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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The California Star – A Ford Model T-Inspired Custom Roadster From The 1980s
The California Star has always been a controversial car, it was built in the early 1980s as a modern day interpretation of the Ford…
The Tree Tent – A Spherical Kit-Based Tent Designed To Be Suspended In The Trees
The Tree Tent is the signature creation of the aptly named Tree Tents International based in England. Each of these spherical tents has is…
Supercar Showdown: An ’80s Comparison Between The Lamborghini Countach, The Ferrari Testarossa, And The Porsche 911 Turbo
Supercar Showdown is a straight-to-VHS film from 1986 comparing the Lamborghini Countach, the Ferrari Testarossa, and the Porsche 911 Turbo (930). The film…
The New Lego Technic Land Rover Defender
Edit: This article has been updated since the new Land Rover Defender was released, to answer the original question, yes this was a leak…
1 of 27 Ever Made: The Intermeccanica Indra Fastback Coupé
The Intermeccanica Indra was one of the most successful models from the Italian/American/Canadian company founded by the husband and wife team of Frank…
Dark Mode – Automotive Icon T-Shirts By Nik Schultz
This series of tees by Nik Schultz of L-Dopa Design are called “Dark Mode”, he developed the series to showcase a series of motorsport…
The Fuoriluogo Kit – A Bolt-On Package To Transform Your Ducati Scrambler
The Fuoriluogo Kit is a bolt-on set of parts for the Ducati Scrambler that transforms the look, sound, and feel of the bike, without…
The Craft & Lore Insider Wallet – Handmade In North Idaho
The Craft & Lore Insider Wallet is a slim profile, handmade leather wallet designed to fit in your front or back pocket, or a…
The Merlin Hamlin – An Armored Kevlar-Lined Motorcycle Hoodie
The Merlin Hamlin is a Kevlar motorcycle hoodie designed to offer some of the same protections as a motorcycle jacket but in the…
Porsche 356 Engine Powered From The Factory – The Tempo Mikafa Sport Camper
The Tempo Mikafa Sport Camper left the factory with a Porsche 356 engine and Porsche badging, making it perhaps the most interesting camper…
Undone Basecamp Standard Automatic Watch – $295 USD
The Basecamp Standard is an automatic mechanical wristwatch by the team at Undone that was designed to be a daily wearable tool watch –…
The Rare Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato – An 1980s Supercar Fighter
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato is a two-door GT car with performance figures that came close to rivalling the greatest supercars of its era…