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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Curious Contraptions: A Wooden-Bodied Triumph Spitfire Mark I
This is the first in a new series we’re doing here on Silodrome called Curious Contraptions, we’ll be regularly finding weird, wonderful, and woeful…
For Sale: A JAP 8/80 JTOS Racing Engine – £16,000 to £20,000
This is a JAP 8/80 V-twin, an engine that may will not be familiar with, however it was a bit of a celebrity back…
The 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Corvair Motorama Concept Car Reborn
This is a hand-built recreation of the Chevrolet Corvair Motorama concept car from 1954, it was made using a real 1954 Corvette as the…
A Fully-Functioning Bristol Siddeley Viper Turbojet Engine – With An Afterburner
This is a fully functional Bristol Siddeley Viper turbojet engine, it’s the only known example in working condition with an afterburner installed, and it’s currently…
1 Of 200 Built: The Norton Dominator SS
This is one of just 200 examples of the Norton Dominator SS that were built and despite its somewhat vintage appearance, it’s a 2016…
Iron & Resin x New Legend 4×4 Mechanic Jacket – $190 USD
This is the new Iron & Resin x New Legend 4×4 Mechanic Jacket, it was designed as a hard-wearing top layer that’ll handle whatever…
A Porsche 356 Outlaw Powered By A Radial Engine
This is the new three-cylinder radial engine from Australian company Radial Motion. The engineers behind it originally began the project back in 2017 specifically…
Hawker Typhoon XP-W London Dry Gin – Help Return A Hawker Typhoon To The Air
This is one of the spirits on offer from Aviation Heritage Spirits in Britain, it’s a gin is being sold to support the Hawker Typhoon…
The Isuzu 117 – One Of The First Japanese Production Cars Designed By An Italian
The Isuzu 117 was one of the first Japanese cars to have a body entirely designed by an Italian stylist – the great Giorgetto…
A Supercharged Brough Superior SS100 Special By Ewan Cameron
The remarkable supercharged Brough Superior SS100 Special you see here was painstakingly built by world-renowned Brough expert Ewan Cameron as an homage to Noel…
Ever Seen One Before? A Rare Ogle SX1000 Competition Coupe
This is a rare Ogle SX1000 competition coupe, just 69 examples of the SX1000 are believed to have been built before the company founder David…
There’s An Alfa Romeo V10 “V1035” Formula 1 Engine For Sale
It’s not every day you get the chance to buy yourself a functional Formula 1 engine, and the chance to buy an Alfa Romeo…