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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1970 Shelby GT350 Fastback
There are few American sports cars more revered than the Shelby Mustangs, the cars were built in the heyday of the muscle car, and the A-Team Garage treatment given to them by Carroll Shelby…
Bene Motorcycle Jacket by 55 Collection
The Bene Motorcycle Jacket is a new design by the team at 55 Collection, it has a 1.0mm thick vintage cherry Italian leather exterior with a contrasting red liner, double stripe detailing on the…
Norton MM
The Norton MM is a limited edition production motorcycle developed by 72 Motorcycles out of the UK, with the full blessing of Norton Motorcycles. Some of you will have immediately pegged that its design…
Malle London Vincent Duffel
The new Malle London Vincent Duffel is a bag developed for motorcyclists, it has roll down sides at each end allowing access from both the left and the right, and it’s waterproof for those…
1972 Ford Bronco
The Ford Bronco was one of the first three mass-produced SUVs to be built in America, along with the International Harvester Scout and the Jeep CJ-5. The genre that the three 4x4s pioneered has…
Thrive Motorcycles Honda CB650 Scrambler
The original Honda CB650 was released in 1979 as the updated version of the CB550 – engine sizes were creeping up across the model range and the new “mid-size” CB650 was just 100cc smaller…
Shinola + Leatherman Multitool
The new Shinola + Leatherman Multitool is a joint project from the two American companies that includes the tools requested by Shinola watch owners. It has a matte navy anodized exterior and comes with…
Documentary: 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Race
This 10 minute film covers the 1949 Albany to New York Outboard Marathon Race, an event with dozens of entrants in multiple classes, making the not-insignificant trip up the Hudson River from New York…
1972 Volvo P1800E
There aren’t many who’ll disagree with me when I say that the Volvo P1800 is one of the most beautiful cars of all time. Its 1950s jet-age styling and fascinating history have made it…
The Ford Mustangs of Sonny and Cher
In 1965 the duo of Sonny and Cher burst forth onto the American music scene, embodying the youthful culture of the era and rocketing up the charts with their singles “Baby Don’t Go” and…
Taylor Stitch x Golden Bear Whiskey Steerhide Jacket
This jacket started life as a Golden Bear design decades ago, when the team at Taylor Stitch stumbled across one of the originals they discovered that the archives department at Golden Bear still had…
2×2 Rokon Trail-Breaker
The Rokon Trail-Breaker is an American-made 2-wheel drive motorcycle that’s been used by everyone from the US military, to the forestry service, to treasure hunters. It’s designed exclusively for off-road use, however it can…