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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Feuerhand Lantern
The Feuerhand Lantern is a classic designs that’s been used for centuries and with a full tank, it’ll stay lit for over 20 hours – shaming many modern electric lanterns. The light it gives…
Road To Baja – Documentary
Road To Baja is a documentary covering the story of Radek Burkat and Andrew Krynen who decided, with very little preparation, to race in the Baja 1000 in 2008. It’s an interesting and candid…
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe
The Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe is a model that was only produced for the last year of the Stylemaster’s production run – 1948. The Stylemaster had a relatively short existence, it was only made…
Smith & Wesson Watch by Throne
Smith & Wesson is a company more famous for its firearms than for its timepieces, that said, if you need a watch for active weekends and don’t want to risk your more expensive dress…
The Husky by Deus Ex Machina
Husqvarna is a motorcycle marque that’s always been a little unusual, the company start life all the way back in 1689 as a firearms manufacturer before moving to the Swedish town of Huskvarna in…
The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself
“The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself” is a short film by our fellow gasoline-sniffing friends over at Petrolicious. As with all Petrolicious productions, this film is a glimpse into the life of a…
Péepem Boots by Umberto Luce
These boots by Umberto Luce are designed in the style of classic riding boots, each pair is made from selected, vegetable tanned leather and has a non-slip sole that’ll be at home everywhere from the…
1960 Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a car that was spawned in the years after WWII when servicemen were returning from Britain with MGs, Jaguars and other lightweight sports cars designed for twisty roads and sunny…
Gentleman’s Champagne Case
This Gentleman’s Champagne Case is a slightly more affordable version of the refrigerated central console in James Bond’s Aston Martin. Each case is made by hand to order by Champcourt from selected leather, so…
Sprintbeemer by Lucky Cat Garage
The Sprintbeemer by Lucky Cat Garage did the rounds of all the major motorcycle blogs late last year, so many of you will have seen it already. After chatting with its creator, Sébastien Lorentz, we…
BMW 2002 Tee by Cars for a Cure
The BMW 2002 is a car that came into being through a remarkable coincidence that occurred in a BMW workshop in 1967. Helmut Werner Bönsch (BMW’s director of product planning) and Alex von Falkenhausen…
1963 Maserati Series I Sebring
Only 593 of the Giovanni Michelotti designed 1963 Maserati Series I Sebrings were built between 1962 and 1969, the coupe was named in honour of Maserati’s popular win at Sebring in 1957 and with…