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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.

Harley-Davidson Street 500 Flat Tracker

Ben Branch August 1, 2014
  • American
  • Design
  • Flat Track
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This year saw the introduction of what many have called the two most important new Harley-Davidson models in living memory, the Harley-Davidson Street 500…

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Ghost Carbon Variant Helmet

Ben Branch August 1, 2014
  • American
  • Gear
  • Helmets
  • Safety

The Ghost Carbon Variant Helmet by Icon is a cross-terrain design perfect for use during the warmer months of the year – due to…

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1961 Aston Martin DB4

Ben Branch July 31, 2014
  • British
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Project Vehicles
  • Vintage

When it comes to project cars, you’ll be hard pressed to find one cooler than an all-original Aston Martin DB4. The slightly worse for…

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Yashica Mat-124 G

Ben Branch July 31, 2014
  • Cameras
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Vintage

The Yashica Mat-124 G was produced by the Japanese camera manufacturer between 1968 and 1971, the model was fitted with a 4 element, 80mm…

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1960 Porsche 356 Roadster

Ben Branch July 30, 2014
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche

This 1960 Porsche 356 Roadster has just undergone a 3 year concurs-level mechanical and cosmetic restoration, it’s now being offered in better-than-new condition with…

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7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus

Ben Branch July 30, 2014
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Surfboards

The 7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus is a design by Rich Pavel, it measures in at 7’6 x 3″ x 19½” and has a…

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Norton Commando Tracker by Federal Moto

Ben Branch July 29, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that I have a lot of time for, many consider it one of the greatest motorcycles of all…

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Heuer ‘Super Autavia’ Dashboard Chronograph

Ben Branch July 29, 2014
  • Accessories
  • Gadgets
  • Racing
  • Vintage

The dashboard chronograph was an essential part of the instrument cluster on cars in the pre-digital age, in fact they were probably more important…

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Polaris Slingshot

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that when the automobile was first invented, it had 3 wheels. Karl Benz called it the “Benz Patent Motorwagen” and…

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The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

Ben Branch July 28, 2014
  • American
  • Camping
  • Home

We’ve talked about The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company on Silodrome before, it’s always a popular subject as we’re all prone to bouts of wanderlust…

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1979 Castrol International Rally

Ben Branch July 27, 2014
  • Australian
  • Films
  • Racing
  • Rally
  • Vintage

It’s likely that you’ve never heard of The Castrol International Rally, it was a local Australian rally held in the wilderness around Australia’s capital…

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Henry Ford Transmission Patent Poster

Ben Branch July 27, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Gear
  • Home

Henry Ford’s influence on industry in American and around the world has been colossal, he’s most famous for his Model T but his work popularising the concept…

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