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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Never Seen One Before: A Rare Unrestored 1978 Datsun 280Z “Black Pearl Edition”
This is one of approximately 1,500 examples of the Datsun 280Z “Black Pearl Edition” that were made. It was a special limited edition of the 280Z that was built for the final production year,…
A Porsche M28 928 V8 Engine Coffee Table
This is a coffee table built around a Porsche M28 V8, the engine used in the Porsche 928 in various displacements throughout its 18 year production run from 1977 till 1995. The coffee table…
Magnus Walker Is Selling His 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera
This is Magnus Walker’s 1977 Porsche 930 Turbo Carrera, it’s the car that appeared in the Turbo Fever film and was later featured in both Porsche Fahrer and Total 911 magazines. The car is…
The Danner Mountain Light Cascade Boot
This is the Danner Mountain Light Cascade it’s one of the best-known American hiking boots ever made, having made its debut back in the 1970s. Today the boot is still made in Danner’s Portland,…
The Only Frisky Family Three Convertible In The World Is For Sale
This is the only Frisky Family Three Convertible that exists in the world – if you’ve never seen a Frisky before that may be because just 75 are believed to exist today, making them…
Needs Rescuing: A 1965 Volvo P1800 S – The Most Beautiful Swedish Car Ever Made
The Volvo P1800 has been hailed by many as the most beautiful Swedish car of all time. The company switched over to making bricks-on-wheels a short while later and became so well known for…
The American “Ferrari Killer” – A Rare Factory-Supercharged Shelby Series 1
This is one of just 70 examples of the Shelby Series 1 that was factory-fitted with a supercharger, boosting power output from 320 bhp up to a tire shredding 450 bhp. The Shelby Series…
The High Camp Firelight 750 Flask: Designed To Hold A Full Bottle Of Whiskey
This is the Firelight 750 Flask from High Camp, it’s has a capacity of 750ml which means it can take a full bottle of wine, or a bottle of whiskey, gin, vodka, single malt,…
A Rare Berkeley Foursome – The British Mini Roadster
The Berkeley Foursome was a remarkably influential design that deserves to be better known than it is. Berkeley Cars introduced the use of a transverse front engine and front wheel drive well before the…
The New Aether + Bamford GMT
This is the new Aether + Bamford GMT, it’s a Swiss-made watch with an automatic movement and as the name suggests it has a GMT movement – allowing you to see the time in…
A Go Anywhere Overlander Platform: The Oshkosh M-985 HEMTT 8×8
This is an ex-US Army Oshkosh HEMTT 8×8, specifically it’s the M-985 variant which is equipped with a hydraulic Material Handling Crane (MHC) on the rear. These trucks were originally developed for resupplying combat…
A 1:3 Scale Porsche 993 Turbo Made Entirely From Woven Wire
This is a Porsche 993 Turbo sculpture made entirely from woven and tied wire to a scale of approximately 1:3. Interestingly the model has rolling wheels, and the doors, trunk, and deck lid can…