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 Incredible Montague Paratrooper – A Folding Bike Developed For DARPA
The Montague Paratrooper is a heavy duty folding mountain bike that was developed thanks to a grant from DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects…
Factory Twin-Engined! There’s A 1961 Fox Go-Boy Go Kart For Sale
This is a 1961 Fox Go-Boy go kart that benefits from a recent refurbishment. It’s powered by a pair of matching Clinton A490 Panther…
Porsche 356 Outlaw Replica: Built On A Lotus Elise Chassis With A 550 BHP Honda Engine
We don’t often feature replicas here on Silodrome, unless they’re something special, or wildly unusual. This car is a combination of both. It’s a…
The Eton FRX2 Hand Crank Emergency Radio: $39.99
This is the Eton FRX2, it’s an emergency survival radio that can be charged from a regular power outlet or the integrated hand crank…
Barn Find: A Long-Lost 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
This is an original 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air barn find, being offered for sale on eBay out of longterm storage and now requiring a…
Made In The USA – The Most Advanced Leatherman Ever: The Arc®
This is the Arc®, it’s listed as the most advanced Leatherman multitool ever, offering 20+ tools in one, and each tool can be locked…
For Sale: An Incredible 1970 Steyr-Puch Haflinger 4×4
This is a 1970 Steyr-Puch Haflinger APT700, in the United States it’s a little-known military 4×4 from across the pond, but over in Europe…
Crate Engine: The 350 BHP ATK High Performance Chrysler 360 Magnum
This is the ATK High Performance Chrysler 360 Magnum, it’s a crate engine capable of 350 bhp and 430 lb ft of torque, and…
eBay Find: An Unusual American-Made 1958 Devin Roadster
This is a 1958 Devin Roadster, it’s a little-known American sports car from the mid-century era that was developed to race against the best…
The Incredible 10 Foot Long Testa Rossa J Sculpture – Licensed By Ferrari
This is the Ferrari Testa Rossa J, it’s a sculpture from the team of Hedley Studios made from hand-formed aluminum, showing the bodywork of…
For Sale: A Rare Australian DRB540 Cobra
This is one of a few dozen examples of the DRB540 Cobra that were ever made, and if it looks strangely familiar to you,…
The New Hot Wheels Jeep From “Jurassic Park” – $8 USD
This is the new 1:64 scale Hot Wheels replica of the Jeep Wrangler YJ Sahara vehicles used in the 1993 science fiction adventure film…