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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There’s A Street-Legal Bajaj Tuk Tuk For Sale
This is a 2017 Bajaj Tuk Tuk Compact 4S that was imported into the UK from India by its current owner, now seller. It’s…
For Sale: A Grumman FM-2 Wildcat: A WWII Fighter Built By General Motors
The Grumman FM-2 Wildcat was an improved version of the Grumman F4F Wildcat that was built by General Motors during WWII. The Wildcat was…
The Danner Mountain Light Boot: Made In The USA
This is the Danner Mountain Light Boot, they’re made in the USA and the design has been slowly improved over the past 40+ years,…
A Ford 302 V8-Powered Factory Five Type 65 Coupe 5-Speed
This is a Factory Five Type 65 Coupe, the design is based on the original Shelby Daytona from the 1960s that was built to…
For Sale: A 526 BHP Ford “Voodoo” V8
This is a 5.2 liter Ford Voodoo V8 that was sourced from a 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 with 19,000 miles on the clock. The…
Extremely Rare 4×4: A “Frog-Eye” 1955 Unimog 401 Westfalia
This is one of the rarest examples of the early Unimog, it’s a Type 401 that was given a Westfalia conversion in-period to convert…
The Floyd Cabin: The Carry-On Suitcase With Skateboard Wheels
This is the Floyd Cabin, it’s an airline carry-on sized hardshell case that rides on interchangeable 55mm skateboard wheels, and its design was directly…
300SL Gullwing Conversion! A Rebodied 2001 Mercedes SLK320
Though this car looks like a mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, it’s actually a 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK320 that has been professionally rebodied. The SLK makes…
The Zippo Fire Starter Combo Kit – $22 USD
This is the Fire Starter Combo Kit from Zippo, and as the name implies it includes everything you need to get a fire started…
For Sale: A Wild Ex-George Foreman Saleen S351 Mustang With 510 BHP
This is a supercharged 1995 Ford Mustang Saleen S351 which was first used as a press vehicle for Saleen, it was then purchased by…
The British Workhorse: A Ford Kent Crossflow Engine
This is a 1.6 liter Ford Kent Crossflow engine that benefits from a series of upgrades including dual Dellorto DHLA 40 carburetors, a performance…
The VW Iltis: A Forgotten Military 4×4 With Dakar Rally-Winning DNA
This is an original Volkswagen Iltis 4×4 Type 183 from 1980. It’s a rare four-wheel drive developed to offer a homegrown four wheeler, as a…