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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A Handmade Shepherd’s Hut – For A Traditional Life Off The Grid
This shepherd’s hut was handmade by an English joiner working in his medieval barn workshop in Sussex. It has solid oak floors, a traditional corrugated iron roof, and fittings that were carefully selected for…
The American Red Cross Clipray: A Crank-Powered Smartphone Charger + Flashlight
This is the American Red Cross Clipray from Eton, it’s a flashlight with built-in lithium-ion battery pack, a USB port, and a hand crank on the side. The crank allows you to charge it by…
For Sale: A 1275 BHP 11.9 Liter SRE V8 Engine
If there’s one thing Americans are good at, it’s going to excess. This engine is a great example of the phenomenon, it was developed and built by the team at Sonny’s Racing Engines (SRE)…
A Rare Indian Trailblazer From The 1950s – The “Super Meteor”
This is an original Indian Trailblazer from 1957, it’s essentially a badge-engineered Royal Enfield Super Meteor powered by a 700cc parallel twin and it’s capable of 100 mph – an impressive speed for the era. The…
The 170 MPH Callaway C8 SuperNatural: 1 Of 18 Ever Made
This is an original Callaway C8 SuperNatural, just 18 were made between 1994 and 1997, they were capable of 170 mph, and they were were based on the fourth generation Chevrolet Camaro platform. The…
American War of Independence Veteran: An 18th Century Hammer Poll Tomahawk
This is a hammer poll tomahawk that dates back to the 1700s, it originally belonged to Thomas Conn who served as a captain in the Virginia Militia before serving as a lieutenant and adjutant…
The Weirdest Snow Mobile In The World: The Monarch Sno-Motor
This 1938 Monarch Sno-Motor is believed to be the last of its kind left on earth, it’s been comprehensively restored, and it’s now in 100% operational condition. This Sno-Motor was originally used during the…
An Original 1930s-Era Thornton-Pickard “Machine Gun Camera”
This is a Thornton-Pickard “Machine Gun Camera” from the 1930s, and as the name suggests it’s a camera in the shape of a machine gun. Or perhaps more accurately, it started out as a…
A Rare 1989 Norton Commander – A Wankel Rotary-Powered Motorcycle
This is one of the original Norton Commander P52s from the 1980s, it’s an exceptionally rare motorcycle with just 253 PS2 models made in total. They were developed for use by the police, and…
A Modern Aluminum Aircraft Desk With A Matching Cabinet
This lot consists of two pieces – an aluminum aircraft-style desk with two built-in drawers, and a separate cabinet also made from aluminum with protective wood trim, side handles, and two front-facing drawers. Aircraft…
“Gran Turismo Americano” – The 1988 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
In 1987 the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA was unveiled, it was the American automaker’s top-of-the-line sports car with an engine borrowed from the C4 Corvette and the WS6 high-performance handling package fitted as…
A Retro Home On Wheels: 1974 Dodge Tradesman B300 Camper Van
This 1974 Dodge Tradesman B300 Camper Van has been preserved with all of its classic 1970s retro charm intact. Inside you’ll find accommodation for two, a shower and toilet, a kitchenette, a dinette sofa…