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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An LS-Swapped Rear Wheel Drive VW Rabbit Pickup – Now With 366 RWHP
This is the only LS-swapped rear wheel drive VW Rabbit Pickup we’ve ever seen, and it might very well be the only one in the world. What we do know for sure is that…
The Spyder Donington Coupe – A Rare V8 Lotus Eclat
This is a Spyder Donington coupe, it’s a rare car that uses the body of a Lotus Eclat paired with an all-new chassis built by the team at Spydersport Ltd. This new backbone chassis…
A 1:3 Scale 5’7″ Ferrari F40 Body Shell Display Piece ~ $1,400 USD
This is a 5’7″ long (170cm) Ferrari F40 body shell that was moulded in fiberglass from an original produced by Pininfarina/Ferrari for shows and main dealers to promote the then-new F40 model in the…
Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850 – The Mighty Little Two-Stroke Rally Winner
This is a rare Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850, it was built by the Swedish automaker to commemorate the victories of rally driver Erik Carlsson in the Monte Carlo Rally in 1962 and 1963. The…
10 Strange Automobile Mascots From The Bonhams Online Sale
These our our favorite mascots from the upcoming March Fine Motoring Mascots Online Sale currently being held by Bonhams. Each of these mascots is available individually with bid ranging from $100 USD on up,…
A 1971 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport – A Factory-Built 1970s Cafe Racer
This is an original Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from the first year or the model’s production – 1971. The V7 Sport would prove to be one of the most important motorcycles in the history…
The Fuel Division 2 Black – A Motorcycle Jacket For All Four Seasons
This is the new Fuel Division 2 Black, it’s a motorcycle jacket that’s been design for use both on road and off, and in both the warmer and cooler months. The folks at Fuel…
A Porsche 911 / Bentley V8 Turbo Hot Rod By Alexandre Danton
This is undoubtably one of the most unusual vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, and it’s going to ruffle a lot of feathers. What you’re looking at here is a creation by famed French…
Carts Of Darkness – 70 km/h Downhill On A Shopping Cart With No Brakes
Carts of Darkness is a film that covers the wild world of downhill shopping cart racing on the steep hills of North Vancouver, the pilots are homeless men who use the carts for collecting cans…
Trevor DTRe Stella Electric Motorcycle – A Flat Tracker For The Street
This is the new Trevor DTRe Stella, an electric dirt tracker from Belgium that produces 260 Nm (or 192 lb ft) of torque at the rear wheel thanks to the magic of reduction gearing….
For Sale: A Restored 7.3 Litre Lincoln Zephyr V12 Engine
It’s not everyday you get the chance to buy a rebuilt 414 cubic inch Lincoln L-head V12 engine on eBay, typically we see the slightly more common Lincoln flathead V12s come up for sale…
An Uprated 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Now With 402 hp + 456 lb ft
This 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a great example from the first year of production of the now famous high-performance Mach 1 version of one of America’s most successful sports cars. The car…