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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A Porsche 911T Type 911/07 Engine Assembly Project
This is the largely disassembled engine from a 1970 Porsche 911T. It’s a Porsche Type 911/07 flat-six and it comes with all the major parts needs for reassembly, though it needs to be restored/reconditioned…
The Triumph Bonneville “Type 5” Reverie Street Scrambler
This is the Triumph Bonneville “Type 5” by Reverie, an Italian custom motorcycle workshop that also customizes classic electric guitars and vintage amplifiers. The Type 5 started life as a standard 2004 Triumph Bonneville…
Honda Motocompo: A Folding Scooter That Fits In Your Trunk
This is an original Honda Motocompo, it’s a road-legal motor scooter that can fold down to fit neatly in your trunk. It’s powered by a 49cc two-stroke motor producing 2.5 bhp and it weighs…
Ever Seen One Before? There’s A Rare L’Automobile Ventura For Sale
This is an original L’Automobile Ventura from the 1980s, it’s the first one we’ve ever featured on Silodrome due to its rarity, and it’s now being offered for sale out of Encinitas, California. The…
The BioLite CampStove 2+ – An Electricity Generating Camp Stove
This is the BioLite CampStove 2+, it’s a cleverly designed camp stove that harnesses the heat of your fire to generate electricity and charge your smartphone or other electronic devices. The BioLite CampStove 2+…
Mikael Persbrandt’s Rare Oldsmobile 442 W30 Is For Sale
This is a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 that was imported into Sweden and bought by Mikael Persbrandt as a 60th birthday present for himself. Persbrandt is a celebrated actor best known for his roles…
For Sale: A NASA Supersonic Ramjet “Scramjet” Wind Tunnel Test Model
This is a 10 foot 4 inch high NASA-built wind tunnel test model that was produced as part of one of the first major joint projects between the United States and Russia after the…
eBay Garage Find: A One-Owner 1987 Toyota Supra
This is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime find for anyone seeking a low-mile, bone-stock, 80s-era Toyota Supra that has remained in one family ownership from new. It just appeared a few hours ago on eBay for…
This Is The New Farer Cobb III: A Monopusher Chronograph GMT
This is the new Farer Cobb III, it’s a watch that combines both chronograph and GMT functionality with a Swiss mechanical movement powering both. The watch was named for John Cobb, a British racing…
M30 Engine Swapped: An Unusual 1968 BMW Glas “Glaserati”
This is one of just 389 examples of the BMW Glas 3000 V8 coupe that was made, it’s one of the more unusual BMWs from the period that was originally built by automaker Hans…
For Sale: A John Player Special Formula 1 “Egg Chair”
This is a classic egg chair with a design inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s original mid-century design, it’s been finished in John Player Special livery, reminiscent of the World Championship winning Lotus Formula One cars…
Fox Body Sleeper! A 400+ BHP Coyote V8-Powered 1981 Ford Mustang
This 1981 Ford Mustang Ghia was rebuilt in 2019 into a sleeper with ~400 bhp under the hood. It’s now powered by a 5.0 liter Coyote V8, it has four wheel disc brakes, uprated…