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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Mooneyes Triumph Bobber
The Triumph-powered bobber is a motorcycle with a rich American DNA, despite the British origin of its engine. After WWII the custom motorcycle community in…
Speed Glove by Seventy Eight Motor Co.
The Speed Glove by Seventy Eight Motor Co. was developed after a months-long motorcycle road trip taken by the company’s founder from England to…
Bentley 6½ Litre Bob Tail
The Bentley 6½ Litre was very nearly released as the Bentley 4¼ Litre, but through a twist of fate W. O. Bentley and a…
Broken Homme Aaron Boot
The Aaron Boot by Broken Homme is 100% American made from full grain Chromexcel leather, its design uses elements from the classic American stylebook…
Saint Motorcycle Denim Jacket
The Motorcycle Denim Jacket by Saint is different to the denim jackets you’ve encountered in the past in one very important way – it’s made…
Urban Outlaw – Full Film
Urban Outlaw is a documentary that’s quickly become a bit of a modern car culture touchstone. It’s a half hour long film that offers…
1967 Ferrari 330 GTC
The Ferrari 330 GTC was introduced in March 1966 at the Geneva Motor Show, it quickly won favour with the Ferrari cognoscenti for its…
1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 Super Duty
The 455 Super Duty version of the 1974 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is widely considered to be the last of the original high-performance muscle…
de Havilland Vampire Jet
In 1942 during some of the heaviest fighting of the Second World War a team of engineers at de Havilland were hard at work…
Iron & Resin Motorcycle Pannier Bag
Motorcycles are almost undoubtably the greatest way to travel cross country, if you don’t mind bugs in your teeth and the wind in your…
Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport by Moto Studio
The Moto Guzzi 1100 Sport is one of those wonderful motorcycles that suffers from one major problem – it’s a little on the porky…
Kawasaki KZ200 by Gasoline Motor Co.
When it was introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki KZ200 was one of the largest capacity motorcycles for sale in Indonesia, and it quickly garnered…