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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1973 Husqvarna 250 MX
This 1973 Husqvarna 250 MX is a fantastic example of an early-70s blue-smoker by Husqvarna, bikes like this from the Swedish company dominated the…
Gerber Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit
The Gerber Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kit is an all-in-one solution for the end of the world, it contains the Gerber LMF II Infantry knife,…
The 12.9 Litre Weineck Cobra V8
The 12.9 Litre Weineck Cobra is a 780 cubic inch V8 powered Cobra designed by the Germans as a daily driver for Cthulhu. They’ll…
Guppie Multi Tool
The Guppie Multi Tool is the sort of thing you’d probably want to throw in your pannier if you were about to do the…
Steve McQueen’s Indian Big Chief (restored by Von Dutch)
On Christmas Eve each year we try to feature something genuinely remarkable, for those of you who’ve come to Silodrome to escape a Christmas…
Sir Jack’s Pewter Cartridge Flask
This Pewter Cartridge Flask by Sir Jack’s is a 4oz hip flask that’ll fit in your 12 gauge ammunition box, for use at the…
Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D by Drauz
The Porsche 356 A 1600 Convertible D by Drauz you see here is one of Porche’s rarest production models, it was introduced in 1959…
Icon Variant Carbon Cyclic Helmet
The Icon Variant Carbon Cyclic Helmet is one of the few modern helmet designs that I really like, it has an almost retro science…
1986 British Grand Prix
When it comes to my all time favourite Formula 1 races, the 1986 British Grand Prix is right up near the top of list….
Ford Capri MK 1 Wallpaper
The Ford Capri MK 1 was introduced by Ford into the European market in 1969, it was designed as a European equivalent of the…
Ducati TT1
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…
Highline Jacket by Aether Apparel
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®…