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 Ellis Cowboy Bedroll: Made In Colorado
This is the Cowboy Bedroll from Ellis Canvas Tents, each is handmade in Colorado by Dave Ellis and his team, and it has risen to become the most highly regarded classic cowboy-style bedroll in the…
Camper Van Project: An Unusual 1962 Standard Atlas Pop-Top
This is the only Standard Atlas camper van we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, very few seem to be left in the world, and outside the shores of Britain the model remains almost unknown. This…
An Original 1983 “A-Team” Clapperboard Is Up For Grabs
This is a clapperboard from from the first season of the The A-Team that was filmed in 1983, starring George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Dwight Schultz, and of course, Mr. T. The A-Team had been…
For Sale On eBay: The Rare 1955 Le Gene Californian Roadster
This is one of four surviving examples of the Le Gene Californian Roadster, a low-production American sports car built in the mid-1950s with sleek styling and a Mercury V8 under the hood. This example…
For Sale: A Turbocharged Audi Inline-Five Coffee Table
This is the first inline-five coffee table we’ve ever written about on Silodrome, and it may very well be the last as this one was hand-built by the current owner, who is now offering…
The Ogle SX1000: A Rare British Sports Car With A Star Wars Connection
This is an Ogle SX1000, it’s a rare British sports car with just 66 made in total, sharing the same underpinnings as the Mini but with a new body designed by English industrial design…
The Fire Starter By Gerber Gear – $19.99 USD
This is the self-contained Fire Starter by Gerber Gear, it’s a cylinder that unscrews to reveal a ferrocerium rod, a metal striker, and water-resistant tinder storage compartment. It offers an exceedingly reliable way to…
LS4 V8-Powered! A 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 5-Speed
This is a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 that benefits from an engine swap – the original 130 bhp V6 has been replaced with a 303 bhp LS4 V8 sending power back through a UN1 5-speed…
For Sale: A Giant 7-Foot Long Half Scale McLaren MP4/4 Model
This is a 1:2 scale model of the McLaren MP4/4 that was driven by Ayrton Senna to the Formula One World Driver’s Championship title in 1988. It’s one of the most memorable cars in…
1000+ BHP: A 1985 Ferrari Testarossa “Koenig Specials” Competition Evolution II
This is a rare 1985 Ferrari Testarossa Koenig Specials Competition Evolution II. It’s a Testarossa that was given a series of modifications by German tuning company Koenig Specials in the 1980s, the most important…
Heimplanet Mavericks Basecamp: An Expedition-Grade Tent
This is the Heimplanet Mavericks Basecamp, it’s a large tent that can be set up in less than 10 minutes by a single person, once erected it can accommodate 10 or more people and…
The Meyers Manx “Old Red” Kit: Build Your Own Dune Buggy At Home
This is the new, and limited edition, Meyers Manx Old Red dune buggy kit – one of the most famous shapes in automotive history, and certainly the most iconic car ever made by a…