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 An 800 BHP Porsche Type 2708 Indy V8 Engine For Sale
This is an original Porsche Type 2708 (9M0) Indy V8 engine, it’s one of the lesser-known engine designs from Porsche engineering legend Hans Mezger, and it was said to be capable of 800 bhp…
Barn Find: A 1978 Ferrari 512 BB Competizione
This is one of just three examples of the 1978 Ferrari 512 BB Competizione that were made, and it was very nearly lost to history after ending up in a barn for 42 years…
1 Of 70 Made: A Rare Oldsmobile Aerotech Go-Kart
This is an original Oldsmobile Aerotech Go-Kart. It’s believed that just 70 of these were made, each a fully functional go kart, with a design influenced by the record-breaking 1987 Oldsmobile Aerotech concept car….
For Sale: A Volkswagen Beetle Swiss Cabin (With A Working Chimney)
This is the Holzhaus Beetle, it started life as a standard 1970 VW Beetle before being completely rebuilt in 1995 by a team of Swiss craftsmen. It’s now a wood cabin on wheels with…
An Unusual Piper GTT Sports Racing Car
This is a rare, original example of the Piper GTT, just 57 are known to have been built in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Piper Cars in England. The name Piper Cars…
An Original Volvo TP21 Sugga 4×4: The Toughest Volvo Ever Made
This is a Volvo TP21 Sugga, it’s essentially a military 4×4 version of the Volvo PV800 series sedans from the late 1940s and early 1950s. The surviving examples of the Sugga are now highly…
The Ford Roadster DBR1 Hot Rod By H.A.T. Racing
This is the Ford Roadster DBR1 hot rod that was built by the team at H.A.T. Racing between 2002 and 2004. It’s powered by a high-performance Ford Flathead V8 and it rides on a…
The VSSL Camp Supplies II Kit
This is the VSSL Camp Supplies II Kit, it contains 50+ pieces of essential equipment that can help keep you alive in the great outdoors and help get you rescued – if you ever…
eBay Find: A 1980s Dystopian Sci-Fi Truck From “The Highwayman”
This is one of the original custom trucks used in “The Highwayman,” a 1987 movie (that was followed by a TV series) that’s been described as a cross between Mad Max and Knight Rider….
Woodman’s Pal: A Machete Multitool Used By The US Army Since WW2
This is the Woodman’s Pal, it’s a machete, shovel, brush axe, and knife all-in-one that’s made in the USA. The handle and leather sheath are handmade by Amish craftsmen in Pennsylvania and the blade…
1 Of 84 Ever Made: A Rare Trident Venturer
This is one of just 84 examples of the Trident Venturer that were made before production was shutdown as a result of the financial turmoil that gripped Britain throughout the 1970s. If it wasn’t…
An Unused 550 BHP Factory-Supercharged Ford GT Engine
This is an original, unused Ford GT engine that has never been started or installed in a vehicle. The Ford GT is a supercar that was developed by Ford to celebrate the automaker’s 100th…