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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Time-Capsule Survivor: A 1985 Honda ATC 200S
This is an almost time-capsule-condition 1985 Honda ATC 200S, it’s powered by the near-indestructible air-cooled Honda 192cc four-stroke single-cylinder engine, with an automatic clutch…
A 1960 Devin D: The Forgotten Porsche-Powered American Sports Car
This is an original American-built Devin D from 1960, it’s powered by a flat-four sourced from a Porsche 356 Super 90 mated to a…
The New “Check Your Valves” T-Shirt By Sabotage Motorcycles
This is the new Check Your Valves t-shirt from the team at Sabotage Motorcycles, it’s an homage to the legendary Beastie Boys “Check Your…
A Gravity Racer Developed Under Peter Stevens + Driven By Tiff Needell
This is a Martini and Ford liveried “Gravity Racer” with solid gold racing heritage, having been developed under Peter Stevens working with legendary racer…
1:3 Scale: A Build-It-Yourself Porsche 911 Turbo Engine Kit
This is the officially licensed Porsche 911 Turbo Engine Kit from German company Franzis, who also make a series of other licensed kits including…
A 29.3 Liter V12 Patton Tank Engine-Powered Roadster
This highly-unusual roadster was built on a 1998 International 4700 truck frame and fitted with the 29.3 liter V12 engine from a Patton tank….
For Sale: A Jaguar E-Type V12 Engine
This is the V12 engine from a Jaguar E-Type, it has a displacement of 5.3 liters and once fitted to a car it would…
The Only Saurer Maserati Merak Ever Made Is For Sale
This is the only Saurer Maserati Merak that was ever made. It started life as a standard 1975 Merak before being completely re-bodied in…
The Magrette Moana Pacific Professional Titanium
This is the new Moana Pacific Professional Titanium from Magrette, perhaps the best-known New Zealand watchmaker in the world. It’s powered by the Swiss-made…
For Sale: A School Bus RV/Camper Conversion
This is a 2006 Freightliner FS65 school bus that has been comprehensively restored, and converted into an RV – with everything you need for…
The Danner Logger 917 GTX Boots
These are the Danner Logger 917 GTX boots. They were developed to incorporate sneaker-like levels of comfort combined with genuine hiking boot capability –…
Time Capsule Survivor: A 1974 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon
This 1974 Ford Pinto Squire Wagon is a remarkable survivor, presenting in time-capsule-like condition, and showing just 39,437 miles on the odometer. This car…