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 Weird & Wonderful Reyonnah 175 Prototype N°1 From 1951
This is the Reyonnah 175 Prototype N°1, as the name suggests it’s the first Reyonnah 175 prototype and had French automotive history played out slightly differently, this car could have been just as famous…
The AMC Eagle SX/4 – An American 4×4 Sports Car That Was Ahead Of Its Time
The AMC Eagle SX/4 was a car decades ahead of its time, it offered a sports car body with increased ground clearance and a four-wheel drive powertrain, creating an entirely new automotive genre overnight. The…
Top Gear Presenter Chris Harris Is Selling His Ferrari 512 TR
This 1992 Ferrari 512 TR currently belongs to Top Gear presenter Chris Harris, he bought it back in 2013 and featured the car in a film titled “Bread” on the /DRIVE YouTube channel which…
For Sale: An Original Concorde Air Speed Indicator
It’s not every day that an original Concorde air speed indicator pops up for sale. Aircraft parts and other Concorde memorabilia have always been in strong demand with collectors, even more so since the last…
The Ford Capri – This Was The “European Ford Mustang”
The Ford Capri was originally intended to be named the Ford “Colt,” an equine reference to the venerable Ford Mustang. Ford hoped that the Capri would mirror the American success of the Mustang and…
Full Documentary: “The ’49 Ford In Your Future”
When the 1949 Ford was released it was the first all-new automobile design introduced by an American Big Three automaker after World War II. It’s been called “the car that saved Ford” as its…
1980 Fiat 238: A Lamborghini “Roadside Assistance” Van
This is a 1980 Fiat 238 van that’s ready to go out and start rescuing Lamborghini owners who have found themselves parked by the side of the road, with a vehicle that’s turned itself into an attractive…
A Sauber C32 Ferrari Formula 1 Exhaust Sculpture
This is a Sauber C32-Ferrari exhaust sculpture by Mike O’Connor, a major figure in the classic Formula 1 world who owns the company Vintage Formula – a company that sells classic F1 cars as well…
An NSU Ro80: The Rare Wankel Rotary-Powered Sedan That Killed Its Maker
The NSU Ro80 is an advanced passenger sedan released in the 1960s that would ultimately kill the company that developed it and result in the founding of a company we all know today as…
David Beckham’s Motovespa “England Scooter” Is For Sale
This is David Beckham’s “England Scooter,” it featured heavily in advertising in the lead up to the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship in Lisbon. Beckham loved the scooter so much he kept it after…
For Sale: DeLorean DMC-12 5-Speed – With The “Stage II” Engine Upgrade
This is a 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 fitted with the desirable Stage II performance kit to boost power output. The original DeLorean was famously low on power, producing just 130 bhp which resulted in disappointing performance…
The Commander – A 3-In-1 Fire Tool From Pit Command
This is the Commander, it was designed to be an all-in-one tool for fireplace and fire pit management – it includes an axe head, a poker, and a serrated hook for rolling burning logs around….