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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There’s A 450 hp R-985 Pratt & Whitney Radial Airplane Engine For Sale On eBay
The R-985 Pratt & Whitney radial engine, also known as the R-985 Wasp Junior, was originally developed in the late 1920s and put into…
The Ford Mustang Boss 429 – A Street-Legal Car With A NASCAR Engine
The Ford Mustang Boss 429 was created specifically to homologate Ford’s 429 cu. in. semi-hemispherical V8 engine for NASCAR competition. Ford needed an engine…
Carroll Shelby’s Other V8-Powered British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger
There were two Sunbeam Tiger prototypes developed in the early 1960s, one was built by Carroll Shelby and his team and the other by…
The Peugeot Impitoyable Whiskey Tasting Set
This is the Peugeot Impitoyable Whiskey Tasting Set, the unusually shaped glass is designed to capture the alcohol burn while releasing the whisky’s aroma,…
The ZERO XP – A Futuristic Custom Electric Motorcycle by Untitled Motorcycles
The ZERO XP is a bespoke custom electric motorcycle built by renowned bike builder Hugo Eccles of Untitled Motorcycles in the USA. Hugo is…
The Ferro & Co. Distinct 3 Vintage Racing Watch Series – $329 to $849 CAD
This is the new Distinct 3 watch by Ferro & Co., it comes in three models and there are four movements to choose from,…
1 Of 10 Ever Made: The 1969 Intermeccanica Murena 429 GT
The Intermeccanica Murena was the result of a brief foray into the world of car making by two Americans, M. Charles Schwendler and Jospeh Vos. The…
This Is The New Lego Fiat 500 – $89.99 USD
This is the new Lego Fiat 500, it’s part of the Creator Expert series and it includes a detailed engine, a front trunk with a…
The Block Party Tee By Silodrome – 100% Made In The USA
The Block Party Tee This is the new Silodrome Block Party Tee – each one is screenprinted in Richmond, Virginia onto a high-quality, 100%…
There’s A 543 hp Maybach V12 Engine For Sale On eBay
The Maybach V12 (M285) was used in the 57 and 62 series cars first introduced in 2002 by DaimlerChrysler AG to compete with Rolls-Royce,…
Documentary: Lotus Elise – The Inside Story
Lotus Elise – The Inside Story is an insightful and highly detailed look back at the design, development, and release of the Elise –…
The Recaro Classic Line – A New Series Of Retro Seats From Recaro
These three seats represent the new Recaro Classic Line – a series of seats designed using modern materials with retro styling cues from the…