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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The New Todd Snyder x Unimatic Modello Quattro U4 GMT Watch
This is the new Todd Snyder x Unimatic Modello Quattro U4 GMT, it’s a collaborative design between celebrated American design firm Todd Snyder, and…
For Sale: An Incredible 1973 “Safari Mustang” On 31″ Mickey Thompsons
This is a 1973 Ford Mustang SportsRoof that has been given the safari treatment, with a slew of upgrades to the suspension which allowed…
Crate Engine For Sale: A Carroll Shelby Engine Company 460 BHP V8
This is a 331 cubic inch V8 crate engine built by the Carroll Shelby Engine Company, it’s based on 289 Ford V8 architecture and…
There’s A Rare (And Affordable) 1976 Piper P2 For Sale
This is a 1976 Piper P2, it’s a little-known, low-volume British sports car that competed in-period with the likes of Lotus, TVR, Caterham, Ginetta,…
The Leatherman Rebar® – 17 Tools In Your Pocket
This is the Leatherman Rebar®, it’s one of the newer multitool designs from the American company, and it was designed to give you 17…
The NSU Ro 80: The Incredible Rotary-Powered Car That History Forgot
This is a NSU Ro 80, one of the most futuristic production sedans to debut in the 1960s, with a Wankel rotary engine, an…
Made In The USA Since WWII: The Woodman’s Pal Survival Machete Axe
The Woodman’s Pal is a survival machete and hand axe that was released in 1941, and was almost immediately adopted by the US military…
For Sale: A Little-Known Lotus Rival – The Marcos GT
This is an original 1972 Marcos GT, it’s a little-known sports car that competed for sales in period with the likes of Lotus, TVR,…
A Fantastic Indoor/Outdoor 1:24th Scale Chevrolet K5 Blazer R/C Truck
This is a 1:24th scale Chevrolet K5 Blazer R/C truck designed, developed, and built by FMS. It uses traditional body-on-frame construction, portal axles, four…
There’s A Wild “Koenig Specials” 1973 Mercedes 450 SLC On eBay
This is a 1973 Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC that was modified in-period by the team at Koenig Specials, a team of (possibly mad) Germans led…
Build It Yourself: An Incredible 1:4 Scale VW Beetle Flat-Four Engine Model Kit
This is 1:4 scale kit of one of the most mass-produced, and most timeless engines ever designed – the air-cooled VW Beetle flat-four. These…
Retro-Home-On-Wheels: A 1977 GMC Motorhome Eleganza II 26′
This is a 1977 GMC Motorhome Eleganza II 26′, it was given an unusual pink, purple, and burgundy repaint years ago, and the interior…