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 Kriega x RSD Roam Tool Roll
This is the new Kriega x RSD Roam Tool Roll, it’s designed to hold all the essential tools you need for road trips on two wheels, with plenty of room left over for other necessities…
First Prototype For Sale: The PBB Design Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco”
This is the Jaguar XJR-S V12 “Monaco” by the team at PBB Design based out of Bristol in England. It’s believed that just 12 of them were made – today they remain a rare…
Retro Survivor: An Original 1986 Honda FourTrax 250R
The Honda FourTrax 250R is arguably the most important quad bike that was made in the 20th century. It was only in production from 1986 to 1989 however its design would prove so enduring…
Hippie Era 1960s Vanlife: An Original Chevrolet Van Camper
This is a 1969 Chevrolet Van that was converted into a camper in-period and used by a family for an adventure up and down the East Coast of the United States. Today it remains in…
Is This 27 Liter Rolls-Royce The Fastest Car On Earth?
This BBC short film from the 27th of February 1974 is titled “Is This 27 Liter Rolls-Royce The Fastest Car On Earth?” It tells the story of “The Beast” – now one of the…
For Sale: A 1969 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Project Car
This is a Series 2 Jaguar E-Type from 1969 that is now part way through a restoration. The project has stalled and as a result it needs a new buyer to take over and…
The Original Melling Wildcat Prototype Is For Sale
This is the Melling Wildcat, or more specifically it’s the prototype of the Melling Wildcat that was developed by legendary British Formula 1, supercar, and motorcycle engineer Al Melling. The Wildcat was intended to be…
For Sale: The Only Road-Legal Bricklin SV-1 In Britain
This is believed to be the only road-legal Bricklin SV-1 in the United Kingdom – as a result it’s likely to garner a lot of attention wherever it goes as the vast majority of…
The Canoe Axe From Adler Axes
This is the Canoe Axe from 104 year old German company Adler Axes, it’s designed to be perfectly sized for campers and outdoors people for cutting firewood, kindling, and other bushcraft jobs. Adler was…
For Sale: A Mint Condition 1986 Kawasaki KXT250 Tecate
This is undoubtedly the best example of the Kawasaki KXT250 Tecate we’ve seen come up for sale in recent memory, it’s been through a careful restoration and now looks just as it did on the…
Classic Vintage Land Rover Ads – A Collection By Sir Jack’s
This is a series of original vintage print ads for Land Rovers (and Range Rovers) has been compiled and framed by the team at Sir Jack’s who are now offering them for sale individually….
For Sale: A Porsche 911 2.7 Project Car
This car originally started out as a 1973 Porsche 911T finished in Light Yellow over a black leatherette interior. It’s now part way through a conversion to semi-Carrera 2.7 RS specification. The rebuild project…