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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Chevrolet CERV II
The Chevrolet CERV II is one of those historical curiosities that, in an alternate reality, could have been as famous as the Ford GT40. The CERV II (that stands for Chevrolet Engineering Research Vehicle)…
Portland General Store Wood Cologne
The Portland General Store produces small batches of cologne by hand using only natural ingredients, this significantly reduces the chance of having your mass-produced Issey Miyake trigger Pavlovian flashbacks in your girlfriend’s mind to…
1983 Daytona 200
The 1983 Daytona 200 was supposed to be the last Daytona outing for “King” Kenny Roberts, he’d been talking about maybe retiring and many considered it a sure thing that 1983 would be his…
The Harley-Davidson Sportster – The Essential Free Buying Guide
The Harley-Davidson Sportster is an American motorcycle that was introduced in 1957 as a competitor for the high-performance bikes being produced by the British that were selling in the United States in huge numbers. The Sportster was one of the first Harley-Davidsons to be fitted with rear-suspension (it’s parent bike, the Model K series was the first) and it was also the first of the Harleys to be fitted with a higher performance, overhead-valve engine.
Classic Honda Jersey
There’s something about the 1970s and MX that combined to create a perfect storm of retro, gasoline powered style that’s instantly recognisable and hugely appealing. These Honda MX jerseys have been designed to look…
Board Tracker by Wolf Creative Customs
Wolf Creative Customs is a father and son team that have been consistently producing some of the coolest, function-first motorized bicycles we’ve ever seen. This board tracker inspired custom is their latest creation and…
Italian Olive Wood Folding Knife
The smartphone has largely taken over the pocket space that used to be dedicated to the pocketknife and I think that’s a damn shame – even with 100,000 plus apps in the app store,…
1947 Healey Elliott Saloon
The Healey Elliott Saloon is a car that is becoming increasingly rare, only 101 were made originally and it’s thought that less than 25 still survive. So with this in mind we were interested…
Double-Breasted Cardigan by Hardy Amies
The cardigan is a closet item that has largely fallen out of favour in the modern day, I think that’s a damn shame as they’re fantastic things to wear and as a result, they…
Yamaha XJR 1200 by it roCkS!bikes
It roCkS!bikes is the slightly unusually named Portuguese motorcycle garage that brought us the remarkably handsome CB750 custom earlier this year, that bike is still one of the most popular so far in 2013…
Biltwell Gringo Helmet
A few months ago the Biltwell Gringo Helmet was officially released to much excitement in the non-sportbike motorcycle community, the Gringo was the first DOT certified full-face helmet that wasn’t trying to look like…
Carbon Ducati Leggero by Walt Siegl
The Leggero is a limited edition series of custom Ducatis produced by world renowned motorcycle builder, Walt Siegl. Each one is made to order and the amount of thought and engineering that goes into…