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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Hudson-Powered American Racer
Pre-WWII motor racing is a passion of mine, and it’s a passion shared by many. There’s something approachable about the engineering that went into…
Norton Commando by NYC Norton
The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that probably shouldn’t have been as successful as it was. It was released in 1968 using a parallel…
Survival Grenade
The Survival Grenade by The Friendly Swede is designed to be a compact survival kit that’ll help you light a fire, catch food, signal…
1917 Henderson Factory Racer
The Henderson Motorcycle Company was founded in 1911 by American brothers William G. Henderson and Tom W. Henderson, over the course of their careers…
Desktop Wallpaper: WWII Japanese Flying Boat Kawanishi H6K
The Kawanishi H6K was a flying boat developed by the Japanese in the years leading up to WWII, it was largely based on European…
An All-Original Porsche 912
The Porsche 912 was developed and produced as almost an afterthought by the Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer, the out-going Porsche 356 had been priced about…
1:12 Scale Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder
Amalgam is a British model maker renowned for their work creating everything from realistic Formula 1 cars to models of super yachts and exceptionally…
Mammoth Bone Damascus Steel Knife
These knives by the master bladesmiths at Santa Fe Stoneworks have 33 layer Damascus steel blades with handles carved from mammoth bone, each is…
The Official Jurassic World Triumph Scrambler
During filming of Jurassic World, three custom Triumph Scramblers were built for use by Chris Pratt in a number of memorable scenes, including one…
Battery Tender Solar Charger Panel
A dead battery can spell disaster on an off road expedition, and it can be a significant inconvenience when away from the power grid….
One Leap Ahead – A Jaguar Factory Tour In 1961
One Leap Ahead is a short film produced by Jaguar Motors Ltd in 1961 to highlight their advanced production line, it focusses on the…
Costin Jaguar Sports Racer
The history of this Costin Jaguar is quite remarkable, it’s the only one that was ever made and it essentially started life as two…