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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Survival Grenade – M-550 Pro Bugout Frag™
The M-550 Pro Bugout Frag™ is a survival grenade designed to be tossed into your car’s glovebox or motorcycle’s pannier and forgotten about – until you need it. It also makes the perfect men’s…
1928 Chevrolet Series AB National Custom
The 1928 Chevrolet Series AB National is actually one of the most important models ever made by the iconic American manufacturer – primarily because it was the year the Ford Model T was discontinued…
Nomad 2 Motorcycle Tent
The Nomad 2 Motorcycle Tent is an updated version of its forebear, the Nomad 1. The team at Abel Brown designed their Nomad series of tents to utilize your motorcycle in place of the…
Gas Monkey Garage VW Shorty Bus
This VW Shorty Bus was restored by the famous Gas Monkey Garage team during an episode of their show Fast N’ Loud back in 2014. The concept of the shortened VW has been a…
Cure Collection x Silodrome BMW E30 M3 Tee
The BMW E30 M3 is the most successful racing car of all time, having won more major races than any other car by a significant margin. As the original M3, the car was (and…
ACP Customs Suzuki Katana
When the Suzuki Katana was introduced in late 1980, it was billed as the fastest production motorcycle in the world thanks to its 1100cc inline-4 – an engine borrowed from the mighty Suzuki GS1100….
2017 Bike EXIF Calendar
Each year at about this time the iconic motorcycle site Bike EXIF releases their annual calendar. This is a calendar you’ll see on the walls of some of the greatest custom motorcycle garages in…
Documentary: The Design Makers – Inside Ford Design
The Design Makers is a ’70s era film produced by the Ford Motor Company as a look into the lives and philosophy of their design team in the 1970s. It’s an interesting look into…
1976 Suzuki RG500 XR14
The Suzuki RG500 has been hailed by many as the Norton Manx of the 2-stroke era. Its unusual square-4 engine launched the Japanese 2-strokes to the forefront of global motorcycle racing competition – and…
1951 Willys M38 Jeep
The Willys M38 Jeep was the revised and updated version of the civilian-specification CJ-3A, which itself was an update of the venerable WWII era Willys Jeep MB. Willys developed the M38 to supply the…
Lockeland Leatherworks Stratton+ Wallet
Lockeland Leatherworks is a small goods maker based in Lockeland Springs, in Nashville Tennessee, that uses traditional leather working techniques to produce goods that’ll last for decades. Each piece is created by hand in…
Ventus Garage Moto Guzzi V65
The Moto Guzzi V65 was released in 1982 and sold in various forms until 1994, it was fitted with a 643cc twin (with a bore of 80mm and a stroke of 64mm), and either 2…