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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Sunbeam Tiger V8 Engine with Four-Speed Manual Gearbox
This is an original Ford V8 from a Sunbeam Tiger, it’s mated to a 4-speed transmission, it has a Hurst shifter fitted, and it comes on a trolley to make moving around nice and easy. The…
This Is The Mirocopter SCH-2A – The Cheapest Production Helicopter On Earth
The Mirocopter SCH-2A is almost impossibly small, weighing only 249 lbs. Each one costs $35,000 USD, which makes them (by far) the cheapest production helicopter in the world. You can buy one on eBay right…
An Original Honda Pilot “UTV”
The Honda Pilot was developed by the Japanese company in the late 1980s and released in 1989. At the time it was the only UTV (utility terrain vehicle) in production by a major manufacturer. The slew of features…
Project Car: A Rare BMW Isetta 300 “Cabriolet”
This is a partially restored BMW Isetta 300, interestingly it’s one of the rarer “cabriolet” models which came with a folding rear roof section coupled with the standard folding soft top sunroof. BMW built…
“‘Til the Wheels Fall Off” Zippo Windproof Lighter
“‘Til the Wheels Fall Off” is one of the three lighters in the new Road Trip Edition series of Zippos with engraved art on their cases by Dallas-based artist Jonathan Schubert. As the name…
The Triumph Tiger Trail: An Early British Adventure Bike
The Triumph Tiger Trail TR7T is an historically signifiant motorcycle that remains largely unknown – it’s particularly noteworthy as it was Triumph’s first official attempt at creating what we would now call an adventure…
Barn Find For Sale: An Aston Martin DB4 That Was Hidden Away For 30 Years
Amazingly this Aston Martin DB4 was given to its current owner in exchange for a few weeks of body repair work on another vehicle. This exchange took place over 30 years ago when the…
A Rolls-Royce 6.75 Liter V8 Engine Block Coffee Table
This glass-topped coffee table is made using a 6.75 liter Rolls-Royce V8 engine block as its base. The toughened glass top sits on four chromed columns and the block rests on four feet that…
The New A.T.P. Helmet By Malle x Nexx
This is the new A.T.P. helmet, it’s a collaborative effort between British motorcycle outfitters Malle and European motorcycle helmet company Nexx. If you were wondering what the A.T.P. acronym stands for, it’s All Terrain Protection,…
For Sale: A Rare Land Rover 101 Forward Control 4×4 Camper
The Land Rover 101 Forward Control is an unusual V8-powered four-wheel drive developed by the British automaker in the late 1960s as a gun tractor for the British Ministry of Defence. No 101 Forward Controls were…
The Classic Camber Top Tool Box By Toyo – Made In Osaka, Japan
This is the Camber Top Tool Box by Toyo, it’s a classically styled tool storage and carrying case that won a Good Design Award back in 2009. Each box is made from a single…
The Rolex Deepsea “James Cameron” – Rated To A Depth Of 12,800FT
This is the Rolex Deepsea D-Blue edition “James Cameron” that was created by the Swiss watchmaker to celebrate James Cameron’s 2012 dive to the depths of the Mariana Trench – the deepest part of any ocean on…