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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eBay Pallet Engine: A Lightly-Used 453 BHP Rolls-Royce Phantom V12
This is a 6.75 liter V12 out of a 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom VII. For reasons unknown it now finds itself out of its original car, resting on a shipping pallet, and being offered for…
Garage Find: A 1972 BMW 2002 Touring – $7,300 USD
This 1972 BMW 2002 Touring was recently uncovered in a garage, it’s a left hand drive model, it comes with a long list of spare parts, and it has an asking price of €6,990…
Six Honda Z50Rs For Sale As A Set: Surprise Your Friends For Christmas
This collection of six Honda Z50Rs monkey bikes is now being offered for sale as a set out of Florida. As the bikes are all evenly matched, the only logical course of action is…
A Rare Rotary-Powered 1985 Tritan A2 Aerocar Is For Sale
This is one of just 10 examples of the Tritan A2 Aerocar that were ever made. They were ordered by Domino’s Pizza as a futuristic pizza delivery vehicle that would also grab news headlines…
An Original Kremer K8 1:8 Scale Wind Tunnel Model
This is one of the original 1:8th scale wind tunnel models built by Kremer Racing to fine tune the body design of the Kremer K8 which first raced at the 24 Hours of Le…
A Hummer H1 Overland Expedition Camper
This is a 1994 AM General Hummer H1 that has been extensively modified into a highly-capable overland expedition vehicle with an aluminum drop-in camper cabin on the back. It can now accommodate four, and…
The New Shwood x Iron & Resin Kennedy City Glasses
These are the new Shwood x Iron & Resin Kennedy City Glasses, they’re a collaborative design between the two companies targeted at motorcycle and outdoor use. Each pair comes in two parts, the Italian…
A Land Rover Series III Desk: Handmade In Britain
This is the front end of an original Land Rover Series III, it’s been turned into a desk and it now features an English Brown leather writing surface, four removable legs, and a hidden…
A Morton M5 Radial “Aero Engine” Tether Car – $1,500+ USD
This is a vintage Morton M5 radial aero engine-powered tether car. It has a rear-mounted five-cylinder radial engine that runs on a mix of methanol and castor oil with a spark ignition. Interestingly, that…
The New Garmin eTrex® SE GPS Handheld Navigator
This is the new Garmin eTrex® SE, it’s a handheld GPS navigator that offers full IPX7 water-resistance and up to 1,800 hours of battery life when in expedition mode. The eTrex® SE also has…
“The Forgotten Lamborghini” – The Lamborghini Jarama S
This is one of the 152 examples of the Lamborghini Jarama S that were ever built, it’s been called the “Forgotten Lamborghini” as it has lived in the shadow of Lamborghini’s more famous cars…
A Porsche 911 Flat-Six Engine Coffee Table
This coffee table has been built using an original Porsche 911 flat-six, specifically the 2.7 liter version of the timeless air-cooled design that was used in a 1974 911. This 2.7 liter flat-six was…