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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1956 Driving Skills Film: The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving
The Smith System Of No-Accident Driving is a driving skills improvement film funded by the Ford Motor Company and originally released in 1956. All of the lessons in the film are still valid today…
For Sale: A Douglas A-4 Skyhawk Fighter Jet
This 1960 Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is currently being offered for sale for $995,000 USD, making it one of the most affordable fully-functional fighter jets for sale anywhere in the world. The word “affordable” is relative of course, but in…
Essential Read: You Suck At Racing
You Suck At Racing: A Crash Course For The Novice Driver his a book aimed squarely at people who want to take up motor racing as a hobby, not at those who have any serious intentions of challenging…
A Flying Renault 4: The AIR4 eVTOL by The Arsenale
This is the Renault AIR4 it’s a new eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft that took its design inspiration from the legendary Renault 4 – an affordable French passenger car that’s celebrating its…
The Armored Gullinbursti Kevlar® Hoodie
The Gullinbursti hoodie looks just like a regular hoodie, with nothing externally to give away the fact that it’s created using a special fabric called Raxton™ that consists of 50% cotton and 50% DuPont™ Kevlar®. In…
For Sale: The Dodge Dart Swinger 340 Concept Car From 1969
This is the original Dodge Dart Swinger 340 concept car that was first shown to the world at the 1969 Chicago Auto Show, it was a precursor to the upcoming 1970 Dodge Dart Swinger…
The Hot Rod Grill Barbecue V8
This is the Hot Rod V8 Grill Barbecue built by Hot Rod Grills, each barbecue has a realistic cast alloy top and bottom with enough detail to fool most people into believing that it’s an…
The Spectre Type 10 – A 230 RWHP Mid-Engined Mini Supercar
The Spectre Type 10 is a Mini that’s been completely rebuilt into a 230 hp, mid-engined, rear-wheel drive miniature supercar. We’ve all seen the remarkable reimagined Porsche 911s that roll out of the Singer…
4.5 Feet Long: A Huge Porsche 906 1:3 Scale R/C Race Car
This is a 1:3 scale Porsche 906 radio controlled car, it measures in at approximately 1.37 meters or 4.5 feet long and it tips the scales at 80 kilograms or 176 lbs. Much like…
For Sale On eBay: An Original Navy SEAL RAB “Riverine Assault Boat”
This is an original US Navy Seal Riverine Assault Boat, or simply a “RAB” for short. It’s powered by twin diesel engines with Hamilton H292 Waterjets giving it a top speed of 40+ knots with…
“The Dude” Cardigan By Schott
The Big Lebowski is possibly the only film in cinema history that features a cardigan in a supporting role, with the possible exception of Dumb and Dumber of course. The film famously stars Jeff Bridges…
An Original 1982 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL Trans Am Race Car
This Mercedes-Benz SL is a Trans Am race car that was driven in period by Loren St. Lawrence under the DeAtley Motorsport/Michelob banner. Power is provided by a highly-modified 4.5 liter Mercedes V8 with dual Holley…