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 Bocar XP-5 – An American V8 Answer To The Europeans
The rare Bocar XP-5 is the work of Bob Carnes, a racing driver and self-taught engineer who enjoyed much success in the Denver, Colorado area racing his Porsche 550 Spyder and his Jaguar XK120….
The Piranha III Kit: Build Your Own Super Buggy At Home
The Piranha III is one of the best-selling buggy designs in the history of well-known Australian company The Edge Products, this kit provides everything you need to built one at home with the exception…
The Fiat 130 Coupe: An Affordable 1970s Italian GT Car
When it was released in 1971 the Fiat 130 Coupe was lauded by reviewers for its excellent handling and balance, its cutting-edge design, and for its well-appointed interior. The styling of the car has…
For Sale: An Illuminated Porsche Dealership Sign
This is a Porsche dealership sign featuring the German automaker’s famous logo, it’s illuminated by long-lasting LEDs and the letters measure in at 31cm tall (12.2 inches) each. The sign measures 4.3 meters wide with all…
A Rare Talbot-Lago T14 America Barquette
Very few examples of the Talbot-Lago T14 America Barquette were built, largely due to the precarious financial situation the company found itself in by the end of the 1950s. The final, and ultimately unsuccessful,…
The “Battle Of Britain” WWII RAF Flying Jacket by Goldtop
This is the “Battle Of Britain” 1940 RAF sheepskin flying jacket by Goldtop, each is made to exacting standards based on the original design used by British airmen during the war, and they have…
The Dowsetts Comet – This Is The Only Road-Going Comet In The World
The Dowsetts Comet is a car that many haven’t heard of due to the fact that they’re only produced in very limited numbers in a small factory deep in the English countryside. Despite their English…
The DMD Oro Stoccolma Motorcycle Helmet
This is the DMD Oro Stoccolma motorcycle helmet, it’s part of a the new “Oro” series from the Italian company that features a full carbon kevlar shell and an interior lines with Italian leather…
A Rare “Quad Headlight” Jaguar E-Type
This unusual Jaguar E-Type was built to special order for the 6th Earl of Cawdor, Hugh John Vaughan Campbell. The specification included a balanced engine, Koni shock absorbers, competition wire wheels, Restall reclining seats, and…
Full Documentary – The Focke-Wulf Fw 190: “The Butcher Bird” Of WWII
When the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 first appeared in the skies over Europe in 1941 it shocked the world, it was superior to all of the Allied fighters (other than high-altitude flight capability), and it…
This Might Be The Fastest Radial-Engined Motorcycle In The World
In March 2022, a small group of enthusiasts from Adelaide, Australia, will attempt to set a new land speed record on Lake Gairdner in South Australia, becoming the world’s fastest radial-engined motorcycle.
A Twin-Turbo Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Road Legal Race Car
They say the Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 is an acquired taste, it’s always been more affordable (and more practical) than many of its siblings from Maranello, but it also had the difficult job of…