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 “J.L. Joplin Tanker” 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327 V8
This is a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette that was ordered new by J.L. Joplin, a wealthy Texas rancher, in a comfortable GT configuration which includes a 250 bhp V8, air conditioning, an AM/FM radio, a…
The Long-Lost Kanzler Coupe Has Been Found (In A Junkyard)
The unusual looking Malaise Era carriage you see here is a Kanzler Coupe, just three are known to have been built and one of them belonged to legendary performer Liberace. Up until very recently…
Growler Beer Tap By Legacy
This is the Legacy Growler Beer Tap, it’s been designed to allow you to enjoy draft beers in the comfort of your own home, or shed/garage/basemen/treehouse/doghouse, and it has a capacity of 64 oz…
There’s A Rare Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution Dakar Homologation Special For Sale
The Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution was developed to homologate the model for the Paris Dakar Rally’s production-based T2 class. It’s one of the fastest and most outlandish production 4x4s of its era, and just 2,500 road-legal…
LA to LA – A Book By Bronson Bigelow
LA to LA tells the true story of two friends and their journey across America by motorcycle, it’s a relatable tale told well by its author Bronson Bigelow – a man who’s work you…
The Auburn Supercharged Speedster: Possibly The Most Beautiful American Car Ever Made
There can be no argument that the Auburn 851 Speedster is one of the most beautiful American cars of all time. The sweeping lines were penned by Gordon Buehrig, a giant of pre-WWII automobile…
For Sale: A Gurney Eagle 351 V8 – Making 725 BHP
This is a Gurney Eagle 351 V8, it’s an engine developed by the successful AAR Team (All American Racers) for motorsport use and although it’s a 351 V8 there are relatively few Ford parts…
The Sultan of Oman’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage “Oscar India” Is For Sale
This is one of only a few examples of the Aston Martin V8 “Oscar India” vehicles to leave the factory in Vantage specification. It was ordered new by the Sultan of Oman with the…
A Rare Allard J2: The Unusual British-American Sports Car That Became A Legend
The Allard J2 is a car that deserves to be a lot more famous than it is, J2s were raced by Zora Arkus-Duntov and Carroll Shelby in the early 1950s – strongly influencing the pair…
For Sale: A Beautiful BMW R69S
The BMW R69S was one of the most desirable motorcycles of its age, for a certain clientele anyway, the kind of people who valued reliability and build quality over things like 0-60 mph times…
A 100% Electric Miniature Bentley – With Knobby Tires
This is a handmade miniature Cricklewood-type Bentley sports car with a steel chassis, a plywood body, and a 100% electric drivetrain. It’s designed for kids (or very small adults) and it comes with knobby…
Street-Legal Rally Car: A 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo FIA “Group 4”
This Porsche 924 Turbo has been meticulously rebuilt to FIA “Group 4” specification to take part in historic rally competition. It’s street-legal and it’s been raced twice in the Monte Carlo Historique Rally by Porsche…