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Articles that Ben 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.

Full Documentary: The Dubai Road Express – 1976

Ben Branch June 5, 2022
The Dubai Road Express Film
  • Adventure
  • Films

The Dubai Road Express is a 45 minute documentary film from 1976 that shows the very first truck journey between Norway and Dubai on…

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Hell’s Chariot Is For Sale – The 1949 Mercury Custom Coupe From “Grease”

Ben Branch June 4, 2022
Hell's Chariot Grease Car 11
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Films

This is Hell’s Chariot, it’s a 1949 Mercury Custom Coupe and it’ll be immediately recognizable to anyone who’s seen the 1978 smash hit film Grease…

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A 1986 Ducati MHR Mille – The Mike Hailwood Replica

Ben Branch June 4, 2022
Ducati MHR Mille – Mike Hailwood Replica
  • Motorcycles

This is an original 1986 Ducati MHR Mille – the acronym stands for “Mike Hailwood Replica” and “Mille” is Italian for “thousand,” the displacement of the…

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Daihatsu TAFT – The “Tough Almighty Fourwheeldrive Transport”

Ben Branch June 3, 2022
Daihatsu TAFT
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Japanese

The Daihatsu Taft is likely one of the most ambitiously named vehicles in automotive history – the name “TAFT” is an acronym for “Tough…

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Display Piece: A 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GT Front End

Ben Branch June 3, 2022
Ferrari Dino 246 GT
  • Art
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This is the front end from a 1974 Ferrari Dino 246 GT, there’s no word on what happened to the rest of the car…

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For Sale: A Burt Reynolds-Owned 1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula 8.2L 5-Speed

Ben Branch June 2, 2022
Burt Reynolds Pontiac Firebird Formula
  • Cars
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  • Films

This 1978 Pontiac Firebird Formula was bought by Burt Reynolds in 2016, at his direction it was then modified in the style of the legendary Smokey…

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Freshly Built: A Skyline GT-R Powered Datsun 240Z Race Car

Ben Branch June 2, 2022
Datsun 240Z Race Car 6
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Racing

This is unquestionably one of the most extreme examples of the Datsun 240Z that we’ve ever featured on Silodrome – it has a slew of…

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For Sale: The 1957 Custom Ford Fairlane 500 “White Pearl”

Ben Branch June 1, 2022
Ford Fairlane 500 White Pearl
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the 1957 Ford Fairlane 500 that was modified by legendary East Coast custom car builder John North. He bought the car new and…

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A Rare 1967 Triumph Bonneville TT Special – The Steeplechase Racer

Ben Branch June 1, 2022
Triumph Bonneville TT Special
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Triumph Bonneville TT Special is one of the rarest of the Triumph specials from the 1960s. It was built specifically for the US…

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Classic Racing F1sh – An Unusual Print Series By Jay Cassells

Ben Branch June 1, 2022
Classic Racing F1sh Hero
  • Art
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  • Formula 1

Classic Racing F1sh is a series of poster prints and a book by Jay Cassells that showcases his highly unusual series of illustrations of famous Formula…

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The One-Off Caterham CSR GT – Developed By A Former Sauber F1 Designer

Ben Branch May 31, 2022
Caterham CSR GT 9
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Caterham CSR GT, it’s the only one that was ever built, and it was developed by a former Sauber F1 Team…

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The Union Garage Robinson Jacket

Ben Branch May 31, 2022
Union Garage Robinson Jackets
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There can be little doubt that the Robinson Jacket from Union Garage is one of the best looking waxed canvas motorcycle jackets currently available….

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