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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The Redwood Tactical V2: A Military Dive Watch From Canada – $269
This is the Redwood Tactical V2, it’s a military-style dive watch from the Canadian watchmaker that can be ordered with either an automatic mechanical movement or a solar powered quartz movement. The Tactical V2…
This Is The Only Ferrari 375 America Vignale Cabriolet Ever Made
This is the only Ferrari 375 America Vignale cabriolet that was ever made. It’s powered by the “big block” Lampredi V12 engine that was used in various states of tune for both Ferrrai’s Formula 1 cars and…
A Fully-Functional Driving School Car Model By Hohm
This cutaway model is an educational display piece from German company Hohm Modelle, it was developed to show learner drivers how each of the key mechanical components of an automobile works. Hohm Modelle was conceived…
Unusual Project Car: A Rare Bradley GTE Electric From 1980
Electric cars are now a mainstream reality, along with hybrids and plug-in hybrids. It wasn’t that long ago that electric cars were a fringe interest, and those who wanted one had to either build it themselves…
A Restored David Bradley “Sport Kart” From 1959
This is an original David Bradley “Sport Kart” from 1959, it was created just three years after the go kart had first been invented by Art Ingels in Los Angeles in 1956. With the…
For Sale: A Retro 1982 Airstream Excella Motorhome
This is a Airstream Excella from 1982, it’s a 28 foot long motorhome that contains a bedroom, bathroom with a toilet and shower, a kitchenette, and a living area with a pull-out sofa bed. The…
The Technics SL-1000RE-S Direct Drive Turntable
This is the somewhat lengthily named Technics SL-1000RE-S Direct Drive Turntable, or Technics SL-1000RE-S for short. It’s one of the most advanced direct drive turntables on the market, and as you’ve probably guessed, it’s priced accordingly….
A Fabric-Bodied “Supercar” From 1932: The Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat
It’s believed that approximately 20 examples of the Stutz DV-32 Super Bearcat were built in the early 1930s. They were among the fastest cars money could buy, supercars in every sense of the word, with power provided…
There’s A Porsche “Sport Toboggan” From The 1960s For Sale
This is a rare Porsche Junior “Sport Toboggan,” an idea that was conceived in 1964 with prototypes made from fiberglass. They were tested by Ferry Porsche himself, along with his family, before they were…
Weird And Wonderful: The UMM Alter II Turbodiesel 4×4
This is an UMM Alter II, it’s a Portuguese-built, French-designed four-wheel drive that’s probably best known for two things – it’s said to have finished 100% of the Paris-Dakar Rallies it entered, and it was…
The Retro Heritage Heavy Leather Punching Bag By MVP
This is the Retro Heritage Heavy Leather Punching Bag by Modest Vintage Player, each bag is made by hand using the materials and techniques used in the golden age of boxing, and they make…
A Rare 1961 Dolphin America Sports Racer
This is the somewhat unusual-looking Dolphin America Sports Racer, it’s an American-built car that was developed by a team including future Shelby driver Ken Miles and British chassis designer John Crosthwaite who had worked…