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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John Cena’s LS3 V8-Powered 1969 MGC GT Is For Sale
This is the custom built 1969 MGC GT that was made for John Cena by Ekstensive Metal Works of Houston, Texas for the Motor Trend TV show Texas Metal. It’s powered by a 6.2…
The Leatherman Rebar Compact Multi-Tool – $80 USD
This is the Leatherman Rebar, it’s a compact multi-tool designed to fit neatly in your pocket or bag with minimum weight, while still offering plenty of functionality. Over the decades since the Leatherman was…
Project Car: A Ferrari-Powered 1967 Fiat Dino Spider
This 1967 Fiat Dino Spider is being offered for sale as a project car, these Fiat Dinos were fitted with the same Ferrari-designed V6 as the Ferrari Dino from the same era, but they…
The Expedition Backpack by Fuel Motorcycles
This is the new Expedition Backpack from the team at Fuel Motorcycles, it was developed to carry all the gear you’ll need on a trip while keeping it dry, and it can be used…
One Of Just 2,326 Made – A Rare 1970 AMC Rebel Machine 4-Speed
The AMC Rebel Machine was an answer to the muscle cars of the late 1960s being produced by America’s Big Four automakers. Power is provided by a mighty 390 cubic inch V8 producing 340…
Ferrari 275 GTB Nose Section For Sale – Ex-Guy Berryman/Coldplay
This is a Ferrari 275 GTB nose section that was an original factory spare part dating back to the mid-1960s – the time when the 275 GTB was in production. The car it was fitted…
A 1996 Cagiva Elefant Dakar – A Genuine Paris-Dakar Rally Veteran
This is the Cagiva Elefant that was ridden in the 1996 Paris-Dakar Rally by Cyril Esquirol – the man who holds the record for victories in the Gilles Lalay Classic, which was considered by…
An Original Vintage Harley-Davidson Pinball Machine
This is an original Harley-Davidson pinball machine made by Bally in the United States in 1991. It’s designed for up to four players and it features prominent road, map, and Harley details throughout. Bally…
Cold War USSR Cosmonaut Rescue Ship: The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge
The Tupolev A-3 Aerosledge is an unusual curiosity from the depths of the Cold War. The CIA and MI6 doubtless had thick folders on the craft as it was used for collecting both cosmonauts…
Silodrome: Behind The Scenes At The Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
The sound of the landing gear clunking into place snapped me out of my daydream, it had been a 15 hour flight from Singapore to San Francisco and I hadn’t managed to sleep a…
A Rare Turbocharged 1983 Honda CX650 Turbo – $10,160+ USD
This is an original Honda CX650 Turbo, it’s one of just 1,777 that were built, and many consider it the best of the turbocharged production motorcycles that began appearing in the late 1970s and…
The Stillwell: A Compact 303 Stainless Steel Travel Pen
This is the Stillwell, it’s one of the newer creations from the team at James Brand based in Portland, Oregon. The Stillwell is made entirely from 303 stainless steel and its designed to be…