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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Rare Prototype For Sale: A 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X
This is the only Holden GTR-X in private hands anywhere in the world, it’s one of only two surviving prototypes, and it’s now being offered for sale for the first time in years. For…
Formula 1 Wheel Coffee Table
This is a Formula 1 APP Tech wheel fitted with a Pirelli P Zero tire, topped with a tempered-glass tabletop. This wheel and tire was used by Carlos Sainz during his debut season with…
For Sale: A 500 BHP Dodge Ram SRT-10 8.3 Liter V10
This is an 8.3 liter V10 engine out of a 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10, a high-performance pickup truck that debuted in 2003 with a drivetrain supplied by the Dodge Viper. This engine was capable…
Arizona Barn Find: A Rare 1983 Audi Quattro
This is an original 1983 Audi Quattro that somehow found its way into a barn in Arizona. It remained there since the year 2000 gathering dust before eventually being acquired as part of a…
An Illuminated Harley-Davidson Dealership Sign From The 1980s
This is a 1980s-era Harley-Davidson dealership sign, it measures in at a hefty 6 feet high and 5 feet wide, and it has interior fluorescent illumination with a 120 volt plug. The Harley-Davidson dealership would…
Nitro-Powered: An Allis-Chalmers 416 Lawn Tractor Dragster
This is an Allis-Chalmers 416 Lawn Tractor dragster that’s powered by a nitromethane-fueled 348cc four-stroke single cylinder engine, sending power back through a 6-speed manual transmission. Some may question the purpose of such a…
Work From Home: A Land Rover Office Desk With Wireless Charging
This is an office desk that has been made from original alloy Series III Land Rover front wings. It’s been given a distressed/patinated finish in Marine Blue, and it has a reclaimed burnt scaffold-board…
Garage Find: An Original 1970 Dodge Super Bee
The Dodge Super Bee was developed hastily to challenge the still-new Plymouth Road Runner that had been released in 1968 and enjoyed strong sales across the country. This example of the Super Bee has been…
Factory Bench-Tested: A Rare Ford RS500 YBD Engine
This is a Ford RS500 YBD engine that was factory bench-tested at Cosworth and now remains in unused condition – it’s one of very few unused YBD engines still in existence. As-fitted to Ford…
For Sale: The Alpha One GTO Driven By Tom Cruise In “Vanilla Sky”
This is the Alpha One GTO that was driven by Tom Cruise in the 2001 film Vanilla Sky, directed by Cameron Crowe, also starring Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, and Kurt Russell. The…
A 1948 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout 17 Foot “Boat Bar”
This is a handmade “Boat Bar,” it was built using an authentic 17 foot 1948 Chris-Craft Deluxe Runabout that was cut in half down the centerline. Once the original boat had been bisected it…
Project Car: A 1973 Lamborghini Espada V12 – $25,300+ USD
This is a Series III 1973 Lamborghini Espada project car, it appears to be complete including the 3.9 liter V12, and it’s now looking for a new owner to give it the restoration it…