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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Headlight Lamps by The Modern Weld
The Modern Weld is a small company based in Columbus, Ohio that specialises in turning old motorcycle headlights into one of a kind floor, table, and desk lamps. The red lamp above was sourced…
Prisma Skateboard Guitars
Prisma Guitars is a small San Francisco based company that hand-builds guitars from used skateboard decks. It’s run by Nick Pourfard – a 24 year old self-taught woodworker and industrial design student with a…
1983 Rose Bowl Supercross
The 1983 Rose Bowl Supercross is a fantastic example of what MX was like back in the early to mid 1980s. Although it’s now a multi-billion dollar global industry with sponsors like Red Bull…
Saint Base Layer Kevlar Merino
The Saint Base Layer Kevlar Merino is a long sleeve crew designed to be the perfect middle-layer for motorcyclists who need to contend with cooler weather. Merino wool is famous for its heat insulating…
1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster
The 1932 Ford Model 18 Edsel Ford Speedster was developed by Henry Ford’s son and President of Ford – Edsel B. Ford. Whereas Henry was a hard-nosed man who had grown up on a…
1971 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder
Carrozzeria Automobile Intermeccanica, typically just referred to as Intermeccanica, was founded in Turin, Italy in 1959. Despite its thoroughly Italian sounding name, Intermeccanica was actually the brain child of Frank and Paula Reisner –…
Freedom is a Full Tank Tee
The Freedom is a Full Tank t-shirt by Lords of Gastown contains one of the most enduring statements in the world of motordom. The tee is available in either black or white, and sizes…
Laurent Dutruel Land Speed Racer
Land speed racing is a pastime that has turned out some of the most extraordinary two and four wheeled vehicles that have ever seen the light of day. Land speed machines are almost purely…
Volkswagen 23-Window Microbus + Eriba Puck Camper
The Volkswagen Microbus is known by a range of different names in different countries – some call them the Kombi, some know them as the Transporter, some as the Camper or the Bus and…
1-Of-1 Bespoke Car Posters
1-Of-1 is a design company that offers a unique service – they’ll create a bespoke poster of your car or motorcycle measuring 495mm x 400mm, and then send it to you anywhere in the…
Fonzie’s Triumph (And It’s For Sale)
I don’t even know where to start this week, it seems like 2016 is kicking off with a serious bang. Finding Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli’s pride and joy for sale is a major highlight, and…
Roland Sands Zuma Leather Jacket
The Zuma Leather Jacket by Roland Sands is a new release from the California company, it’s a race-level jacket that’s been designed with a healthy dose of retro styling – meaning it’ll likely be…