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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Rare In The USA: A TVR Tuscan Speed Six
This is a TVR Tuscan Speed Six that was built in the year 2000 as the new halo car for the famed British sports…
MP5 Rubberband Machine Gun – Fires 24 Bands In Semi-Auto Mode
This is the new MP5 Rubberband Machine Gun from the team at Elastic Precision, each is made in the USA from solid hard Maple…
Mazda 13B Engine-Swapped! A Modified MGA Roadster
This is a 1956 MGA Roadster that has been through a full rebuild which included the fitment of a 1.3 liter Mazda 13B rotary…
The “Build Your Own” Arctic Shearwater 7’2″ Surfboard Kit
This is the build your own Arctic Shearwater surfboard kit from the team at Grain Surfboards, it comes in two boxes and takes about…
For Sale: A Rare AC Brooklands – Only 58 Were Made
This is a 1995 AC Brooklands, it’s a rare British sports car that was built in limited numbers, but the prices on them aren’t…
For Sale: A Ford 331 Stroker V8 With A Weber Eight-Stack
This is a Ford 331 cubic inch stroker V8 based on a Ford 302, it’s been completely rebuilt and it’s now topped with an…
There’s An Ex-Paul Walker 2005 Ford GT For Sale
This is the 2005 Ford GT that was a memorable part of Paul Walker’s “Always Evolving Collection,” it’s one of 14 finished in Mark…
For Sale: A First-Gen Ford Bronco Cargo Trailer
This is a cargo trailer made from the rear end of a first-generation Ford Bronco, fitted to a custom square steel tube frame on…
There’s A Rare Donkervoort D8 GTO JD-70 For Sale
This is a Donkervoort D8 GTO JD-70, it’s a rare, ultra-lightweight Dutch performance car powered by a turbocharged 2.5 liter Audi inline-five that sends…
The GoRuck Rucker 4.0: A Backpack Guaranteed For Life
This is the GoRuck Rucker 4.0 it comes in 15, 20, and 25 liter sizes, and they all come with the company’s unusual lifetime…
Turbocharged Flat-Six-Swapped! A Beastly 1971 Porsche 914
This is a 1971 Porsche 914 that now benefits from a raft of upgrades, the most significant of which is the new turbocharged flat-six…
The Gerber Gear Gator Combo Axe II: A Camp Axe + Handsaw In One
This is the Gerber Gear Gator Combo Axe II, it’s an axe with a hollow handle, inside which you’ll find a handsaw. The two…