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 “Flame Frame” Vertical Bonfire Builder + Cooking Stand
This is the “Flame Frame” Vertical Bonfire Builder from the team over at Kabin, a company that specializes in making equipment for adventures in the great outdoors. The Flame Frame is designed to hold three split logs…
The Glasspar G2: The Most Important American Car You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of
The Glasspar G2 was unveiled in 1951, making it the first low-volume production fiberglass car in history and beating the Corvette to market by a full two years. In fact many have suggested that Chevrolet was inspired by…
The Guided Field Blade Sharpener From Work Sharp – $39.95 USD
This is the Guided Field Blade Sharpener from Work Sharp, it’s a lightweight all-in-one sharpener for a wide variety of knives, hatchets, axes, fish hooks, and even broad arrowheads for bowhunters. The team at…
40 Years In Storage: A 1958 Chevrolet Corvette Project Car
This is a 1958 Chevrolet Corvette that was disassembled for a restoration over 40 years ago, sadly the rebuild stalled and it’s been sitting in its current state waiting for a new owner to…
The Breitling Top Time Thunderbird Chronograph
This is the Breitling Top Time Ford Thunderbird chronograph, it’s a recent release from the Swiss watchmaker designed in the spirit of the original Top Time chronograph that was introduced back in 1964. The Top…
A Rare Toyota Sports 800: The First Toyota Sports Car Ever Made
Though it may look a little unusual now, the Toyota Sports 800 was the first production sports car ever made by the Japanese marque. This means that it’s the great-grandfather of the 2000GT, Supra, Celica,…
A Rebuilt Land Cruiser 70 Series Troop Carrier – The Mighty “Troopy”
The Land Cruiser 70 Series Troop Carrier has long been known as the “Troopy” in Australia, one of the countries where it has sold in the highest numbers and become a common part of…
1991 Pharaohs’ Rally Class Winner: A Rally Raid Range Rover
This is a 1991 Range Rover that was bought and prepared for endurance rally competition by Italian gentleman racer Franco de Paoli, his original intention was to race it in the 1991 Paris-Moscow-Beijing Rally though sadly the event…
An Incredible 1:1 Scale Porsche 917 Le Mans Slot Car Raceway
This is a Porsche 917 Le Mans slot car raceway that was built by Slot Mods of Detroit. It’s housed inside a replica Porsche 917 body that is approximately 1:1 scale and it opens…
For Sale: A Lamborghini Urraco – “The Forgotten Lamborghini”
The Lamborghini Urraco was designed by Marcello Gandini as an answer to the Ferrari Dino and the Porsche 911. It has a 2+2 seating arrangement and a mid-mounted V8 with a modest amount of trunk…
The Citroën Méhari: An Unusual Car Designed By A WWII Fighter Ace
The Citroën Méhari was developed in the 1960s as one of the world’s first ABS plastic-bodied cars. It was influenced by the WWII-era Willys Jeep and the Mini Moke, and it was invented by French World…
A Viper Defender From The 1990s TV Series “Viper” Is For Sale
This is one of an estimated 14 Viper Defenders that were built for the 1990s TV Series “Viper” starring James McCaffrey, Dorian Harewood, and Joe Nipote. It’s now being offered for sale out of…