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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Looking For The Real Weasel: Train Robber, Racer, Rogue – Who Was Roy James?
Looking For The Real Weasel is a new book from author Rich Duisberg, it delves into the life and times of one of the motor racing world’s most infamous scoundrels – Roy James. Perhaps…
For Sale: A 1982 Jeep J10 Laredo Pickup 360 4×4
This is a 1982 Jeep J10 Laredo pickup that benefits from significant recent refurbishment work, including a full repaint in black, new silver decals, replacement rubber seals, an upgraded interior, and more. The J10…
Porsche Coffee Table Containing 45 Scale Model Cars
This Porsche coffee table was designed as a showcase for a collection of 45 1:43 scale Porsche road and race cars dating from the 1950s through to the 2000s, all housed under a tempered…
Project Motorcycle: A 1974 BMW R90S In Boxes
This is a 1974 BMW R90S, or at least it was before it was fully disassembled. The planned restoration stalled, and the bike is now being offered in boxes as you see pictured above….
For Sale: A 27 Liter Rolls-Royce Merlin V12
This is a 1949 Rolls-Royce Merlin that was most likely built for use in either the TCA Canadair North Star or the BOAC Argonaut, it’s a 724-1C version of the engine that is conservatively…
For Sale: A Classic 1952 Airfloat Navigator Travel Trailer
This is a refurbished 1952 Airfloat Navigator travel trailer, it’s one of the rarer vintage trailers we’ve featured and was a period competitor to the likes of the Airstream. The Airfloat Navigator measures in…
The Polar Skin-Diver OS Watch By Marin Instruments
This is the Marin Instruments Polar Skin-Diver OS watch, it’s a Swiss-made dive watch with a 26 jewel automatic movement, a sapphire crystal, and a high-legibility white dial. Marin Instruments was founded by Justin…
Turbocharged American Flat-Six! A 1962 Devin C Roadster
This is one of three Devin C roadster prototypes that were built and it’s powered by a turbocharged flat-six sourced not from a Porsche 911, but from a Chevrolet Corvair. Interestingly, this car would…
General Motors Cutaway Display Engine: A Buick 3800 V6 “Fireball”
This is a Buick 3800 V6 “Fireball” that has had some sections cut away and painted to highlight various internal functions. It sits on a rotating base, and it was built by Buick specifically…
Rare Australian Muscle Car: The Ford XC Fairmont GS Hardtop
This is a Ford XC Fairmont GS Hardtop, it remains largely unknown to the world, well unknown to the world outside of Australia that is, the nation that designed and built it back in…
The Frontier Portable Camping Stove
This is the Frontier Portable Stove, it was developed by the team at Anevay Stoves and became an overnight success, selling in huge numbers to people in the US and around the world. The…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1969 Winnebago D22 Motorhome
This is a 1969 Winnebago D22 motorhome, it’s one of the most consequential models ever made by the world famous RV manufacturer, and this particular example appears to be in original condition throughout. The…