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 Shackleton Tent By Ellis Canvas Tents
This is the Shackleton Tent from the team at Ellis Canvas Tents based out of Durango, Colorado. This design was built for adventure from the ground up as the ultimate four-season tent, and it’s…
The “She Rides” Documentary By Gareth Maxwell Roberts
This post was written by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, the director of the documentary “She Rides,” and the man behind “Oil in The Blood,” a celebrated documentary on custom motorcycle culture. As a lifelong biker,…
The Danner Bull Run 6″ Wedge Chelsea Boot
This is the Danner Bull Run 6″ Wedge Chelsea Boot, each one is made at the company’s factory in Portland, Oregon from full-grain, oiled leather, with stitchdown construction, and Danner’s lightweight Wedge outsole. The…
The First Wedge Car (That No One Has Heard Of) – The 1966 Cannara
This is a car that almost no one seems to know about, yet it should be just as famous as the iconic concept car wedges of the late 1960s and 1970s – possibly more…
Flying Boat: A New Documentary From Dirk Braun
Flying Boat is a new documentary feature film by Dirk Braun about the golden age of the flying boat, and the people who keep the surviving examples in the air today – many decades…
For Sale: The 1993 Vector Avtech WX-3 Supercar Prototype
The Vector Avtech WX-3 was arguably the most impressive American supercar of its time, featuring a mid-mounted engine capable of up to 1200 bhp, futuristic styling, and of course, a price tag only affordable…
For Sale: A Rare Holman-Moody Ford 427 FE V8 Engine
This is a Holman-Moody Ford 427 FE V8 that was fitted to a Shelby Cobra 427 – the most powerful version of the British/American sports car developed by Carroll Shelby and his team in…
For Sale: An American-Made Bocar XP-6 V8
This is an original 1959 Bocar XP-6, a little-known American sports racing car developed by Bob Carnes in Lakewood, Colorado to challenge the dominant roadsters coming out of Europe at the time. Thanks to…
A Mad Max-Style 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 By J.T. Nesbitt
This is a Mad Max-style 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 that was built by motorcycle designer J.T. Nesbitt of Bienville Studios in New Orleans, Louisiana. This bike was built in the style of the motorcycle ridden…
For Sale: The Incredible Mathon V16-Powered Ford Hot Rod
This is a Ford hot rod that’s powered by a unique V16 engine built by Al Mathon of Hicksville, New York. This engine is called the Mathon V16, and he built it by cutting…
The Kodiak Canvas Truck Tent – An Affordable Alternative To Rooftop Tents
This is the Kodiak Canvas Truck Tent, as the name suggests its a tent for your truck, turning the cargo bed into an actual bed, and keeping you up off the ground away from…
There’s A 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback For Sale
This is an original 1968 Shelby GT500 Fastback, it’s one of 1,019 examples of the car built for that model year, and today it still retains the 428 cubic inch “Police Interceptor” V8 and…