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: The First Lancia Rally 037 Group B Prototype
The car you see here was the first and most significant prototype made for the Lancia Rally 037, a vehicle with significant historic significance due to the fact that it was the first car…
MOMODesign Firegun 3 WP Motorcycle Boots
These are the new MOMODesign Firegun 3 WP Motorcycle Boots, a recently developed model line from the Italian company designed to cater to urban motorcyclists who need shoes they can safely ride in, but…
Affordable Time Machine – A DeLorean DMC-12 With Just 6,000 Miles On The Odometer
This is an original 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, it’s fitted with the desirable 5-speed manual transmission and amazingly it has accumulated just 6,000 miles since new. It’s being offered for sale with a price guide…
For Sale: Wrecked Body Panels From The Colin McRae 2001 Ford Focus RS WRC
The damage sustained to these Ford Focus RS WRC body panels tells the story of Colin McRae and Nicky Grist’s near win in the 2001 World Rally Championship. The two men went into the…
1986 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 – A Freshly Restored Classic Overlander
This 1986 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 has been both restored and upgraded for prolonged journeys off the asphalt, the work was done by the team at Legacy Overland and it’s just been listed for…
For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin/Meteor V12 Engine Zero Timed By The MOD
This is an original Rolls-Royce Meteor V12 engine, the less-famous sibling to the Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 that was originally developed using Merlins from crashed aircraft for use in tanks. Due to the young and…
BSA B50 MX – The Last Competition Motorcycle Ever Built By BSA
The BSA B50 MX was the final competition motorcycle ever built by BSA, a proud British motorcycle manufacturer who had built a staggering number of race winning motorcycles over its decades long history. As…
For Sale: A Goggomobil Cutaway Engine
This is a Goggomobil cutaway engine, it’s had parts cut out to show the internal workings, probably either for mechanic training or public display for promotional purposes. The engine itself is an air-cooled, parallel…
Willys Jeep Station Wagon Camper – An Original Overlanding Rig From 1949
This Willys Jeep Station Wagon was converted into an overlanding and camping vehicle using many of the same additions that people add to their vehicles nowadays, including a roof mounted A-frame tent with ladder,…
The Kawasaki Z1 900 – The King of Motorcycles?
Kawasaki Z1 900 | The King of Motorcycles is the latest film from the team at Brightside Media, as the title suggests this 8 minute film gives the viewer a fantastic speed run through…
The Fiat Dino – A Fiat With A Ferrari Formula 2 Engine
The story behind the Fiat Dino is legendary. It’s a car that only exists because of a rule change for Formula 2 racing in the late 1960s, which after much wheeling and dealing with…
A Porsche-Diesel Super 319 “Volks Schlepper” Tractor – $20,000+ USD
Finding a restored 1960s-era Porsche for sale with a projected price of between $20,000 and $30,000 USD isn’t something we’ve typically seen for decades, not since the popularity of older air-cooled cars from Stuttgart…