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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.

Ducati TT1

Ben Branch December 21, 2013
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Ducati TT1 and it’s street-legal progeny, the Ducati 750 F1, have now gone on to become some of the most desirable and collectible…

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Highline Jacket by Aether Apparel

Ben Branch December 21, 2013
  • American
  • Clothing
  • Gear
  • Jackets

The Highline Jacket by Aether Apparel is a slim, low-profile jacket that provides a surprising amount of warmth thanks to 300 grams of Primaloft®…

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Top 13 Cars of 2013

Ben Branch December 20, 2013
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Luxury
  • Vintage

2013 has been a fantastic year for Silodrome, the site now has almost a million monthly readers and somewhere in the region of 100,000+…

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Bacon Money Clip by Jack Spade

Ben Branch December 20, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Luxury
  • Style

This Bacon Money Clip by Jack Spade is ideal for those who avoid wallets due to the Costanza-effect, each clip is made from thick,…

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Top 13 Motorcycles of 2013

Ben Branch December 19, 2013
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

2013 has been a fantastic year for Silodrome, the site now has almost a million monthly readers and somewhere in the region of 100,000…

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Work Khukri by Base Camp X

Ben Branch December 19, 2013
  • Camping
  • Gear
  • Knives
  • Survival
  • Tools

The Work Khukri by Base Camp X is a modern take on the ancient Khukri, a blade used by the Nepalese for hundreds of…

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Porsche 911 Carrera RSR

Ben Branch December 18, 2013
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

So I know that I featured a Porsche 959 yesterday and today I’m dropping another car from Stuttgart on you, I thought for a…

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The Peanut Lighter

Ben Branch December 18, 2013
  • Accessories
  • American
  • Camping
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Survival

It’s hard to stress the importance of a lighter when you’re off the beaten trail, some people use matches or even a flint but…

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1988 Porsche 959

Ben Branch December 17, 2013
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Luxury
  • Porsche
  • Racing
  • Rare

Calling the Porsche 959 an icon is an understatement of pretty significant proportions, it’s a car that would fundamentally change all supercars that came…

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Iain Sinclair Design Cardsharp2 Folding Knife

Ben Branch December 17, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Design
  • Gadgets
  • Gear
  • Knives
  • Tools

The Iain Sinclair Design Cardsharp2 Folding Knife is a fantastically clever little bit of gear, when folded up it’s a rectangular, credit card sized…

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Dale Singleton’s Yamaha TZ750

Ben Branch December 16, 2013
  • American
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing
  • Vintage
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha TZ750 is a motorcycle that anyone who watched motorcycle racing during the 1970s will remember well, the machine was an absolute monster…

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Alien: Resurrection Blaster Pistol

Ben Branch December 16, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Films
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

It isn’t everyday you get a chance to buy a blaster pistol used during the filming of Alien: Resurrection – it’s a ‘United Systems…

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