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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Full Film: The Riddle of the Stinson – 1987
The Riddle of the Stinson is a dramatic retelling of the story of the 1937 Airlines of Australia Stinson crash at Lamington in Queensland and the amazing rescue effort launched by one man –…
A Complete Ferrari 250 GTE Body – $20,000 to $30,000 USD
It’s not everyday the opportunity arises to buy an all-original Ferrari 250 GTE body for somewhere in the $20,000 to $30,000 price range. Without the original chassis, engine, or running gear the car could…
The 1:10th Scale Tamiya Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Series U900
This is the new Tamiya Mercedes-Benz Unimog 406 Series U900, it’s a 1:10th scale version of the venerable German 4×4 with a functional 4×4 drivetrain and body-on-chassis design just like the original. The Unimog 406…
For Sale: A 1963 Grand Sport Corvette From Fast And The Furious 5
This car is one of the 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Corvette replicas built for the film Fast Five, alternatively known as Fast & Furious 5, starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot. Movie cars can…
Crankshaft Table Lamp by Mullan Lighting – Made In Ireland
This crankshaft table lamp from the team at Mullan Lighting is an industrial piece that’ll look equally at home in a garage or shed as it will in a bedroom or study. Each of…
“Big Oly” Is For Sale: The Most Important Racing Bronco In History
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of “Big Oly” – the Ford Bronco you see here. It’s the vehicle that rewrote the rule book for off-road racing in the early 1970s, going on to…
Triumph Ignition Coil LS Tee
This is the new Triumph Ignition Coil tee, it’s made from heavyweight 230g cotton making it ideal as either a top layer or as a base layer under your jacket. Triumph Motorcycles originally started…
Jay Kay’s BMW 3.0 CSL Is For Sale
The BMW 3.0 CSL is one of the most important cars in the German automaker’s long history, this one is perhaps a little more special than most because it’s being offered for sale directly…
A Drivable 70% Scale Porsche 917 Go Kart – $20,500 to $27,400 USD
This is a 100% functional and drivable Porsche 917 at 70% scale. It’s designed to accommodate both adults and kids, which is why it has an open top with plenty of room for your…
Ferves Ranger – The Cutest Off-Roader Ever Designed
This is the Ferves Ranger, and there can be little doubt that it’s the cutest little off-roader ever built. It was designed by Carlo Ferrari as a lightweight and affordable “mini Jeep” that would…
For Sale: A Rare LeBlond Ken Royce Radial Aircraft Engine
This is a rare original Model 90-5F LeBlond radial aircraft engine from Ken Royce, it’s capable of 90 hp in operating condition, and it has five cylinders with a total displacement of 266 cubic…
The Isdera Imperator 108i – A Rare Supercar That Almost Never Existed
The Isdera Imperator 108i was a supercar born from the stubborn refusal of its designer to let it die as “just” a concept car – it was originally designed by Eberhard Schulz as the…