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Articles that Ben 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.

Emma Peel’s Lotus Elan From “The Avengers” Is For Sale

Ben Branch January 8, 2023
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

There were few cars more iconic to the television watching 1960s British public than the Lotus Elan, thanks largely to its use by Emma…

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For Sale: Kawasaki Ninja 900 – An Original Pre-Production Model

Ben Branch January 7, 2023
Kawasaki Ninja 900
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is an original pre-production example of the Kawasaki Ninja 900, also known as the Kawasaki GPZ900R, It was the first to carry “Ninja”…

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The Heavy Copper Mug By Puebco

Ben Branch January 7, 2023
The Heavy Copper Mug By Puebco
  • Gear
  • Home

This is the suitably named Heavy Copper Mug from the team at Puebco, as the name suggests it’s a mug made from solid copper…

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Two-For-One Deal: A Pair Of BMW 2002 Project Cars

Ben Branch January 6, 2023
BMW 2002 Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This pair of BMW 2002 project cars are being offered as a two-for-one deal out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They each have an engine,…

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A Rare Ford Comète Has Just Been Unearthed From A Private Collection In France

Ben Branch January 5, 2023
Ford Comète
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a Ford Comète, a rare coachbuilt V8 from Ford’s French subsidiary Ford SAF. The Comète had an elegant body designed by Pinin…

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The $3 Million Dollar 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1

Ben Branch January 4, 2023
Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of just two examples of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 that were ever made. The ZL-1 was remarkable for a…

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The Arizona Spike: From The Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad – 1869

Ben Branch January 4, 2023
Arizona Spike Transcontinental Railroad
  • American
  • Art

This is the “Arizona Spike,” it’s one of four ceremonial railroad spikes that were made to celebrate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on the…

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Road Legal: An LS1 V8-Powered Desert Dynamics Buggy

Ben Branch January 3, 2023
Desert Dynamics Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a Desert Dynamics off-road racing buggy, it’s powered by a rear-mounted Chevrolet LS1 V8, and amazingly it’s been successfully registered for road use…

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For Sale: Lamborghini Miura Front + Rear Clamshells

Ben Branch January 3, 2023
Lamborghini Miura Clam Shell Bodywork 3
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

These are the original front and rear clamshell body work sections from a Lamborghini Miura S, they’ve now been welded to display stands and…

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The Revolutionary 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

Ben Branch January 2, 2023
Oldsmobile Toronado
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

When the Oldsmobile Toronado was introduced in 1966 it would become the first front wheel drive American production car since the Cord 810/812 from…

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550 BHP Crate Engine: A Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

Ben Branch January 2, 2023
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Engine
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 V8, it was purchased new as a crate engine from Ford Racing in 2016 and was then kept…

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A Rare Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 TT Racer

Ben Branch January 1, 2023
Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 13
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883, it’s one of the rarer models in the long-running Sportster family with an estimated 200-500 having been…

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