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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A 1:3 Scale Ferrari F40 Body Display Piece
This is a 1:3 scale Ferrari F40 body shell that was created from a Pininfarina original, it measures in at 170cm long, or 5.6 feet, and it was used by dealers to showcase the…
For Sale: A 1,100 BHP 28 Liter Supercharged Allison V12-Powered “Gentleman’s Racer”
This is a 33′ “Gentleman’s Racer,” it’s a speed boat with a mahogany stepped-hull that was handbuilt by Tom Hill and Peter Russett in Vermont over the course of 13 months. It’s powered by…
For Sale: A Williams F1 Cosworth CA Engine Coffee Table
This is a Cosworth CA, or more specifically a CA2010, that was built to the specification used by the Williams Formula One Team during the 2010 F1 season. The Cosworth CA was a remarkable…
Retro Home On Wheels: A 1970 Dodge Starcraft Motorhome
This is a 1970 Dodge Starcraft Motorhome, it’s an unusual shorter wheelbase design that makes it look almost like someone cut a bus in half, but inside you’ll find all the amenities you need…
Project Plane For Sale: A Crashed WWII Focke-Wulf Fw 190: $600,000 USD
The aircraft you see here is a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 that was shot down by Soviet Hurricanes during a battle of the “Continuation War” in the skies over the Eastern Front on the 4th…
A Master Replica Of Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber From “Return of the Jedi”
This is a master replica of the lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, it was produced by LucasFilm Ltd and it measures in at 28 cm long, or approximately 11…
For Sale: An Original WWII-Era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell”
This is a WWII-era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell,” bells like this were used at RAF airfields to call pilots to their aircraft to intercept incoming Nazi bomber raids. This bell is stamped “AM” for…
The Miyota 8215 Movement Kit – Build Your Own Watch Movement At Home
This is the Miyota 8215 Movement Kit, it’s a fully functioning mechanical automatic watch movement that comes with a movement holder and all the tools and parts you need to assemble (or disassemble) it….
Project Car For Sale: An Impossibly Beautiful Alfa Romeo 6C 2500
This project car consists of a chassis from an Alfa Romeo 2500 6C, an engine block from a Tipo 6C 2500 Sport, and a new hand-formed aluminum body in the style of the 2900B…
This Is The LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Countach
This is the LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Countach, the kit includes 262 pieces in total and it builds what appears to be the same Countach as the one used in the Wolf of Wall…
Rare In The USA: An Ex-Italian Military Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4×4 Unimog Rival
This is an Iveco VM90 Torpedo that was originally bought and used by the Italian Armed Forces. The Torpedo variant of the VM90 is the tactical version, the model could also be ordered fully…
For Sale: An Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo Rocket V8 – The World’s First Turbo V8 Engine
This is an original Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo Rocket V8 engine, it was pulled out of a 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire, and it has the unique distinction of being the world’s first turbocharged V8 production engine….