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 VSSL Camp Supplies SUUNTO Edition Flashlight + Survival Kit
This is the VSSL Camp Supplies SUUNTO Edition, it’s a flashlight made from military-grade aluminum that has a SUUNTO compass in the base, and inside the shaft you’ll find over 70 pieces of essential…
The Rare Volkswagen SP2 – An Air-Cooled Cult Classic Made In Brazil
The Volkswagen SP2 is a Brazilian-built sports car that was developed in the early 1970s, it entered production in 1973 and left production in 1976 after just 11,123 had been built. Although it’s little-known…
The CCM Spitfire Cafe Racer – Just 250 Will Be Made
This is the CCM Spitfire Cafe Racer, it’s a limited-production motorcycle, just 250 will be made by the decades-old British motorcycle marque Clews Competition Motorcycles. In recent years CCM has made a name for themselves building ultra-lightweight…
The Rare Marcos 1600 GT – A Little-Known Lotus Rival Descended From The Mosquito
This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1969, it’s a classic sports car largely unknown outside of Britain. Inside the UK the car has a cult following thanks to both its unusual history and…
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,…