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: An Original Meyers Manx Beach Buggy – A 1960s Icon
This is an original Meyers Manx, the first and only authentic fiberglass-bodied Beetle-based beach buggy, and a vehicle that has spawned countless imitations over…
“The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made” – A Jaguar E-Type Project Car
The Jaguar E-Type was released in 1961, its good looks and remarkable performance won it fans around the world, famously including Enzo Ferrari who is said to have…
The Small Transparent Speaker
This is the suitably named Small Transparent Speaker from Swedish company Transparent. Transparent was founded by Per Brickstad, Magnus Wiberg, and Martin Willers in…
There’s A Rare Datsun 240Z “Super Samuri” For Sale
This is a Datsun 240Z “Super Samuri” and if you’ve never heard of the model before that may be because just 77 were ever…
For Sale: An Original Walt Siegl Leggero
This is an original Walt Siegl Leggero, one of the most prized low production volume motorcycles in the world today, and this example is believed…
Project Car: A Rare Ferrari Dino 206 GT
The Ferrari Dino 206 GT was developed with the express purpose of homologating its 2.0 liter V6 Ferrari engine for use in Formula 2…
This Is The $10,000 Inkar x Pininfarina iPhone Case
This is the new Inkar x Pininfarina iPhone case, just 99 of them will be made and it has the distinction of being the first…
For Sale: A Ferrari Colombo V12 Engine
The Colombo V12 is undoubtably the most important engine in Ferrari’s history, it was introduced in 1947 and remained in production in updated form…
Barn Find: A Rare Wood & Pickett Range Rover From 1971
This unusual looking Range Rover is a period custom from the prestigious Wood & Pickett. At first glance it looks like a car from…
#14 Of 150 Made: A Ducati 996 SPS “Sport Production Special”
This is the 14th example of the Ducati 996 SPS “Sport Production Special,” just 150 were made in total. Countries that had an allotment of…
For Sale: A Twin Pulsejet Super Jet Motorcycle Built By Bob Maddox
The Twin Pulsejet Super Jet is likely the most famous pulse jet-powered motorcycle ever made, it was created by Bob Maddox who has now become…
The Build Your Own Watch Movement Kit: $140 USD
This is the Build Your Own Watch Movement Kit from the American company Rotate Watch Kits, who specialize in developing and selling kits that…