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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Floyd Suitcases – Inspired By 1970s Californian Skate + Surf Culture
This is the new Floyd line of suitcases, a modern collection of luggage inspired by 1970s skate and surf culture in California – Venice Beach…
For Sale: A Restored Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Camper
This beautifully restored Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Camper is one of the tidiest examples of the famous German hotel room on wheels that we’ve…
K&N Air Filter Keyfob
This is the K&N Air Filter Keyfob and as the name suggests, it’s a mini K&N air filter on a keychain for those who want…
* Updated* Can You Help Identify This? A 1939 Ford Custom Roadster Mystery Car
*Update* – We now have the story on this car thanks to some remarkable sleuthing by the folks on Twitter. The car was built…
A Highly-Detailed Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model
This unusual Fiat 1100 driving school model was made by Werner Degener to give driving students a detailed understanding of exactly how cars work…
Kaiser Darrin – The World’s First Mass-Produced Fiberglass Bodied Sports Car
The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced…
For Sale: A Lada Riva Sedan – The Soviet Union’s Workhorse
In the West our knowledge of cars from behind the Iron Curtain is often lacking, largely due to lack of exposure or first hand…
The Cobra Dragster – An 8+ Foot Long R/C Two-Stroke Nitrous Dragster Capable Of 70+ MPH
In the world of R/C cars there are your standard off-the-shelf designs popular with kids and adults alike, then there are the slightly more…
For Sale: An Alvis Sabre Light Tank – A Pandemic Proof Daily Driver?
This is an Alvis Sabre light tank and it’s historically notable for a couple of reasons, the most significant of which is that it’s…
Blundstone 510 – The Classic Australian Leather Boot – $190 USD
Blundstone has been one of Australia’s most famous boot makers for over 150 years and counting. Headquartered on the island of Tasmania the company…
The Mini Jeep – A Drivable Gasoline-Powered Off Roader
This mini Jeep is modeled on the WW2-era military MB/GPW Jeeps from the early to mid 1940s. Just like the original full sized Jeep…
Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America
This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles…