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 Widebody Italia Spyder Might Be The Real “Lorna”
The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is a fascinating Italian/American sports car that offered Ferrari and Lamborghini-rivaling good looks, with the convenience of a simple-to-maintain American V8 under the hood. Though it still isn’t a particularly…
Try It Out: The Goodyear “Tire Table” Configurator
The new Goodyear “Tire Table” configurator is now live, it allows you to choose a race-used tire from a specific race, like the 24 Hours of Le Mans for example, and then configure it…
Germany’s Incredible “Two-Stroke Thunderbird” – The Auto Union 1000 Sp
The Auto Union 1000 Sp is a sports car built in West Germany in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Its similarity to the Ford Thunderbird is clear, but it’s only skin deep –…
Made In Sweden: The Morakniv Garberg Survival Knife + Fire Starter
This is the Morakniv Garberg Survival Knife with the company’s included Survival Kit. The knife is made in Sweden with a Sandvik stainless steel full tang blade, and it comes with a ferrocerium rod…
Incredible New York Barn Find: A 1957 Aston Martin DB MK III
This is a rare, original 1957 Aston Martin DB MK III that’s been tucked way in a garage somewhere in New York since the mid-1970s, for over 50 years, an unusual location for a…
Retro 1980s Survivor: A Honda Odyssey Buggy From 1985
This is a 1985 Honda Odyssey FL350R that’s remained in single-family ownership since new, which is probably why it remains in such remarkably original condition throughout – almost like it came out of a…
383 V8-Swapped Sleeper: An Ex-Paul Allen 1975 Chevrolet Monza
This is a 1975 Chevrolet Monza 2+2 with the 4-speed manual transmission. It originally belonged to Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, and after his passing in 2022 it passed into new ownership – and…
For Sale: A Vintage “Evel Knievel” Ruttman Minibike
This is a vintage Ruttman minibike that’s been given a full period-correct Evel Knievel livery. It’s doubtful you’d be able to jump it over the Caesars Palace fountains in Las Vegas however, as its…
Flathead V8-Powered! An Upgraded 1950 Ford 8N Tractor
This is a restored 1950 Ford 8N Tractor that as an early prototype for the legendary Flathead V8 engine conversions carried out by the Funk Aircraft Company. These Funk V8 Ford 8Ns were popular…
Made In The USA: The Woodmans Pal – A WWII-Era Multi-Use Machete
The Woodmans Pal is a clever American tool that combines the features of a machete, an axe, a billhook, and a pruning knife. It was invented during WWII, used extensively by the US military,…
Package Deal: A 600 BHP 1986 Audi Quattro Sport S1-E2 + 1988 VW Van
This is a 1986 Audi Quattro Sport S1-E2 that was built from the remains of an original 1986 factory prototype that was damaged during testing. It’s technically a replica, but it was built by Group…
For Sale: Rusty Schweickart’s Apollo 9 Flown Musical Cassette Tape
This is a musical cassette tape that belonged to NASA astronaut and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart, who took it with him aboard Apollo 9 – a 10-day orbital mission that served as the…