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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Lubitel 2 Camera
The Lubitel 2 camera is an early Soviet design from the Leningrad “GOMZ” factory that would later be known as “LOMO”, you may recognise its second name due to the fact that decades later…
1986 Honda VF1000R
The Honda VF1000R is considered by many to be the best of the now classic VF1000 model line produced by Honda between 1984 and 1988, the VF1000R was the first of the VF line…
Lambskin Gloves by Etro
These triple-tone lambskin gloves by Etro are a fantastic solution for those who want driving gloves suitable for sub-zero temperatures, older cars don’t always have functioning (or fitted) heaters, so winter driving requires gear…
Yamaha XJR1300 Kit by Deus Ex Machina
This Yamaha XJR1300 Kit by Deus Ex Machina is the Australian company’s interpretation of what the XJR1300 could have been, in an alternate universe directed by Ridley Scott. Yamaha actually approached Deus and proposed…
The Ride: New Custom Motorcycles and their Builders
The Ride is a new book by Chris Hunter from Bike EXIF, it’s a fantastic collection of custom motorcycles from around the world that Chris compiled in 2013. If you’re a regular here on…
1984 Lamborghini Jalpa
The Lamborghini Jalpa is one of the early predecessors of the Gallardo (and now Hurácan), it’s the car produced by Lamborghini at a price and performance point below the top dog, which in the time…
TAG Heuer Carrera – Jack Heuer Edition
The Jack Heuer Carrera is one of the only watches in the current TAG Heuer model line that has the classic “Heuer” badge, a logo you’ll recognise if you’ve seen any motor racing events…
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 dust and mud throughout the ’60s and ’70s, they won 14…
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 Gerber DMF folding knife and the Gerber Epic 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 never admit that of course, and are still sticking to…
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 Paris – Dakar and were only allowed to take one…
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 of excessive eating, certifiably insane relatives and screaming children. We…