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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American Stock: The Golden Era Of NASCAR
American Stock: The Golden Era Of NASCAR is a 3 part series that covers the early years of NASCAR – that all-American racing series…
The Speed Merchant
The 4 motorcycles you see here are the work of Speed Merchant (run by the highly respected trio of Brandon “Brawny Built” Holstein, Denver…
Chopper Reaper Tee by ODFU
ODFU is an acronym for One Down Five Up, it’s also a British clothing brand run by designer and aspiring grease monkey Kevin Wilson….
August and Fred Duesenberg – 1925
August and Fred Duesenberg were two of the leading lights of the American automobile revolution, the men were self-taught engineers who started out building…
Triumph Enduro by 32 To One
The Triumph Scrambler has quickly become a prime target for custom motorcycle builders, it’s based on the Bonneville and because of this, there’s a…
Nigel Mansell’s Steering Wheel
This is Nigel Mansell’s Momo steering wheel from the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, it was originally fitted to his John Player Special Lotus 91,…
1955 Ford Thunderbird
The 1955 Ford Thunderbird was the first generation of the European-inspired sports car from Ford that overwhelmingly outsold the Chevrolet Corvette, 23 Thunderbirds were…
Lee Parks Design DeerTours Gloves
Lee Parks Design DeerTours Gloves are made from Grade-A American deer hide, it’s tougher and more abrasion resistant than cowhide whilst also being thinner…
1958 AC Ace Roadster
Those unfamiliar with AC Cars might look at the AC Ace and immediately see a strong resemblance to both the Ferrari Barchetta and the…
Soviet Rocket Engine by Alexei M. Isayev
Aleksei Mikhailovich Isaev was an icon within the Russian half of the Space Race, he was the man responsible for designing the first non-modular…
Honda CBN400 by Ed Turner Motorcycles
This rather unusual looking Honda CBN400 is the work of Ed Turner Motorcycles, a French custom motorcycle garage run by a friendly chap by…
SOL Survival Medic Kit
Although they aren’t very rock n’ roll, medical kits are an essential carry item during almost all summer activities – especially if you have kids…