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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Affordable V8 Project Car? A 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
This 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 is said to be a stalled project that was undertaken back in the early 2000s. The car was fitted with an American 4.6 liter Northstar V8 and repainted…
For Sale: The Paul McCartney and Wings 1972 “Wings Over Europe” Tour Bus
This is the 1953 Bristol double-decker bus that was used by Paul McCartney and Wings as their 1972 “Wings Over Europe” tour bus. This tour saw the band perform 25 shows, in 25 cities…
A Porsche 917K-Inspired Desk By Jean-Michel Bliard
This desk is said to have been directly inspired by the Porsche 917K, a formidable endurance race car that was used by Steve McQueen during the production of his 1973 film Le Mans. The…
The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution: A Rare Dakar Rally Homologation Special
The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution is a Dakar Rally homologation special, developed to allow Mitsubishi to compete in the highly-competitive, production-based T2 class. Mitsubishi would win the Dakar 12 times between 1985 and 2007. Their…
For Sale: A 710 bhp Ferrari 488 GTB Pista Spider Engine
This is the engine from a Ferrari 488 GTB Pista Spider, it’s currently for sale on eBay out of Germany with 9,375 miles on it, and no word what happened to the car it…
The “Spitfire” – A Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Custom
This is a 2021 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 that was built into a Spitfire-inspired cafe racer. It won the Best Cafe Racer 2023 award at the Custom Show Emirates and it’s now being offered…
Field Find! 3 x 1970s-Era Rectrans Discoverer 25s – $1,500 USD
This unusual listing consists of three similar 1970s-era Rectrans Discoverer 25 motorhomes, all of which are in various states of disrepair and being offered for sale out of Monaca, Pennsylvania on Facebook Marketplace. The…
The Gibson ES-335 Sixties Cherry: The Legendary Semi-Hollow Body
The Gibson ES-335 was undeniably one of the most important new guitar designs released in the 1950s. It was the world’s first “semi-hollow body” electric guitar offering the best of both worlds, and curing…
The Unusual Monteverdi Sahara 4×4 From Switzerland (And America)
This is an original Monteverdi Sahara from 1978, it’s one of just 30 that were made by the little-known Swiss automaker, with the intention of competing with the wildly popular Range Rover. If you’re…
The Fender Audio™ Indio 2 Bluetooth Speaker
This is the Fender Audio™ Indio 2 Bluetooth speaker, it’s designed to look and sound like those classic Fender guitar amplifiers from the 1960s and 1970s, while packing all state-of-the-art internals with Bluetooth 5.0,…
Twin-Engined! The 7.2 Liter 1930 Ford Model A “Ballard Special” Speedster
This is a custom Ford Model A with a difference. It was built into a speedster and fitted with not one but two Model A engines, installed inline (like a straight-eight) under the long…
The Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph For Hodinkee
This is the Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph, it was made in collaboration with world-famous watch site Hodinkee and just 100 examples of each colorway will be offered for sale. Autodromo is a relatively…