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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The Carter XL Pocket Knife From The James Brand
This is the the James Carter XL pocket knife, it’s a new member of the James Brand lineup with a larger knife blade designed for a wide…
The Fiat 238 Van From “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” Is For Sale
This is said to be one of three Fiat 238 vans that were used during the filming of Indiana Jones and the Dial of…
39 Years In Storage: An Original NOS Porsche 953 4×4 Drivetrain
This is a “new old stock” 4×4 drivetrain from the original batch of Porsche 953 vehicles and spares that were built to compete in…
An Original Supercharged 1967 Shelby GT350
Just 35 examples of the Shelby GT350 were factory-fitted with a Paxton supercharger in 1967, they were internally marked as the “Cobra Supercharger,” and they…
The “Flame Frame” Vertical Bonfire Builder + Cooking Stand
This is the “Flame Frame” Vertical Bonfire Builder from the team over at Kabin, a company that specializes in making equipment for adventures in the…
The Glasspar G2: The Most Important American Car You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
The Glasspar G2 was unveiled in 1951, making it the first low-volume production fiberglass car in history and beating the Corvette to market by a full two…
The Guided Field Blade Sharpener From Work Sharp – $39.95 USD
This is the Guided Field Blade Sharpener from Work Sharp, it’s a lightweight all-in-one sharpener for a wide variety of knives, hatchets, axes, fish…
40 Years In Storage: A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Project Car
This is a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette that was disassembled for a restoration over 40 years ago, sadly the rebuild stalled and it’s been sitting…
The Breitling Top Time Thunderbird Chronograph
This is the Breitling Top Time Ford Thunderbird chronograph, it’s a recent release from the Swiss watchmaker designed in the spirit of the original Top…
A Rare Toyota Sports 800: The First Toyota Sports Car Ever Made
Though it may look a little unusual now, the Toyota Sports 800 was the first production sports car ever made by the Japanese marque. This…
A Rebuilt Land Cruiser 70 Series Troop Carrier – The Mighty “Troopy”
The Land Cruiser 70 Series Troop Carrier has long been known as the “Troopy” in Australia, one of the countries where it has sold…
1991 Pharaohs’ Rally Class Winner: A Rally Raid Range Rover
This is a 1991 Range Rover that was bought and prepared for endurance rally competition by Italian gentleman racer Franco de Paoli, his original intention was to race…