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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1928 Harley-Davidson Peashooter
The Harley-Davidson Peashooter is a single-cylinder motorcycle originally released in 1926 to compete in the hotly contested AMA 21 cubic inch class. Indian and Excelsior were the established forces to be reckoned with in…
Earnest Co. Black Bancho Overalls
The Black Bancho Overalls by Earnest Co. are designed for use by both professional and home mechanics, with 280GSM medium-weight breathable waxed cotton construction, heavy duty YKK zips throughout, and a tapered fit with…
1968 Pontiac Firebird Ram Air II
The Pontiac Firebird Ram Air II was the highest-performing Firebird you could buy in 1968, its thunderous L67 400 cubic inch V8 was capable of 340 bhp, and it could cheerfully wipe the floor…
Icon Variant Ghost Carbon Helmet
Icon Variant Ghost Carbon Helmet one of the safest and most popular lids in the booming dual sport segment, it’s also proven to be popular with urban riders who want the benefits of a…
Dodge 330 Lightweight Max Wedge
The Dodge 330 Lightweight was developed by the iconic American automaker with a view to increasing their “competitive visibility”. The performance program was the brainchild of new company president Lynn Townsend, a man who had…
Unibro Design V8 Lamp
Unibro Design is a boutique company based in Austria that specialises in upcycling vintage car parts into designer furniture. This unique twin-lamp uses the polished aluminium rocker covers from a V8, with a body made…
Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Knucklehead
In the twenties and thirties overhead valve engines were well known to be more efficient and consequently more powerful than either side-valve engines or the hybrid “F-head” with its overhead inlet and side exhaust…
SIDI Arcadia Tex Motorcycle Boots
The new SIDI Arcadia Tex Boots are a further addition to the Italian company’s street-moto wear line – gear that’s designed to be safe for motorcycling but to look almost indistinguishable from regular street…
Documentary: One Leap Ahead
One Leap Ahead is a documentary about Jaguar filmed in 1961 – a year that was significant, as it’s when the production of the E-Type began (known as the XKE in some markets). The…
1946 Oldsmobile ICON Derelict Coupe
The ICON Derelict series of cars are built by Jonathan Ward and his team in Los Angeles, California. Each Derelict has a patinated original body, with entirely modern underpinnings and a drivetrain that can…
Kustom Research Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has been around since 1957 – making it the longest running Harley model ever. The original Sportsters were more similar to the sporty British bikes of the 1950s and ’60s, and…
L-Dopa Design Ford Bronco Hoodie
The original Ford Bronco has become an iconic design and a highly collectible 4×4, its simple construction and legendary off-road ability have endeared it to generations of enthusiasts in the United States and around…