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 Ford 427 SOHC “Cammer” V8 For Sale
This is a rare Ford 427 SOHC Cammer V8, it’s one of the most unusual American V8s of the 1960s, and it offered incredible…
eBay Find: An (Affordable) Rolls-Royce 4×4 Conversion
This is a 1973 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow that has been swapped onto a 4×4 chassis, as a fully-functioning homage to “Jules” – a custom…
David Lynch’s La Marzocco Home Espresso Machine Is For Sale
This is the La Marzocco GS/3 home espresso machine that was owned and used on a daily basis by legendary American director, musician, and…
This Is The Only Ford Escort “Monte Carlo” Ever Made (And It’s For Sale)
This is the Ford Escort Monte Carlo, it’s the Ford Escort as you may never have seen it before, with a bespoke one-off body…
For Sale: A Lamborghini Jarama V12 Engine
This is a V12 engine from a Lamborghini Jarama, it’s said to have been removed from a wrecked Jarama and it’s now being offered…
eBay Find: A One-Off 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo 4×4
This is a 1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that was modified to fit over a 4×4 Chevrolet Suburban 1/2 ton chassis. It’s said to have…
Star Wars: X-Wing Owners’ Workshop Manual
This is the Rebel Starfighters: Owners’ Workshop Manual, it’s part of the best-selling series of Haynes books based on various Star Wars spacecraft –…
Made By Hand: A Ford COE x Airstream Home-On-Wheels
This is a motorhome built using the cab of a 1948 Ford COE truck and an Airstream travel trailer from the same period. The…
Made In Switzerland: The Hamilton Mechanical Bronze Khaki Field Watch
This is the Hamilton Mechanical Bronze Khaki Field Watch, it’s a classically-designed field watch with clear military watch influences, and it has a bronze…
1 Of Only 2 That Were Made: A Rare 1965 BMW 1800 TI Pickup
This is a 1965 BMW 1800 TI that is said to have been converted into a pickup in period and used by a BMW…
Build-It-Yourself Kit: A First-Gen Ford Bronco
This is a collection of parts that were acquired to form a build-it-yourself kit for a first-generation Ford Bronco, though unlike the factory-originals, this…
For Sale: An Incredible “Ducati 916” Blata Pocketbike
This is a 39cc pocketbike, otherwise known as a MiniMoto, built by the well-known brand Blata, and finished to look like a miniature (and…