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 1910 Classic Boxing Gloves From Everlast
These are the Everlast 1910 Classic Boxing Gloves, they were developed to evoke the style of turn-of-the-century boxing gloves but they use modern design…
Still In the Factory Crate: A Rare American-Built EBR 1190RX
This is an EBR 1190RX, it’s one of the 667 examples of the model built by Erik Buell Racing in East Troy, Wisconsin. The…
Schott NYC x Grateful Dead Sweater
This is the Schott NYC x Grateful Dead Sweater, it’s part of a collection of apparel created by Schott NYC in partnership with the…
The 8.2 Liter 1932 Ford Bill Breece Coupe Is For Sale
This is the 1932 Ford Bill Breece Coupe, it’s a hot rod that was built in the mid-1950s by 19-year-old Bill Breece, and it…
The Rokon Mototractor: A Two-Wheel Drive Motorcycle Made In The USA
This is the Rokon Mototractor, it’s one of the newer model releases from the decades-old specialist American motorcycle manufacturer, and it offers a towing…
For Sale: A Rare Lincoln-Zephyr V12 Engine
This is a Lincoln-Zephyr V12 H-series engine that would have been built between 1936 and 1948 as the powerplant for the Lincoln-Zephyr line of…
One Year Only! There’s A 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee For Sale
This is a rare, original 1971 Dodge Charger Super Bee. It’s a true factory 440/385 bhp Six Pack V8 V-Code Charger Super Bee, the…
An Incredible Supermarine S.5 1:24 Scale Model By Luigi Lupini
This is a highly-detailed Supermarine S.5 1:24 scale model built by master model maker Luigi Lupini from scratch. The Supermarine S.5 is best-remembered today…
Project Car: A 1972 Porsche 911S For $2,500 USD
This vehicle is listed as a 1972 Porsche 911 S that’s been fitted with a steel wide body kit, it’s being offered for sale…
A NASA Astronaut Briefcase-Style Boombox
This is a NASA-style briefcase boombox built by the team at The HiFi Case based in Chicago, Illinois. This boombox is modeled after the…
“The Vader” – A Vauxhall Chevette That Cost Over $250,000 USD To Build
“The Vader” is a 1983 Vauxhall Chevette that was stripped back to a bare shell and completely rebuilt – with the final bill coming…
A First-Generation Chrysler Hemi “FirePower” V8 Engine
This is an original 1953 Chrysler Hemi FirePower V8, it’s one of the most famous American engines of the time, and it came before…