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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For Sale – An Original 1969 Volkswagen Super Bugger Beetle Camper
This is an original 1969 Volkswagen Super Bugger, possibly the most unfortunately named vehicle of all time. I’ve never actually seen one of these come up for sale though I have occasionally seen them…
Full Film: The Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Documentary
This is a vintage documentary about one of the most important aircraft of WWII and arguably one of the most important of the 20th century alongside its Allied fighter brethren like the Hurricane, P-51…
For Sale: A Beautifully Restored 1981 Toyota Hilux DLX Pickup Truck
This 1981 Toyota DLX Pickup has been immaculately restored with careful attention to small details, like the correct silver and silver-gray sport stripes and even the signature DLX patterned cloth with vinyl upholstery. In…
The Revival Cycles Landspeeder – Silodrome Renaissance Series
Editor’s Note: This article is part of the new Renaissance Series on Silodrome where we go back and feature some of the most important custom motorcycles that have been built in recent years. All…
The Rare Darrian T90 – A British Giant-Killer
The Darrian T90 is a car that’s not particularly well-known outside of British motor racing circles, though this seems a shame given the extraordinary David vs Goliath achievements enjoyed by the unusual performance car….
Floyd Suitcases – Inspired By 1970s Californian Skate + Surf Culture
This is the new Floyd line of suitcases, a modern collection of luggage inspired by 1970s skate and surf culture in California – Venice Beach in particular. Floyd was founded by industrial designers Bernd Georgi…
For Sale: A Restored Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Camper
This beautifully restored Volkswagen Type 2 Westfalia Camper is one of the tidiest examples of the famous German hotel room on wheels that we’ve seen, certainly in recent memory. Depending on your age the…
K&N Air Filter Keyfob
This is the K&N Air Filter Keyfob and as the name suggests, it’s a mini K&N air filter on a keychain for those who want to make sure their keys don’t suffer power loss due…
* Updated* Can You Help Identify This? A 1939 Ford Custom Roadster Mystery Car
*Update* – We now have the story on this car thanks to some remarkable sleuthing by the folks on Twitter. The car was built by Paul Normand of Rochester, New Hampshire who was wondering…
A Highly-Detailed Fiat 1100 Driving School Cutaway Model
This unusual Fiat 1100 driving school model was made by Werner Degener to give driving students a detailed understanding of exactly how cars work – including an X-ray look inside the engine, gearbox, and…
Kaiser Darrin – The World’s First Mass-Produced Fiberglass Bodied Sports Car
The Kaiser Darrin is an unusual American car that is considerably less famous than it deserves to be. The Darrin was the first mass-produced fiberglass-bodied sports car in the world, meaning of course that…
For Sale: A Lada Riva Sedan – The Soviet Union’s Workhorse
In the West our knowledge of cars from behind the Iron Curtain is often lacking, largely due to lack of exposure or first hand experience. The car you see here is the Lada 2107,…