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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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 trends that we’re still seeing in production today. Personally, the…
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 $1.8 million to buy it, or the space to display…
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 of Long Beach from 1976 to 1983. The full race…
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 in significantly in Japan, Korea, Thailand and the United States,…
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 last week. Obviously intended to evoke memories of the classic…
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 and were by far the best selling models produced by…
Mackinaw Cruiser Jacket by Filson
The Mackinaw Cruiser Jacket has been in steady production since it was first introduced in 1914, the initial design was created to protect timber cruisers during long days in the woods of North America…
Maserati Bora
The Maserati Bora was officially released to European and American markets in 1971, the car was a significant milestone for Masterari – a marque that had developed a reputation for using outdated engineering technologies….
Langthaen Doctors Bag
Langthaen is a relatively new company established to repurpose the leather interiors of old cars into useable, everyday bags. When old cars end up in the junkyard their leather interiors usually go to waste,…
1962 Porsche 356B 1600 Super 90 GT
This 1962 Porsche 356B 1600 Super 90 GT is a great example of just how good looking a properly sorted 356 can be. Originally built as a rally car to full GT specification, the…
Woodsman Moustache Wax by The Bearded Bastard
As we’re now in the middle of Movember we thought it’d be a good idea to feature a product that’ll keep your little tribute to Tom Selleck looking like it belongs on your upper…
Why I Ride – Episode 1
Why I Ride is a new series that’ll be released in relatively short 4 – 5 minute episodes online, this is the first episode in the series, it’s called “Passion at Work” and it’s…