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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Royal Enfield 535 Cafe Racer
The Royal Enfield 535 Cafe Racer is due to hit international dealers sometime in 2013 and by all accounts the queue to buy one is already growing.
Edwin Jagger 3-Piece Mach 3
Shaving is one of those things that all men do, but some do better than others. This 3-piece set by Edwin Jagger looks for all the world like the kind of shaving gear you’d find in Sinatra’s backstage dressing room, it takes standard Gillette Mach 3 blades (making replacement blades easy to find) and that brush is made using 100% pure badger hair.
King Kenny
When people talk about “The King” in the world of motorcycle racing, they aren’t talking about a hamburger loving crooner with a penchant for shiny suits, they’re talking about this man. King Kenny Roberts.
1938 Bugatti 57C Atalante
The 1938 Bugatti 57C Atalante is one of those cars that’s so iconic it almost deserves it’s own entry in the dictionary, the 57C Atalante is widely considered one of the fastest and most beautiful cars ever produced by the Bugatti family. And that’s really saying something.
Crosley Collegiate Turntable
I’m convinced that every man should own a turntable and a few old records, CDs just don’t sound the same and the sound quality of most MP3s is far below what you get from a half-decent, classic record player.
Yamaha XS750 Cafe Racer by Ugly Motorbikes
Ugly Motorbikes have a habit of making their name pleasantly ironic, they invariably turn out motorcycles like this Yamaha cafe racer, that are so beautiful they almost seem to pop out at you through the screen.
Skull Mechanic Tee
This original tee design by the team over at Rust Revival caught my eye a couple of weeks ago, Rust Revival is a classic clothing brand that creates a handsome line of retro goods and their store is well worth a visit.
Golddigger
We’ve been going through a bit of a vintage drag phase over here at Silodrome for the past few weeks, I think it’s because few other motorsports provide so many captivating photographs in such a small space of time.
1959 Lister-Chevrolet
The 1959 Lister-Chevrolet is one of those remarkable historical curiosities that most of us have never heard of, the eye-catching design was the work of Frank Costin, a man who is almost certainly the most underrated automotive designer of the last century.
Kawasaki Z1000 ST
This Kawasaki Z1000 ST by The Wrenchmonkees is actually a great example of the style of their work, their bikes tend to have a gritty, dark, urban feel to them – almost like 2-wheeled versions of an ’80s Springsteen song.
Roberu Leather Camera Strap
The Roberu Leather Camera Strap is the first accessory you’ll need when unboxing a new digital SLR. The stock nylon straps that come with modern cameras are usually one or two styling points away from being the sort of thing you’d get given for free with a Happy Meal, and that’s just not up to snuff.
1955 Bel Air Chrome
On the off chance that you’d ever wondered how much chrome actually went into the average American car in the 1950s, this image shows you in quite some detail.