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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Restoration Project: An Original Sinclair C5 Electric Vehicle
When it was released in 1985 the Sinclair C5 was a wildly futuristic electric vehicle that had been conceived by the famous personal computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair to much fanfare. Interestingly the production of the C5…
This vs That: A Lamborghini FL3 vs A Porsche A122 Tractor – $8,200+ Each
Both Lamborghini and Porsche worked on tractor designs extensively in the years after WWII, when European farmers needed access to reliable, inexpensive machines to tend their land. These tractors remain quite affordable today for…
The New Tamiya Ford Escort Mk II Rally 1/10 Scale R/C Racer
This is the new Tamiya Ford Escort Mk II Rally, it’s a 1/10th scale remote control car designed to appeal to first time builders and hardcore enthusiasts alike. This is an R/C car that’ll have…
The Peerless GT – An Unusual British Le Mans Racer
In 1958 before the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, an unusual new car took its position ready for the race, it was the only one of its kind in the field…
The 2021 Rokker Urban Rebel Motorcycle Boots
These are the new-for-2021 Rokker Urban Rebel Boots, they’re designed to evoke the style and feel of classic early 20th century work boots while offering 21st century protection for motorcyclists. Each pair of Urban Rebel boots…
A Rare Fuji Go Devil Folding Mini Scooter – The “Suitcase Motorcycle”
The Fuji Go Devil mini scooter was marketed as a suitcase motorcycle that you could theoretically fold up and take with you on a plane, then unfold after your flight so you had instant transportation…
The Smithsonian Motor-Works Moving Engine Model – $31 USD
This is the Smithsonian Motor-Works kit to build a moving model of a four-stroke, four-cylinder engine. It’s designed as an educational tool that people can build with their kids, or build alone to help…
The Fiat Panda 4×4 – Italy’s Toughest Little Four-Wheel Drive
The Fiat Panda 4×4 is what happens when the man who designed the DeLorean DMC-12 sets out to create a cheap car that can go almost anywhere, while still accommodating two 50 liter wine…
An Original Bottle Of “Ford Tomato Juice” From The 1930s
This is an original bottle of Ford tomato juice, a product that many don’t associate with the American automaker, however Ford produced its own tomato juice for years back in the 1930s. The reason the…
The Austin Champ Was The Quirky British Answer To The American Jeep
The Austin Champ was created in the years after WWII as the British answer to the American Jeep. Development started in 1947 and resulted in a unique four-wheel drive with a Rolls-Royce engine, all-independent…
The Breitling Superocean Automatic 44
The Breitling Superocean Automatic 44 is one of the newer offerings in the Superocean dive watch model family. Many associate Breitling with their popular aviation watches but they’ve been selling Superoceans since the 1950s…
For Sale: The New Legend x Iron & Resin Super Scout II
This is the New Legend x Iron & Resin Super Scout II (SSII), it started life as a standard 1976 International Scout II that was rescued by the team at New Legend – probably…