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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A Rare Fiberfab Jamaican
If you’re looking at the car pictured above and wondering what it is, you’re not alone. It started life as a 1967 Austin-Healey 3000 however it obviously looks nothing like that now, because it…
The Shinola Monster Automatic: A Swiss-Powered Watch From Detroit – $1,250+ USD
This is the new Shinola Monster Automatic, it’s a full-featured dive watch assembled in the United States and powered by a Swiss-made automatic movement. Shinola was founded in Detroit back in 2011 to see if…
A Highly-Modified Lotus Europa Racer – 24 Hours of Daytona Veteran
This Lotus Europa is a road racer that competed in the 1978 Daytona 24 Hours after being comprehensively rebuilt into a dedicated race car capable of taking on the best in the world. Automotive…
The Seraph Gloves By 78 Motor Company
These are the new Seraph gloves by the 78 Motor Company, they were originally sketched out on a napkin during a pre-Covid flight and during a lockdown the company founder Anthony worked through several…
Cagiva VX Traveller – A Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 For The 21st Century
The Cagiva VX Traveller is a one-off custom motorcycle built by the founder of Venier Customs, Italian designer Stefano Venier, for his own personal use. Since Venier Customs was founded in 2012 they’ve developed…
Don’t Die in The Woods – World’s Toughest Survival Bivy – $19.95 USD
This is the “World’s Toughest Survival Bivy” by the team at Don’t Die in The Woods, a minimalist outfitter that focusses on selling survival items to protect people from exposure to the elements on…
The Citroën Méhari – France’s Quirky Answer To The Mini Moke
The Citroën Méhari was created as a French answer to the much-loved little Mini Moke, both were designed to be lightweight, inexpensive to buy, and cheap to operate, but unlike the steel-bodied Moke the…
For Sale: Mario Andretti’s Lotus 79 Rear Wing, Circa 1978
This was the rear wing fitted to Mario Andretti’s ill-fated Lotus 79 Formula 1 car, the same car he used to set the pole position for the 1978 United States Grand Prix in front…
Warehouse Find: A Bare Metal Body Lamborghini Miura P400 S
This Lamborghini Miura P400 S was hidden away in a California Bay Area warehouse for well over 40 years, a victim of a minor fender bender that had seen it laid up for repairs…
Full Film: Carrera Passion – Racing To Win La Carrera Panamericana
Carrera Passion is the latest film from Driving La Carrera, one of the best kept secrets on YouTube with a number of fantastic films published but only a few thousand views. This film tells the…
Richard Hammond Is Selling His 1969 Porsche 911T
This beautifully presented 1969 Porsche 911T is currently owned by Richard Hammond, who has decided to part with and some other cars to fund a new TV series he’s working on about classic car restoration…
For Sale: A Ferrari 126C4 Junior Formula 1 Car
This is a Ferrari 126C4 Junior, a mini Formula 1 car replica designed for younger drivers. It’s powered by a rear-mounted, single cylinder motor and it has a single speed transmission to keep things easy. There…