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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For Sale: A Rare Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 HO 4-Speed
This is one of fewer than 1,000 examples of the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455 HO that were made for the 1971 model year with…
Built In England: A Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 Street Tracker
This is a Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 street tracker, a custom motorcycle that takes inspiration in equal parts from the classic Harley XR750 flat tracker and…
For Sale: A Tesla Powered 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi “Batmobile”
This is a 1975 BMW 3.0 CSi that was discovered in storage in almost unrestorable condition – the barn roof had been leaking rainwater…
An Ex-Military Mercedes-Benz 250 GD ‘Wolf’ By The Expedition Motor Company
This is a completely restored Mercedes-Benz 250 GD, it’s an ex-military model better known simply as the “Wolf.” It now looks considerably different to the…
1 Of 100 Ever Made: The Incredibly Weird 1997 Toyota Classic
This is the 1997 Toyota Classic and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 100 were made back in 1996, and…
There’s An Original 1989 Corvette Challenge Race Car For Sale
This is an original 1989 Corvette Challenge Car and somewhat unusually, it’s still fitted with its original factory-sealed race engine. It’s one of 60 cars built…
Project Car: A Rough (But Numbers Matching) 1968 Fiat Dino Spider
The Fiat Dino would be the first and only Fiat ever fitted with a Ferrari-designed engine from the factory. The car was developed to…
The AC Ace Bristol: The (Original) Inspiration For The Shelby Cobra
The AC Ace Bristol, and its its siblings in the AC Ace family, are perhaps the most misidentified classic cars in the world. This…
A Complete Corvette Pace Car Collection Is For Sale – 18 Cars Total
This is the first time in recent memory that such an expansive collection of Corvette Pace Cars have been offered for sale as a…
For Sale: An Original Cheney Triumph ISDT Specification Racer
This is a Cheney Triumph based on the mechanicals of a 1970 Triumph Daytona. It was built in 1995 by Eric Cheney himself, an…
The Only Bizzarrini Monoposto Prototype “F1 Car” Ever Built
This is the only example of the 1965 Bizzarrini Monoposto prototype that was ever built, it’s a single-seat, open-wheeled racing car powered by a highly-modified…
1 Of 3 Prototypes Ever Made: The 200 MPH Ford Torino King Cobra
The Ford Torino King Cobra was developed in secrecy with a single goal in mind – to beat the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird,…