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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This Blown Cosworth DFR Formula 1 Engine Is Now A Sculpture
This engine is a rare Cosworth DFR V8 that was used in Formula 1 until an over-rev resulted in a spectacular connecting rod failure that resulted in a piston connecting with the valves and…
The Modena Spyder California From “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Is For Sale
This car appears to be a Ferrari California Spyder from a few dozen paces, but it’s actually one of the Modena GT Spyder Californias built for the iconic 80s film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off….
The Sherp N 1200: A Remarkable Ukrainian 4×4 That Can Swim
The Sherp N 1200 is undoubtedly the most unusual, and one of the most capable, all-terrain vehicles currently being manufactured anywhere in the world. It’s 100% amphibious, using its large paddle-like tires to cross bodies…
Michael Caine’s Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Is For Sale
This Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was the first car Michael Caine ever bought for himself. Apparently he strolled into the Jack Barclay showroom in London with a shopping list that read “milk, bread, newspaper, cigarettes,…
The Magrette Leoncino “Little Lion” Watch From New Zealand
The Magrette Leoncino is one of the newer watch designs from the New Zealand based company, it’s powered by a reliable automatic Swiss-made Sellita Caliber SW200-1 mechanical movement and it won’t break the bank, with a price…
The Last Ferrari Dino 206 S Is For Sale
The Dino 206 S was developed by Ferrari specially to take on Porsche in the FIA’s 2.0 litre Group 4 class, the cars had styling reminiscent of the mighty Ferrari 330 P3, and they would prove…
For Sale: A Rare Ford 427 SOHC Cammer V8 Crate Engine
The Ford 427 SOHC Cammer V8 is one of the rarest and most desirable big block V8 engines ever made. Unusually for an American V8 it has overhead cams rather than pushrods as it…
Street-Legal Historic Race Car: A 1962 Semi-Lightweight E-Type
This Jaguar E-Type has been built to “Semi-Lightweight” specification by XK Engineering, it’s powered by an all-alloy Crosthwaite & Gardiner 3.8 liter straight-six that’s good for 380 bhp, and it’s now ready for historic motorsport…
The Damascus Pocket Knife With A Skateboard Deck Handle
This is the Damascus Pocket Knife from the team at Rill Simple Tools, as the name suggests it’s a pocket knife with a Damascus steel blade featuring the characteristic wavy patterns caused by the forging process….
For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTE Project Car
This is a Ferrari 250 GTE and as you can see, it’s part way through a stalled restoration. It’s now being offered for sale so that a new owner can complete it and get…
An Original Porsche 959 Tool Kit
This is a Porsche 959 tool kit containing all the items you might need for roadside repairs and tinkering – though it’s perhaps doubtful that most 959 owners would work on their own cars….
Purple Perfection: A 1967 Chevrolet El Camino 4-Speed
The Chevrolet El Camino is one of those alternative classic cars, not quite as mainstream as your Ford Mustangs or Chevrolet Corvettes but loved just as much (if not more) by its dedicated fan base. Interestingly it was…