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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An Original Illuminated Porsche Japan Mizwa Sign
This illuminated sign is an original unit made for the Mizwa Motor Sales Corporation in the 1990s. Mizwa was the sole importer of Porsche vehicles into Japan for the better part of 45 years…
A Rare Factory-Supercharged Ford Thunderbird “F-Code” Is For Sale
The Ford Thunderbird “F-Code” is undeniably the most desirable of the first generation production Thunderbirds. Externally they look much like their naturally-aspirated stablemates but once you look under the hood you can’t miss the…
Whiskey Peaks: Glasses With A Topographic Impression Of The Grand Tetons
This new collection from Whiskey Peaks includes four hand-blow lead-free glasses that each feature a topographic impression of the Grand Tetons, a legendary 40 mile section of the Rocky Mountains. Whiskey Peaks have been producing…
An Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint GT Veloce London-To-Sydney Rally Veteran
This 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Sprint GT Veloce spent the better part of 30 years in storage after it successfully completed the grueling London to Sydney Rally in 1993. It now requires a…
The Red Wing Blacksmith Boot – 100% Made In The USA
This is the Red Wing Blacksmith Boot, it’s a six inch boot with styling closely based on some of the earliest designs from the company when a pair of boots needed to last decades…
Restomodification Done Right: A 1968 Chevrolet C10 4×4 Pickup
This is 1968 Chevrolet C10 pickup truck has been given a range of upgrades including a conversion to four-wheel drive, a suspension lift, new wheels and tires, a front nudge bar, a set of…
The Empire Waxed Cotton Jacket By BSA x Merlin Apparel
This is the new Empire Waxed Cotton Jacket BSA002, it’s a collaborative design between BSA and Merlin, two British motorcycling companies that are well known for their classically-inspired designs. The Empire jacket has a main…
“The Black Ghost” Is For Sale – A Legendary Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE Street Racer
This 1970 Dodge Hemi Challenger R/T SE has been known as “The Black Ghost” ever since it was new, when it would prowl the dimly lit streets of Detroit late at night to take…
Full Film: The 2022 East African Safari Rally
This feature-length documentary film covers the 2022 East African Safari Rally though the eyes of the team at Tuthill Porsche. This was the year that Ken Block would take part in the event, the endurance…
1970 Opel GT – The European “Baby Corvette”
The Opel GT was released in Europe in 1968 as the German automaker’s new halo model. The elegant design was immediately compared to the somewhat similar looking C3 Corvette. This resulted in some nicknaming…
An Original Wolf’s Head Oil Neon Sign
This is an original neon sign for Wolf’s Head Oil, a company largely forgotten today but the high-quality lubrication oil they produced was deemed so good it was used for breaking in the engines…
For Sale: A Rare BMW 3200 CS
The BMW 3200 CS is a car that deserves to be far better known than it is, it was the first BMW to feature the Hofmeister kink, the first to carry the “CS” designation,…