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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Paul Newman & A Red Beetle
We’re not sure which film this shot is from, although it’s probably discernible by the model year of that red Beetle in the shot and the wild west town in the background.
Untitled Motorcycles
This is a fantastic little 90 second feature on the highly respected Untitled Motorcycle Garage based in the United Kingdom, it was created by Leap Films to showcase the bikes, location and spirit of the BMW specialist at Untitled.
Indian 8 Valve Board Track Racer
Of all the motorcycle genres that have ever existed I still come back to the board tracker whenever anyone asks which I think is…
Long Live The Kings
This captivating short film was created by Clement Beauvais and Arthur de Kersauson, it covers a winter journey through the mountains of France in the saddle of 3 bikes by Blitz Motorcycles.
Jean Bugatti
Jean Bugatti was the 3rd child of Bugatti founder Ettore, he was arguably the most talented of Ettore’s children and he went on the design the Bugatti Types 50, 55 and the infamous Type 57 Atlantic.
Lineaweaver Flat Track Racer
This flat track bike by Lineaweaver is a one-off design created as a tribute to famous AMA Grand National Champion, Ricky Graham.
SpareOne Emergency Phone
If you’re one of those people, like us, who has a habit of accidentally destroying your iPhone every time you leave the house, the SpareOne Emergency Phone might be just what you need.
Vintage BSA
So this post is a request for information about the bike in this picture, we know it’s a custom BSA and we know that it was taken by Brett Sloan Photography.
Demonico Veloce by RM Design
The Demonico Veloce (speed demon in Italian) is a bike that I saw and instantly thought was a creation by the Radical Ducati garage based in Spain…
Keith Richards in the Saddle
Keith Richards is one of those rock n’ roll legends that’ll still be touring when he’s 110 years old.
Honda S90 Cafe Racer by Deus Ex Machina
The Honda S90 is one of those bikes that doesn’t get the cafe racer treatment nearly often enough. The ultra lightweight motorcycle was manufactured by Honda between 1964 and 1969, it was fitted with a 4-stoke, air-cooled single cylinder engine capable of 8hp and capable of just over 60mph (with a light rider).
Cirrus Ice Ball Press Kit
Ice balls are a relatively new discovery of mine, I first encountered them when my brother, who was a bar manager at the time, pulled out a contraption and loaded a giant cube of ice into it. The device slowly melted the cube into a clear sphere of ice which was then dropped into my bourbon.