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.
Ben Branch -
The Ka-Bar Wrench Knife – $43 USD
This is the the Ka-Bar Wrench Knife, it’s designed as an everyday-carry knife that’s perfectly suited to everything from opening Amazon packages to other odd jobs around the house, workshop, or garage. The Wrench…
Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada: An Italian Masterpiece With An American Heart
The Bizzarrini 5300 GT Strada was developed by the same engineer who created the Ferrari Breadvan, the original Lamborghini V12 engine, and the legendary Ferrari 250 GTO. When he was developing the 5300 GT…
Full Documentary: The Changing Architecture of the Motor Car
The Changing Architecture of the Motor Car is a 1970s-era documentary from General Motors that takes a look back at the very earliest examples of the automobile, then tracks the key design changes that…
For Sale: 1 Of 2 “Jump Car” Corvette Grand Sports From “Fast & Furious 5”
This is one of two “jump cars” used while filming the movie The Fast & Furious 5, and it’s one of just three of the Corvette Grand Sport Replicas to survive filming – the others…
Project Car: A 1969 Aston Martin DBS – 40 Years In Storage
This is a 1969 Aston Martin DBS Series 1, or perhaps more accurately, it’s the bodyshell of a 1969 Aston Martin DBS Series 1. It’s currently being offered for sale as a stalled restoration…
This Is The First Healy Enigma V8 Ever Built
This is a Healy Enigma V8, it was developed by a modestly sized independent British company as their take on a modern version of the venerated Austin-Healey 3000. The Enigma V8 has a custom steel…
The Flint and Tinder Flannel-Lined Waxed Hudson Jacket
This is the Flint and Tinder Hudson Jacket, its outer layer is British Millerain canvas waxed with coconut wax for weatherproofing, and it has an Abraham Moons flannel liner – one of the UK’s oldest…
A Rare 80s Supercar: The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato came about as a series of events that occurred at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1984. The Aston Martin stand was placed near the Carrozzeria Zagato stand,…
A Mid-Engined Honda Civic Type R-Powered Mini With 200+ HP
The humble Mini has been customized in almost every way imaginable, but this is the first time we’ve seen a mid-engined, rear wheel drive example come up for sale powered by a 200+ hp…
The Merlin Chigwell Lite Motorcycle Jacket
This is the Merlin Chigwell Lite Jacket, it was developed by the British team at Merlin to fill the need for a classically-styled waxed canvas motorcycle jacket that is suitable for use in hot…
The Unusual Iveco Massif 4×4: A Giugiaro-Designed Defender Rival
The Iveco Massif is a modern four-wheel drive that was built in Spain by Santana for Italian company Iveco which is owned by Fiat. Fewer than 10,000 were made between 2007 and 2011, and…
The Zippo Red Box Top Windproof Lighter
This is the Zippo Red Box Top, it carries one of the company’s classic designs from years gone by but it’s an entirely new release. Just like every Zippo lighter sold since the company…