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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Extremely Rare 4×4: A “Frog-Eye” 1955 Unimog 401 Westfalia
This is one of the rarest examples of the early Unimog, it’s a Type 401 that was given a Westfalia conversion in-period to convert…
The Floyd Cabin: The Carry-On Suitcase With Skateboard Wheels
This is the Floyd Cabin, it’s an airline carry-on sized hardshell case that rides on interchangeable 55mm skateboard wheels, and its design was directly…
300SL Gullwing Conversion! A Rebodied 2001 Mercedes SLK320
Though this car looks like a mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, it’s actually a 2001 Mercedes-Benz SLK320 that has been professionally rebodied. The SLK makes…
The Zippo Fire Starter Combo Kit – $22 USD
This is the Fire Starter Combo Kit from Zippo, and as the name implies it includes everything you need to get a fire started…
For Sale: A Wild Ex-George Foreman Saleen S351 Mustang With 510 BHP
This is a supercharged 1995 Ford Mustang Saleen S351 which was first used as a press vehicle for Saleen, it was then purchased by…
The British Workhorse: A Ford Kent Crossflow Engine
This is a 1.6 liter Ford Kent Crossflow engine that benefits from a series of upgrades including dual Dellorto DHLA 40 carburetors, a performance…
The VW Iltis: A Forgotten Military 4×4 With Dakar Rally-Winning DNA
This is an original Volkswagen Iltis 4×4 Type 183 from 1980. It’s a rare four-wheel drive developed to offer a homegrown four wheeler, as a…
For Sale: A Rare 14.8 Liter Seagrave V12 Engine – American-Made
This is a Seagrave V12, it’s an American-made engine that was used mostly in fire trucks, and as a result it has a gargantuan…
Rare Prototype For Sale: The 1959 Steyr-Puch Haflinger 700 AP
This is the 1959 Steyr-Puch Haflinger 700 AP prototype, it’s believed to be the only one ever made, having been modified to appeal to…
WWII-Era Wurlitzer Juke Box – The “Victory”
This is a rare World War II-era Wurlitzer Juke Box, it was called the “Victory” model as it was built after the Japanese attack…
For Sale: A Dakar Rally-Winning X-Raid BMW Mini John Cooper Works Buggy
This is the X-Raid BMW Mini John Cooper Works Buggy that won the Dakar Rally in 2021 with Stéphane Peterhansel at the wheel, a…
Affordable Off-Road Fun! The Coleman B200 Mini Bike
This is the Coleman Powersports B200 mini bike, it’s a 196cc four-stroke motorcycle designed for off-road use by either adults or kids, and it…