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 Wolverine 1000 Mile Cap-Toe Classic Boot – 100% American Made
Impressively, Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots have been made in the United States for over 100 years – the boot was first introduced in the 1910s and named for the fact it offered 1,000 miles…
1 Of 6 Prototypes Made: The Peugeot 505 Pick-Up Double Cabine Gruau
This is one of just six Peugeot 505 Pick-Up Double Cabine Gruau prototypes that were made, it was a vehicle designed to combine the best features of a passenger car with the utility of a…
A Jacobs 12.4 Liter 7-Cylinder Radial Engine Coffee Table
This Jacobs radial engine coffee table is the work of Dan Solheim, an aircraft technician and engineer who founded Creations From The Sol in order to turn aircraft parts into high-end furniture. Solheim started…
For Sale: The Alfaholics Spider-R 007 – The Fastest Spider In The World
The Alfaholics Spider-R 007 was nicknamed the “The Fastest Spider In The World” by the British team who built it. It’s a 216 bhp Twin Spark-powered 1977 Spider with a 6-speed sequential gearbox, a competition…
The Recaro Office Class LX: A Retro Automotive Office Chair
Recaro seats have graced the spartan interiors of some of the most successful race cars in the world, not to mention many of the most desirably sports cars, but many don’t know that more…
The Triumph Dolomite Sprint – The Affordable British Answer To The BMW 2002
The Triumph Dolomite Sprint is one of those classic cars that probably deserves to be quite a bit more famous than it actually is. The Sprint was developed to take the fight to the…
Full Documentary: Last of the Giants – Union Pacific Railroad
Last of the Giants is a documentary about the Union Pacific Big Boy, a series of gargantuan articulated 4-8-8-4 steam locomotives that were built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) during World War II….
20+ Years In Storage: A 1975 Alfa Romeo Montreal Garage Find
This 1975 Alfa Romeo Montreal has spent well over 20 years stored away in a garage gathering dust, it’s now being offered for sale as a rolling restoration project that appears to be in…
The Toucan Motorcycle Tent by Wingman Of The Road
This is the Toucan Motorcyle Tent by Wingman Of The Road, it’s essentially a larger version of their original tent, the Goose, but this one can fit two people. The name is a play…
For Sale: Denny “Kannonball” Kannenberg’s Harley-Davidson KR Racer
The Harley-Davidson KR was released in 1952 as the American answer to the rapid influx of advanced racing motorcycles from Britain wearing names like Norton, Triumph, AJS, Vincent, and BSA. It was clear to…
$200,000+ Engine Project: An Original Porsche Fuhrman Four-Cam Engine
The assorted engine parts you see here combine to form one of the most famous, and most important, engines in Porsche’s long history – the Fuhrman Four-Cam. The Porsche Four Cam engine was developed…
A Supercharged 1932 Ford V8 Woodie Surf Wagon
This is a 1932 Ford Woodie Wagon that’s been comprehensively restored and rebuilt into a classic mid-century surf wagon, complete with removable rear seats and a Hawaiian-made Dick Brewer longboard on the roof. Unlike…