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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Made In The USA: The Leatherman Signal® – A Multitool For Adventurers
This is the Leatherman Signal®, it’s a multitool from the famous Oregon-based company but unlike most other multitools, this was was developed specifically for use in the great outdoors, rather than on work sites…
Barn Find: Hidden Away For 36 Years! A 1980 Triumph TR8
This is a Triumph TR8 that was tucked away in 1990 and then left, untouched, for 36 years. This is a desirable 5-speed manual version of the car, with fewer than 38,000 miles on…
The 4×4 Tamiya R/C “Squash Van”
This is the Tamiya Squash Van, it’s a remote controlled monster-truck-style van carefully designed with 1950s American styling cues, without actually being a replica of any specific vehicle. The Squash Van is based on…
For Sale: A 1967 Shelby GT500 428 Police Interceptor
This is a 1967 Shelby GT500, it’s powered by the 428 cubic inch Police Interceptor V8, mated to the highly-desirable 4-speed manual transmission. In a straight line, the ’67 GT500 was one of the…
eBay Find: A 1941 Willys Barstool Go Kart Racer
This is a 1941 Willys Barstool Go Kart Racer, it’s essentially a go kart with a miniature 1941 Willys-style body over the top, an upright riding position, and a 49cc single-cylinder engine with a…
For Sale: An “A Team” Spec 1980 GMC Vandura
This is a 1980 GMC Vandura powered by a 6.6 liter a V8, the van has been rebuilt to A Team-spec, including a full repaint in the TV van’s black and gray colorway with…
Made In Italy: The New Unimatic x Tullio Abbate Diver – $920 USD
This is the new limited-edition Unimatic x Tullio Abbate Diver, it’s a collaborative watch developed between the two companies, with Unimatic being a wildly popular Italian watchmaker and Tullio Abbate being the legendary high-performance…
For Sale: The 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 Pamela Anderson Drove In “V.I.P.”
This is the 1993 Dodge Viper RT/10 that was driven by Pamela Anderson for years on the American TV series V.I.P. from 1998 to 2002. The Viper powered by the 8.0 liter V10 putting…
The Kodiak Canvas Truck Tent
This is the Kodiak Canvas Truck Tent, as just like the name says, it’s a canvas tent specifically designed to be set up in the bed of your pickup truck. The Truck Tent comes…
Still (Nearly) Brand New: A Rare 2001 Ducati MH900e With Just 863 Miles
This is an original Ducati MH900e from 2001, the first year of production. It has just 863 miles on the clock since new, and it’s #93 of the 2,000 examples that were part of…
21st Century Camp Chair: The Snow Peak Low Beach Chair
This is the new Snow Peak Low Beach Chair, it’s a remarkably clever seat design intended for camping, overlanding, and hiking use, and it comes with Snow Peak’s lifetime guarantee. The chair comes in…
The Miata-Based Healy Enigma – With A Lexus 4.0 Liter V8
This is a Healy Enigma, it’s powered by a Lexus 4.0 liter V8 said to offer up to 300 bhp. The car has a bespoke chassis, it uses Mazda Miata running gear, but it…