legendary…
Who is your Chassis and What Does it Do?
/ENGINEERED is a new technical series by the talented team behind /DRIVE, this episode is titled Who is your Chassis and What Does it…
1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1
Jaguar introduced the E-Type in 1961 – It was a car with sweeping lines that was faster than any contemporary road-going Ferrari at half…
Worth Motorcycle Company BMW R60
The Worth Motorcycle Company is a nonprofit organisation based in New York that teaches at-risk youth the art and engineering of vintage motorcycle restoration….
The Sandqvist Roald Ground Backpack
The Roald Ground Backpack by Sandqvist is a classically styled Scandinavian hiking carry-all with a 17 litre capacity, a padded laptop compartment and two…
Donald Healey’s Personal Austin-Healey 100S Coupe
In 1953 Donald Healey asked Gerry Coker, his chief designer, to design two hard-top/coupe versions of the popular Austin-Healey 100. The two designs were…
Acme Traffic Regulator
The Acme Traffic Regulator sounds like something Wile E. Coyote would use to lay an elaborate trap for Road Runner, but it actually used…
1956 Ferrari 290 MM
The Ferrari 290 MM you see here is likely to match or surpass the record for the most valuable car in history when it…
Bremont ALT1-B
The Bremont ALT1-B is a chronograph developed for use at altitude by military pilots. The design is based on the ALT1-Z chronograph that Bremont…
Old Empire Motorcycles Victory Hammer Gladiator
Every now and then we get the opportunity to run a story on a custom motorcycle that was written by the the team that…
Bell Bullitt Stripes Helmet
The Bell Bullitt is a helmet that’s quickly become an almost de facto standard within both the vintage and custom motorcycle communities. The retro…