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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For Sale: A 1:1 Scale Supermarine Spitfire Flight Simulator
Flying an original Supermarine Spitfire is a dream that’s out of reach for many of us, but perhaps a more realistic alternative would be…
Rare 4×4 Prototype: The “Ferguson Formula” Triumph 2500PI Estate
This is believed to be the only Triumph 2500PI Estate 4×4 in the world, it was developed as a prototype by the engineers at…
Project Car: A 1964 Aston Martin DB5
This 1964 Aston Martin DB5 was discovered in the United States in a sorry state, it has since been brought back to England where a…
The 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue
This is a reissue of the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop, arguably one of the most important models ever made by the storied American guitar…
Huckberry x Danner Waxed Canvas Danner Light Boots – Made In The USA
This is the Huckberry x Danner Waxed Canvas Danner Light Boot, it’s limited to just 600 pairs total and it has a Gore-Tex liner…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A Gardner-Pacific Aero Cruiser Motorhome
This is an original 1990 Gardner-Pacific Aero Cruiser, it was one of the more advanced motorhomes back in the 1980s and 1990s, with a…
The Stanley Classic 99® Retractable Utility Knife
This is the Stanley Classic 99® retractable utility knife, it’s based on early designs from Stanley Works who are said to have invented what…
A Radwood-Era Classic: 1981 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 4-Speed
The Chevrolet Camaro Z28 was developed specifically to take on the Ford Mustang in Trans Am competition and beat it, to showcase what GM…
The Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re-Edition
This is the Breitling Navitimer 1959 Re-Edition, and as the name suggests, it was developed as a direct descendant of the original Breitling Navitimer…
Warbird Project Plane For Sale: A WWII De Havilland Mosquito
The de Havilland Mosquito was one of the most feared Allied aircraft of WWII and certainly one of the fastest – despite its incredible multirole capabilities…
The Kalk INK Electric Dirt Bike – 185 Lb Ft Of Torque
This is the Kalk INK, it’s an electric dirt bike from Swedish company Cake that was developed to offer lightweight off-road riding thrills with a 100% electric…
Original Survivor: A Toyota Land Cruiser LJ73 LX Turbodiesel 5-Speed
This is an original 1992 Toyota Land Cruiser LJ73 LX, it’s fitted with the bulletproof 2.4 liter turbodiesel inline-four cylinder engine which sends power back through…