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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The Telescoping Fire Blower
This is the Telescoping Fire Blower from American outfitting company Barebones. It has brass sections on each end, and a telescoping stainless steel center…
For Sale: Hells Angels Icon Sonny Barger’s Harley-Davidson FXRT
This is a 1992 Harley-Davidson FXRT that was personally owned and ridden by outlaw motorcycle legend Sonny Barger – one of the most prominent…
For Sale: An Incredible Lamborghini Gallardo V10 Coffee Table
This is a coffee table built around a V10 engine sourced from a Lamborghini Gallardo, for time the best-selling Lamborghini of all time until…
Engine Swapped! A 1985 AMC Eagle 4×4
The AMC Eagle was released in 1979 as an entirely new class of vehicle, but it was a class that didn’t yet have a…
The Original 1:1 Scale Pininfarina Ferrari Testarossa Design Study Is For Sale
This is an original Pininfarina design study of the Ferrari Testarossa, one of the most consequential supercars of the 1980s, and of all time…
Rare Rotary-Powered Superbike: The 100 BHP Van Veen OCR 1000
This is a rare Van Veen OCR 1000, it’s a little-known superbike from the 1970s powered by a 1000cc twin-rotor Wankel engine capable of…
The Preppi Solar Laptop + Phone Charger
This is the Preppi Solar Laptop + Phone Charger, as the name suggests it’s a iPad-sized, fold-out solar array that can be used to…
An Off Grid Home-On-Wheels: The Bruder EXP-6 Off-Road Camper
This is a Bruder EXP-6 off-road camper, it’s an Australian-made travel trailer designed to go almost anywhere on earth and provide a comfortable living…
815 BHP On Pump Gas! The 632 CI BluePrint V8 Crate Engine
This is the General Motors “big block” compatible 632 cubic inch (10.4 liter) V8 from the highly-respected team at BluePrint Engines based out of…
Sleeper For Sale: An (Affordable) V8-Swapped Ford Escort Mk1
This is a 1970 Ford Escort Mark 1 that has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, and now rather than a four-banger under…
The Uncharted Supply Co. Roadster Auto Kit
This is the Roadster Auto Kit from the team at the Uncharted Supply Co. based out of Utah. In short, it’s an all-inclusive car…
For Sale: A Rare Eccles Caravan From 1928
This is a rare Eccles Jacobean Caravan from 1928 with styling inspired by classic English Tudor architecture. It has a lantern roof, bay windows,…