Every time I end up on Etsy I find things I never knew I needed. These goggles by Wilson are almost 100 years old, they’re in fantastic condition and feature amber lenses surrounded by an ultra-thin wire mesh.
Originally designed for early motorists and motorcyclists, these antique goggles would doubtless have tales to tell if they could only talk.
Ben Branch has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, the official Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, 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 millions of readers around the world and hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
Each of these Mazda RX8 rotary engine based coffee tables is made in Britain by Geoffrey Escudero, he uses non-running or damaged engines so as not to reduce the number of good engine blocks in…
This is the Merlin Ashby waxed cotton rucksack, it’s designed specifically for use by motorcyclists, and it has a main chassis made of water-repellent Halley Stevensons 12 oz Scottish waxed cotton with ballistic nylon reinforced…
My friend Adam Lesley, whom I had previously built a Sportster 1200 Hooligan racer for, approached me with interest in building a flat track “framer” – a framer is a motorcycle with a lightweight frame designed for dirt track racing…
The Flint and Tinder Sherpa-Lined Waxed Ridge Parka was developed to be your primary winter coat. It has a main chassis of high quality British Millerain waxed canvas, the gold standard for waxed canvas, which…
Wonderful World Of Wheels is a film from the 1960s that features an expansive look at automobile culture in the United States. The film runs for almost an hour and includes brief cameos from both…
Kyrö Dark Gin is one of the more unusual offerings from the Kyrö Distillery Company – one of Finlands most celebrated (and most irreverent) distilleries. Kyrö started as a conversation between some Finnish friends…
