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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.

The Eagle E-Type Low Drag GT

Ben Branch November 25, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design
  • Jaguar
  • Luxury

When it comes to classic British automobiles, I think it’s probably safe to consider the E-Type king of the hill. In fact, one could…

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Driving Gloves by Dents

Ben Branch November 25, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Gloves
  • Retro

I’m not entirely sure when, but at some point around the middle of the 20th century, men stopped wearing driving gloves. I think this…

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Max Hazan by Cinema Mercantile

Ben Branch November 24, 2013
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Motorcycles

Max Hazan is one of those quiet talents that occupies an out-of-the-way workshop and produces some genuinely extraordinary motorcycles. The filmmaking team at Cinema…

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The Nostalgic Wall of Wheels Poster

Ben Branch November 24, 2013
  • Art
  • Design
  • Gear
  • Home
  • Japanese
  • Retro

The Nostalgic Wall of Wheels poster is a new design from Petrolified, an up-and-coming company that’ll be producing much more stuff in this general…

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BMW Custom by Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch November 23, 2013
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • French
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This new BMW Custom by Blitz Motorcycles has been called the “French Bobber” and very much in the style of the team at Blitz…

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Megadeluxe T-Shirt

Ben Branch November 23, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Clothing
  • Design
  • Gear

This new T-shirt from our friends over at Megadeluxe is a limited edition run to raise money for UNICEF to support its effort in…

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Gasolina Classic Motorcycle Boots

Ben Branch November 22, 2013
  • Boots
  • Gear
  • Retro
  • Style

Gasolina Classic Motorcycle Boots are some of the best looking motorcycle boots you’ll find anywhere, they’ve been styled very closely after the footwear worn…

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Silodrome Singles: Foxygen – No Destruction

Ben Branch November 22, 2013
  • American
  • Art
  • Music
  • Silodrome Singles

After a short hiatus we decided to bring back the Silodrome Singles series this week, it’s set to be a collection of music that…

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1977 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser

Ben Branch November 21, 2013
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Engineering
  • Off Road
  • Vintage

The Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser is one of those iconic 4x4s that holds a place alongside the Willys Jeep and the Land Rover Series…

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Eton Hand Turbine AM/FM Radio with Smartphone Charger

Ben Branch November 21, 2013
  • Accessories
  • Gear
  • Survival

            When it comes to basic disaster preparedness, a unit like this Eton Hand Turbine AM/FM/Weatherband Radio is probably…

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1933 Morgan Three-Wheeler

Ben Branch November 20, 2013
  • British
  • Cars
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This 1933 Morgan Three-Wheeler is one of the nicer surviving examples of the early Morgans, it’s powered by a water-cooled Matchless engine with a capacity…

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Woodsman Beard Oil by The Bearded Bastard

Ben Branch November 20, 2013
  • American
  • Gear

As we descend further into winter in the Northern Hemisphere, more and more of us are growing out something that resembles a beard, much…

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The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

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