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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Eton Hand Turbine AM/FM Radio with Smartphone Charger
When it comes to basic disaster preparedness, a unit like this Eton Hand Turbine AM/FM/Weatherband Radio is probably…
1933 Morgan Three-Wheeler
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…
Woodsman Beard Oil by The Bearded Bastard
As we descend further into winter in the Northern Hemisphere, more and more of us are growing out something that resembles a beard, much…
1958 BMW 507 Series II Roadster
The BMW 507 Roadster is a car that was built by BMW between 1956 and 1959, despite its beauty the 507 almost bankrupted the…
Astronauts in Sunglasses
It’s always surprising to me how many people don’t know that the American Optical sunglasses worn by the Gemini, Mercury and Apollo astronauts are…
The World’s First Two Wheeled Motorcycle Burnout
We have a deep and abiding love of engineering here at Silodrome, so when Gregor Halenda contacted me and mentioned that he and a…
Moto Guzzi Le Mans Mark I by Revival Cycles
The Moto Guzzi Le Mans was originally launched in 1976, it was exceedingly well received and went on to set a series of styling…
Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton
This is a full Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton and I’m featuring it here today because you and I both know that if we had the…
1982 United States Grand Prix West – Full Race
The 1982 United States Grand Prix West was commonly known as the “Long Beach Grand Prix”, the race was held on the city streets…
uglyBROS Armoured Cargos
uglyBROS is a Korean motorcycle gear company that prides itself on its unique, slightly offbeat designs. The popularity of the brand has been growing…
Classic E-Bike by Caterham Bikes
The Classic E-Bike by Caterham Bikes is the 2nd in the series of 3 new designs just released by the still brand-spanking-new motorcycle marque…
1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II by Carrozzeria Pininfarina
The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars built by Ferrari from 1959 until late 1964, the 250s were exceedingly important for Ferrari…