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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Project Car: A Rare Ferrari Dino 206 GT
The Ferrari Dino 206 GT was developed with the express purpose of homologating its 2.0 liter V6 Ferrari engine for use in Formula 2 racing. In order to qualify a minimum of 500 needed to…
This Is The $10,000 Inkar x Pininfarina iPhone Case
This is the new Inkar x Pininfarina iPhone case, just 99 of them will be made and it has the distinction of being the first (but likely not last) iPhone case ever designed by Pininfarina…
For Sale: A Ferrari Colombo V12 Engine
The Colombo V12 is undoubtably the most important engine in Ferrari’s history, it was introduced in 1947 and remained in production in updated form until 1988, an astonishing 41 year lifespan. The engine was…
Barn Find: A Rare Wood & Pickett Range Rover From 1971
This unusual looking Range Rover is a period custom from the prestigious Wood & Pickett. At first glance it looks like a car from a 1970s sci-fi film, but it was actually targeted at…
#14 Of 150 Made: A Ducati 996 SPS “Sport Production Special”
This is the 14th example of the Ducati 996 SPS “Sport Production Special,” just 150 were made in total. Countries that had an allotment of the 996 SPS typically saw them sell out months before…
For Sale: A Twin Pulsejet Super Jet Motorcycle Built By Bob Maddox
The Twin Pulsejet Super Jet is likely the most famous pulse jet-powered motorcycle ever made, it was created by Bob Maddox who has now become a YouTube sensation for his many films showing him piloting pulse…
The Build Your Own Watch Movement Kit: $140 USD
This is the Build Your Own Watch Movement Kit from the American company Rotate Watch Kits, who specialize in developing and selling kits that allow people to build their own movements, and to build…
The 631 BHP Meteor 27 Litre V12 Special – Powered By A WWII Tank Engine
This is the Meteor 27 Litre V12 Special, it’s powered by a WWII-era Meteor V12 tank engine – the unsupercharged version of the Merlin aero engine from the Spitfire. There are a number of…
For Sale: A Jaguar D-Type Body Buck From 1954
*Editor’s Note: It appears that this body buck may not be original, we’re currently seeking further clarification and will update as soon as it’s received. This is one of the body bucks used in…
Rally Legend: This Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Won The 1961 Rally Of The 1000 Lakes
The Mercedes-Benz W111 “Heckflosse” would become a remarkably successful rally car largely thanks to its indestructible design. It would win the 1960 Rallye Monte-Carlo, the 1961 Algiers-Cape Town Trans-African Rally, and the 1961 Rally of the 1000…
The Aera D–1 Diver: An Automatic Dive Watch For The 21st Century
This is the Aera D–1 Diver, it’s the creation of Jas Minhas and Olof Larsson, a pair of watchmakers who met at the Ice Hotel in Sweden 20 years ago and have been firm…
1 Of 1: The American V12-Powered Bill Miller Packard Twelve Special Is For Sale
This is a one-of-a-kind American V12-powered sports car built by Bill Miller and his team in the mid-1950s. It’s based on a shortened Packard chassis which has been fitted with a coachbuilt steel body made…