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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Dennis Rodman’s 1989 Ford Saleen Mustang SSC Is For Sale
This is the 1989 Ford Saleen Mustang SSC that was bought new by NBA legend Dennis Rodman from Avis Ford in Southfield, Michigan. It’s the 121st car of the 161 that were made and…
The New Double Wall Beer Stein By Whiskey Peaks – $19 USD
This is the new Double Wall Beer Stein from the team over at Whiskey Peaks, it has a raised topographic impression of Mt Hood in the base – an active stratovolcano and one of…
Ginetta G40R: The Unusual Lotus Elise Rival From West Yorkshire
The Ginetta G40R is a street-legal sports car developed and built in England by Ginetta Cars, a longtime rival of Lotus and TVR who never gave up on the idea of creating lightning fast,…
Cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev’s Spacewalk-Worn Omega Speedmaster
This Omega Speedmaster was worn by Russian Cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev on Soyuz TM-9, a mission from February the 11th through till August the 9th 1990. Solovyev, who still holds the world records for number…
Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill’s AC Cobra Mk IV
This is a 2001 AC Cobra Mk IV, it was bought new by former Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill. It’s one of the rarer “Carbon Road Series” cars with a full carbon-fibre body…
A Retro Go-Anywhere Home On Wheels: A Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne Chalet Camper 4×4
This is an original 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne Chalet camper, it’s a rare vehicle nowadays from the 1970s golden age of RVs, and unusually, it could be ordered directly through Chevrolet dealers. The…
The “Around The World” Minis From 1980 Are For Sale As A Twofer
These are the two original Minis that circumnavigated the world in 1980 as part of the “Around The World” expedition that was completed in aid of the Stop Polio charity. BBC TV’s Nationwide current…
A Vintage Racing Timekeeper’s Clipboard With Three Heuer Stopwatches
This is an original 1960s-era timekeeper’s clipboard for monitoring both individual lap times and total number of laps completed. There’s a small lever on the righthand side that can be used to start and…
A Rare 1977 Datsun 280Z “ZZZAP Edition”
This is an original 1977 Datsun 280Z ZZZAP Edition, just 1,000 were made and it might have been the first car in history that was co-released with a branded video game to help promote…
The Suunto MB-6 Global Compass: Made In Finland
This is the Suunto MB-6 Global Compass, it’s a mechanical compass with a globally balanced needle on a jewel bearing and an adjustable declination correction scale for use in the mountains and on other…
James Bond Project Car: A 1964 Aston Martin DB5 In Need Of A Rebuild
This is a largely complete 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that was disassembled for a restoration, the restoration project was stalled and now the car is being sold in the hopes that a new owner…
There’s A Dodge Viper RT/10 V10 Crate Engine For Sale
This is an original Dodge Viper RT/10 V10 crate engine that’s never been run. It was produced in 1996 and has apparently remained on its pallet ever since, stored indoors, and waiting patiently for…