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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JANE Riding Gloves
These new motorcycle gloves by JANE have been developed to offer as much comfort to the rider as possible, whilst also being highly effective…
Honda CX500 by Ton-up Garage
The Honda CX500 is a motorcycle that’s seen a surge in popularity over the past few years, which is surprising really as it wasn’t…
Winning Is Not Enough: The Autobiography Of Jackie Stewart
The staggering influence that Jackie Stewart has had on Formula 1 is impossible to deny, he’s the man largely credited with dragging the sport…
A Beautiful Dark Blue Intermeccanica Italia Spyder
Intermeccanica (or more correctly, Construzione Automobili Intermeccanica) is an automobile company with an extraordinary history – it was founded by the American couple Frank…
Vintage Neptune Outboard Motor
Modern outboard motors lack much of the stylistic finesse of their predecessors, this immaculately restored Neptune motor was crafted without an ounce of plastic…
Spitfire Barn Find
Barn finds come in all shapes and sizes, but very rarely do they come pre-fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12. After last week’s popular…
Blub Uno Desktop Tube Clock
The Blub Uno is a minimalist tube clock made from machined aluminium, glass, bamboo and powered via USB. The tubes are easily replaceable and…
Janus Armoured Moto-Rucksack
The Armoured Moto-Rucksack is a new creation from the team over at Janus Motorcycles, its stand-out feature is the D3O armour back protector –…
Car Race At Brooklands – 1928
Brooklands was the first purpose-built race track in the world, it was characterised by its broad 30 metre width and 9 metre high banked…
BMW 2002 Turbo
The BMW 2002 Turbo was the first European production car to be fitted with a turbo, paving the way for cars like the Porsche…
Divide Wallet by JBird Collective
The Divide Wallet by JBird Collective is made from a single piece of leather that’s been folded to create two internal pockets and one…
Harley-Davidson American Scrambler
Harley-Davidson is not a motorcycle manufacturer that many will associate with off-road adventuring, the company has carved out a significant niche as the world’s…