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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There’s A Rare Rotary-Powered Maxton Rollerskate For Sale
This is a Maxton Rollerskate and if you’ve never seen one before that may be because just 51 were built back in the early…
Still In The Factory Crate: A Ferrari Enzo V12 Engine
This is a Ferrari Enzo F140B V12 engine, it was built by the Italian automaker as a replacement unit, and it remains in its…
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride: A Decade of Dapper
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride: A Decade of Dapper is a new book dedicated to the most famous charity motorcycle event in the world –…
Field Find: A Rare 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 – $1,550 USD
This 1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was discovered sitting in a farmer’s field, it’s now being sold on eBay with a price of $1,550 USD,…
The Valtcan Titanium Hip Flask – Military Canteen Design
This is the Valtcan titanium hip flask, and as the name suggests, it’s a hip flask made from titanium. Titanium is an ideal material for…
For Sale: The Royal Family’s Personal Land Rover Series 1
*Editor’s Note: Due to an incorrect source an earlier version of this article stated that this vehicle was owned by King George VI. This…
The New Land Rover x Bamford London LR001 Watch
This is the new Land Rover x Bamford London LR001 watch, it was designed by Land Rover in Britain and it’s being built by Bamford…
For Sale: A Porsche 356 Type 616/1 Engine
This is a flat-four engine from a 1957 Porsche 356A, it would have originally had a displacement of 1600cc and power output of approximately…
Short Film: Carl Cox And His Alpina B6 3.5
This short film from Brightside Media tells the story of the Alpina B6 3.5 owned by legendary international DJ Carl Cox. Cox is well-known…
Bruce Willis’ Chevrolet Nomad “Sport Wagon” Is For Sale
This 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad was previously owned by Bruce Willis, the A-list star of countless films including the Die Hard series of…
Display Piece: A Ferrari 500 Mondial Front End
This is the front end from a Ferrari 500 Mondial Series I, almost certainly the most famous of the few four-cylinder cars made by…
The World’s First Production V16: The Cadillac Sixteen
The Cadillac Sixteen has the unusual distinction of being the first production car in the world to be powered by a V16. It became…