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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The Mountain Belt By Craft & Lore – Made In The USA
This is the Mountain Belt from the team at Craft & Lore, each is made from Hermann Oak’s Old World Harness leather and comes with solid brass hardware – meaning it’ll last a lifetime…
Johnny Carson’s 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 5-Speed Is For Sale
This 5-speed 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 was bought new by legendary comedian and host of the “The Tonight Show” Johnny Carson. Carson was a friend of John DeLorean and an early investor in the DeLorean…
For Sale: A Mercedes-Benz AMG V8 Engine Coffee Table
This coffee table was made using a supercharged V8 Mercedes-Benz AMG engine, specifically the Mercedes-Benz M113 from the late-1990s into the 2000s. Versions of the M113 powered everything from the CLK 55 AMG F1…
For Sale: A Lamborghini Countach From “The Wolf of Wall Street”
This is one of two examples of the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition that were used in the 2013 Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street, this is the one that wasn’t crashed/destroyed…
A Classic Volkswagen Beetle Sofa
This sofa has been made from the backend of a Volkswagen Beetle, it’s been upholstered in black vinyl, it has space for two people, and it sits on four black-painted wooden legs. The rear…
For Sale: A TS-11 Iskra Jet Aircraft – $40,000 USD
The TS-11 Iskra would be the first jet aircraft ever developed and built entirely in Poland, it would remain service from 1960 right the way through until 2021. The aircraft has now become popular…
The Waterbury Chronograph By Timex – $189 USD
This is the Waterbury Chronograph by Timex, it’s a classically styled and entirely affordable watch that looks far more expensive than it actually is, at $189 USD. The Waterbury name comes from the Waterbury…
Rare “Wide Body” – A 1986 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC AMG 6.0
This Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC AMG 6.0 “Wide Body” from 1986 is thought to be one of the lowest mileage examples of its kind anywhere in the world, with just 3,043 miles on the odometer….
The JFK Saratoga Sunglasses By American Optical
These are the JFK Saratoga Sunglasses by American Optical. They’re a reissue of the original Saratoga design that was made famous by John F. Kennedy – he was photographed wearing his everywhere from the…
Incredible Sixties Survivor – A 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix
This is a 1966 Pontiac Grand Prix, a model developed as a full-size performance coupe under the watchful eye of John DeLorean, who was head of Advanced Engineering at Pontiac at the time. The…
The Miniot White Wheel: A Minimalist Turntable That Turns Vinyl Into Art
This is the new Miniot White Wheel 2023 Edition, it’s a circular turntable for playing your favorite records, it can be mounted flat on a table, up on a stand, or vertically on a…
1987 Vixen 21 TD – The “Sports Car RV” From The Engineer Behind The DeLorean
This is a 1987 Vixen 21 TD, it’s an unusual RV that always seems to look modern no matter how many decades pass since its introduction. It was designed by the engineer behind both…