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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P-51B Mustang Wallpaper
The P-51B Mustang was the variant fitted with the British V12 Merlin engine, the aircraft had originally been fitted with the Allison V12 but…
Land Rover Defender Heritage Limited Edition
Sadly, 2015 is set to be the end of the road for the Land Rover Defender. Which is almost ironic considering that a road…
The Unfair Advantage
The Unfair Advantage is a book steeped in motor racing legend, it was first published in 1975 to critical acclaim but a few years…
Austin-Healey 100S
The Austin-Healey 100S was created by Donald Healey as a purpose built racer to show the potential of his relatively new 100/4, only 50…
Centennial 1000 Mile Boot by Wolverine
The Centennial 1000 Mile Boot by Wolverine is a limited edition boot built using the same patterns as the original 1000 Miler, back in…
Porsche 901/911 – Ex-Anders Josephson Racing
The Porsche 901 was one of the major drawcards at the 1964 Paris Auto Salon where it ruffled the feathers of French automobile manufacturer…
Janus Tool Roll
Regular readers of Silodrome have all become accustomed to my love of the classic tool roll, they were invented out of necessity shortly after…
Norton-Velocette Dustbin Racer
This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of…
Tracker Jacket by Roland Sands Design
The Tracker Jacket by Roland Sands Design is a modern take on the classic waxed canvas motorcycle jacket, although the idea of wearing waxed…
Honda CB750 by Vibrazioni Art Design
The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised in just about every way you can imagine, from the plethora of cafe racers to…
Moto Borgatoro
Moto Borgatoro is a short film by Roberto Serrini about renowned custom motorcycle builder Peter Boggia, and it’s a far cry from the more…
Chivote CamCarry
The CamCarry by Chivote is modelled on the classic camera cases of yesteryear, the hard leather outer and soft inner is designed to protect your SLR…