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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Pearl Harbor Attack Survivor: The Waco Biplane That Outflew A Zero
This Waco UIC Cabin Class biplane has a fascinating history, it was being used as a training aircraft by a Hawaiian flight school in the early 1940s and in the early morning of December…
For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTO/SWB Nardi Steering Wheel
This is an original Nardi steering wheel that is a factory-correct fitment for either a Ferrari 250 GTO or the Ferrari 250 GT SWB, two of the most desirable (and valuable) Ferraris ever made….
A Turbodiesel Land Rover Defender Pick Up Truck
This is the pick up truck version of the inimitable Land Rover Defender, it’s the longer wheelbase 110 version of the classic British 4×4 and it’s powered by the Puma 2.4 liter inline-four cylinder turbodiesel…
For Sale: A Ford Cosworth GBA Turbocharged V6 Formula 1 Engine – 900+ BHP
The Ford Cosworth GBA is a turbocharged V6 Formula 1 engine that was developed in England in the mid-1980s to replace the Ford Cosworth DFV engine – still the most successful engine in motor…
A Rare “Virtual Steering Monkey” From Japan
There can be little doubt that this is one of the strangest vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome. It’s so strange in fact that the little information we can find about it is all…
Whiskey Peaks: The Pacific Northwest’s Four Greatest Mountains In Glass
This collection of four hand-blown whiskey glasses each have a three dimensional topographic impression of one of the Pacific Northwest’s greatest mountain peaks in their base. The mountains are Mount Rainer, Mount Hood, Mount…
An Original “Koenig Specials” Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC – A 400 BHP Supercharged ’80s Icon
This is a rare original “Koenig Specials” Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC, it’s a significantly modified 560 SEC built by one of the most influential German tuning houses of all time, and it now produces 400…
The Armadillo Fuel Bag By Giant Loop
This is the new Armadillo Bag from the team at Giant Loop, and if you live in the United States we’re legally obligated to tell you in no uncertain terms that this bag that…
For Sale: A Paris-Dakar Rally Veteran Toyota Land Cruiser J75
This considerably modified Toyota Land Cruiser J75 is a two-time Paris-Dakar Rally veteran, it was piloted by French owner/driver Richard Romagny in the 1999 and 2003 events, finishing 35th from a field of 81…
Full Documentary: Ford And The American Dream
Ford And The American Dream is a full length documentary film about the history of one of America’s most famous automakers. The film moves through Ford history starting before the Model T and highlights…
Still In The Factory Crate: A Brand New 1981 Yamaha SR500 Is For Sale
This Yamaha SR500 is possibly the only one left in the world still in its original factory crate, having never been unpackaged, assembled, or ridden. The SR500 was the road-going version of the Yamaha…
Piloti Pinnacle Race Boots – FIA Homologated
These are the FIA-homologated Piloti Pinnacle race boots, they were designed to be suitable for everyone from 24 Hours of Le Mans racers right through to your average Joe heel-and-toe shifting his way through B…