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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Porsche 911 RS Lightweight
Porschephiles around the world will often point to the Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7 RS Lightweight as the perfect iteration of the model – its profile, ducktail, wheels and high power-to-weight ratio have been design…
Saint Kevlar Motorcycle Drills
Kevlar technology is progressing at a rapid rate, mostly fuelled by development for military and law enforcement applications, but motorcyclists have been reaping the benefits as a bit of a side benefit. The pants…
Piston Lamp
We’ve seen all manner of motorcycle derived lamps over the past few years, but I’m reasonably certain that this one by Andrew Ziec is amongst the best we’ve ever had on Silodrome. Andrew is a…
Carroll Shelby Goes Racing With Ford
Carroll Shelby Goes Racing With Ford is a 1965 film presented by Carroll Shelby and featuring the likes of Pete Brock, Ken Miles and Dan Gurney. It’s an interesting look into the very early…
1927 Ace 1229cc Four
The Ace Motor Corporation was an American motorcycle manufacturer that had a short life, but a profound impact on engine design – especially for the Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company who acquired Ace in 1927….
Harris Tweed Watch Roll by Worn & Wound
Worn & Wound has been producing watch straps and accessories for a number of years now, all of their gear is made by hand in New York City from American leather, and high quality fabrics…
1965 Shelby GT350 R
The Shelby GT350 R is the slightly more blood-thirsty version of the already fast Shelby GT350, all of the cars started life as stock Mustangs before being sent off to Carroll Shelby’s workshop for…
Icon 1000 Jackknife Jersey
The new Icon 1000 Jackknife Jersey has been specifically developed for use in warmer climates, it’s made from a highly breathable fabric and can be worn as either an under or over layer –…
Two-Wheel Drive KTM 950 by REV’IT!
REV’IT! is a European motorcycle gear manufacturer that was founded in 1995, they produce everything from MotoGP level equipment on down to the stuff that people like you and I wear, and every now…
All Tore Up: Texas Hot Rod Portraits
All Tore Up: Texas Hot Rod Portraits is the work of photographer George Brainard, he’s been the official photographer of the Day of the Drags and the Lonestar Round Up events in Texas since…
Triumph Scrambler Tracker by Tamarit Motorcycles
Triumph’s retro/modern line of parallel twin based motorcycles has been an overwhelming success story for the enduring British marque. The first bike in the series was the Bonneville which was originally released in 2000,…
Moto Guzzi Airone Astorino
MotoGalleria is a British motorcycle store with a significant difference over other vintage motorcycle dealers – they focus on selling their bikes as display pieces to offices, homes and public spaces. All of their…