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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1953 Chevrolet Corvette
In 1953 Chevrolet introduced the EX-122 Corvette show car at the GM Motorama, at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York. They were using the concept as a gauge to measure interest in a new…
The Selvedge Yard Tee
The Selvedge Yard is an iconic website started back in 2009 by Jon Patrick, over the years it’s become a unique, independent voice in its own gasoline-scented part of the internet. Jon started the…
1956 Ford F100 Panel Truck
The Ford F100 series of pickup trucks are loved in the United States and around the world for their simple, approachable design, and reliable load-carrying ability. Over the past few years classic car collectors…
Santa Fe Stoneworks 3″ Damascus Steel Knife
The Santa Fe Stoneworks 3″ Damascus Steel Knife is an heirloom quality blade with a handle made from richly marbled Ironwood, with twin turquoise accents. Arizona Ironwood is native to the Southwestern part of…
1971 Steyr-Puch Haflinger
The Steyr-Puch Haflinger was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the ageing American-built Jeeps that were still being used by the Austrian military. The engineering that went into the unusual looking…
Spidi Garage Jacket
The new Spidi Garage Jacket has been been designed to offer a vintage visual appeal with thoroughly modern underpinnings. It’s made from high-quality Italian leather, with YKK zippers throughout, and a cotton lining. Spidi…
Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The F-head
The F-head was the first in a long line of “big” Harley-Davidon V-twins, and it set a precedent that is still going strong today over 100 years later. This is its story. William S….
Small Batch Supply Co. Black Leather Camera Strap
The Small Batch Supply Co. was founded in the USA by Yomahra Aquino, it’s a small company that hand makes each product in small batches, and takes pride in high-levels of workmanship and materials….
The Invention of the Ford Flathead V8 Engine
The Invention of the Ford V8 Engine is a documentary about the development of the original Ford V8 – the Flathead that made its debut in 1932, forever cementing the “Deuce” in the annals…
Ducati Supermoto Scrambler
In 2015 Ducati pulled the veil back on the all-new Scrambler. It’s a model aimed squarely at the burgeoning retro-dual-sport segment – a genre that very few really expected to explode in popularity as…
Carroll Shelby’s Personal Shelby Mustang GT350H
In 1966 an unusual agreement was made between Ford and the Hertz rental car company to deliver 1,003 examples of the Shelby Mustang GT350 for rental use by Hertz’s clientele. It was to be…
Guy Martin: Worms to Catch
Worms to Catch is the latest book by Guy Martin – a man who has become Britain’s favourite motorcycle racer and all-round daredevil. In 2015 Guy Martin crashed whilst leading the Ulster Grand Prix superbike…