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 Amphibious Fat Truck – A 4×4 And Boat In One
This is a Fat Truck from Canadian company Zeal Motor, each is four-wheel-drive and can operate as a boat on water, or as a highly-capable ATV on land. Interestingly, Zeal notes that only the…
Australian Icon: A 1963 Holden EH “Special”
This is a 1963 Holden EH Special, it’s an Australian sedan that dominated the southern nation’s sales charts back in the 1960s, and remained a common sight on roads until well into the 1980s….
For Sale: A Rare 1971 Isuzu Bellett 1800 GT – The First Japanese “GT”
This is a 1971 Isuzu Bellett 1800 GT, it’s one of the rarer, less well-known Japanese GTs from the era, but the model has been seeing a surge in interest recently as JDM sports…
Forgotten Australian Supercar: The 1988 Giocattolo Group B
This is an original Giocattolo Group B, it’s an Australian supercar from the late-1980s with a mid-mounted Holden V8 and it was faster from 0-62 mph than both the Porsche 930 and the Ferrari…
For Sale: James May’s Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
This 2013 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade belongs to James May of Top Gear and The Grand Tour fame, and he’s now offering it for sale out of his own personal collection with just 5,844 miles…
Off-Grid Power In A Briefcase: The Goal Zero Boulder 100
This is the Boulder 100 Briefcase from Goal Zero, it’s a self-contained dual-panel solar power system designed to be highly portable, and ready to provide up to 100 watts of power when you’re out…
47 Years In The Factory Crate: A 1979 Honda CR125R Elsinore
This is a 1979 Honda CR125R Elsinore, it’s been sitting unused in its original factory crate since 1979, and it’s now possibly the only unridden example of its kind left in the world. Honda’s…
For Sale: A 1974 Lamborghini Jarama S – The “Forgotten Lamborghini”
This is a 1974 Lamborghini Jarama S project car, the Jarama is an oft-forgotten model from the Italian supercar maker but it deserves to be better remembered. It was Ferruccio Lamborghini’s favorite car, and…
For Sale: A Retro 1970 Honda CT70H Trail – With An Upgraded Engine
This is a 1970 Honda CT70H Trail that now benefits from a number of upgrades, including the fitment of an 88cc top-end kit to increase the displacement, up from the 72cc of the original,…
A Rare 1993 Panoz Roadster V8 – An American-Made Caterham Killer
This is a 1993 Panoz Roadster, and amazingly, it has just 695 miles on the odometer since it was new. One of the reasons for this is that this car was built for company…
For Sale By Gas Monkey Garage: A 1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28
This is a 1985 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROC-Z that’s being offered for sale as part of a collection by Gas Monkey Garage out of Dallas, Texas. The Z28 IROC-Z was the top-of-the-line option package for…
Forgotten Roadster: The Unusual 1964 Lightburn “Zeta Sports”
This is a 1964 Lightburn Zeta Sports, it’s a pint-sized roadster from Australia powered by a rear-mounted engine that drives the rear wheels through a 4-speed manual transmission. It’s believed that only 28-50 of…