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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Vintage FBI Training Film: Examination Of Stolen Cars
This is an official FBI training film from the 1970s about how to examine stolen cars for evidence – I know that may sound boring but it actually makes fascinating viewing and it gives…
The Rare RGS Atalanta 1 Of Just 11 Ever Made
This is an original RGS Atalanta, if you’ve never seen one before that’s because it’s believed that only 11 were originally built in England back in the 1950s. The 50s were a time of…
Ford Thunderbird Phase One D/F Supercharged – The Fastest American-Built Production Car Of Its Day
In mid-20th century American car collector circles there are few vehicles more desirable than the car you see here. It’s one of just 15 hand-built, supercharged Thunderbirds developed for NASCAR and other competition purposes…
A Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43 Restored By FJ Company
This Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43 has been comprehensively restored and upgraded by the marque experts over at FJ Company, a venture founded in Nelson and Juan Diego Calle back in 2010. The FJ Company…
Dodge Hellephant 1,000 HP Crate Engine – MSRP $29,995 USD
When the Dodge Hellephant crate engine was first announced at SEMA in 2018 it took the automotive world by storm. For the first time ever a major automaker was offering a 1,000 hp crate…
For Sale: An Original Camel Trophy Veteran: 1998 Land Rover Defender 110
It’s not that often that we see authentic Camel Trophy veterans come up for sale, there are a slew of replicas of course but many of the original Trophy Land Rovers seem to change…
Monkey Magic: An Original 1971 Honda Z50A K2 Mini Trail
This is a 1971 Honda Z50A K2 Mini Trail, it’s a member of the second generation of Honda’s now legendary Z50 series of minibikes which are often just referred to as “Monkey Bikes.” This…
The Swedish Fire Log MITI-001 Outdoor Cooking Tool – $68 USD
This is the MITI-001 Outdoor Cooking Tool, it’s a laser cut 304L stainless steel cooking plate with four pins that’s designed to sit atop a cut and split log that’s being burned using the…
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – The Model That Won The SCCA Trans Am Championship
This is an original 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302, this was the final year of production that the Trans Am homologation model was offered and Ford sold just 7,014 of them nationwide. Ford developed…
The Amazing Story Of Johnny Dark And The Woodill Wildfire
This article was written by Geoff Hacker, the founder of Undiscovered Classics and a leading global authority on low-volume, mid-century American sports cars like the Woodill Wildfire. Geoff will be debuting their Woodill Wildfire from…
Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger 6×6 – A Vintage Six-Wheel Drive Amphibious ATV
The Allis-Chalmers Terra Tiger 6×6 was one of the leading amphibious ATV designs of its era, the vehicle is essentially a small boat and a little off-roader rolled into one that can be used…
The BMW M1 – The First BMW “M” Car That Was Almost Built By Lamborghini
The BMW M1 is the end result of BMW wanting to beat their fellow Germans over at Porsche in Group 5 racing. The Porsche 935 was going to be impossible to beat with any…