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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Still In The Factory Crate! A Brand New 20 Year Old Honda CR250R
This is a Honda CR250R from the 2007 model year that’s remained unused in its original factory crate. It’s now being offered for sale and…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1968 Chevrolet C20 + “Sky Lounge” Camper
This is a 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper, a ¾-ton Golden Anniversary model, that’s fitted with a period-correct tri-level 1966 Del Rey Sky…
An Incredible “Cummins” Livery Indy Car Go Kart
This is an original Indy Car-style go-kart built by the Bird Corporation and finished in an eye-catching yellow #25 Cummins livery, likely based on…
There’s A Futuristic Isuzu VehiCROSS From 1999 For Sale
This is a 1999 Isuzu VehiCROSS, an unusual body-on-frame 4×4 that debuted in the late 1990s as a futuristic concept-car-made-real to carry the Japanese…
For Sale: A Rare Camaro Z/28 “DZ 302” V8 Engine
This is an original Chevrolet DZ 302 V8, an almost mythical engine from the late 1960s that was offered in the Camaro Z/28 in…
For Sale: An Unusual M1161 Growler “Light Strike Vehicle”
This is a 2011 M1161 Growler ITV-LSV, those initials stand for “Internally Transportable Light Strike Vehicle,” as the Growler was designed to fit inside…
The Huntsman Swiss Army Knife
This is the Huntsman, it’s a classic Swiss Army Knife design that contains almost everything you need in your pocket when you’re out in…
The Maeving RM1S By Roughchild
This is the Maeving RM1S custom build by Robert Sabel of Roughchild, one of the best-known custom motorcycle shops on the west coast and…
The Water Football From The Dime Lab
This is the Water Football from The Dime Lab, in short, it’s a summer-ready football developed by a former Falcons, Packers, and 49ers quarterback,…
Great Depression-Era Travel Trailer: A 1937 Pierce-Arrow Travelodge
This is a recently refurbished 1937 Pierce-Arrow Travelodge Model C travel trailer, it’s a rare survivor and a fascinating look back at the early…
For Sale: A 2,500 BHP Napier Deltic 18 Cylinder Engine
This is an original Napier Deltic 18 cylinder engine, an unusual diesel two-stroke, triangular opposed-piston design with a displacement of 88.3 liters (5,384 cubic…
For Sale: A Minigun-Equipped + Corvette-Powered Aston Martin DB9
This is an Aston Martin DB9 from 2006 that was comprehensively modified in 2021, it’s now powered by a 6.2 liter LS3 Corvette V8,…