Ben Branch
January 2, 2015
Danner’s 7″ Klinger Boot is based on Vietnam-era designs created for jungle warfare, the upper is full-grain leather and canvas, making the boot both breathable and hard-wearing. The outsole is Vibram NewFlex – significantly…
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Ben Branch
January 1, 2015
This 1912 Indian Board Track Racer is one of the few remaining unrestored originals, it was discovered in the ’70s and disassembled by the new owner who intended to fully restore it. As so…
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Ben Branch
January 1, 2015
Each pair of Deus Gripping Gloves is handmade in Japan using 100% Napa cowhide, both the palms and knuckles are double-layered for improved abrasion resistance and the velcro wrist straps ensure that the gloves…
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Ben Branch
December 31, 2014
2014 has been an extraordinary time for classic cars, a slew of new records were set for cars at auction and the market for iconic cars like the Porsche 911 and Jaguar E-Type show…
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Ben Branch
December 31, 2014
The B-3 Bomber Jacket first entered service with the US military in the mid-1930s – as aircraft became more capable and were able to fly higher it became a necessity to provide pilots with…
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Ben Branch
December 30, 2014
Each year we put together a list of the most popular motorcycles to appear on Silodrome, we use raw traffic data to compile this list – so each person who clicked through to read…
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Ben Branch
December 30, 2014
We’ve featured gear by Portel a number of times previously and it’s always been very popular, the brand was one of the first to offer classically-styled leather iPhone wallets and they followed up this…
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Ben Branch
December 29, 2014
Each Cafe Racer Tee is individually screenprinted by hand in the USA by the guys over at MotorRad, the tees are 100% cotton and are cut to a modern slim fit with sizing offered from…
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Ben Branch
December 28, 2014
No Margin For Error is a 10 minute mini-documentary covering the 1957 Pikes Peak Race, it was produced by Socony Mobil as a promotional piece but it stands today as one of the best…
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Ben Branch
December 28, 2014
Pistol Packin’ Mama was a B-17 Flying Fortress that saw use during the Second World War as a training aircraft for female pilots known as WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots), over 1,000 female pilots…
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Ben Branch
December 27, 2014
This Ford Marmon-Herrington Woodie 4×4 (or more correctly, Ford Marmon-Herrington Super Deluxe Station Wagon) is an exceedingly rare vehicle from the post-WWII era built by Ford and then converted to 4×4 by Marmon-Herrington. These…
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Ben Branch
December 27, 2014
Persol is one of Italy’s longest surviving eye-wear manufacturers, it was founded in 1917 to make specialised sunglasses and eye-protection for some of the first aviators and race car drivers – interestingly Persol is…
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