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: A Ferrari 3000 (044/1) V12 Formula 1 Engine
This is an original Ferrari 3000 (044/1) V12 Formula 1 engine from the 1995 season, it’s listed as having been fitted to a 1995 Ferrari F412 T2 F1 car, a model driven by both Jean…
A Pulse Jet Powered Jaguar S-Type by Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox
Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox is one of the most interesting people in the world of custom vehicle creation. He has single-handedly advanced pulse jet engineering from the somewhat primitive designs used by the Nazis in their…
The Sidewaze Motorcycle Jacket From Fuel – 100% Full Grain Buffalo Suede Leather
This is the new Sidewaze motorcycle jacket from Fuel, it’s been designed in a style reminiscent of the jackets worn by flat track racers back in the sport’s heyday, and it’s made from…
The BMW 2002 Turbo – The First Turbocharged BMW Production Car
The BMW 2002 Turbo was the fastest and most desirable version of what was arguably the Bavarian automakers most important fast saloon car – The BMW 2002. The fundamental design ethos of the…
The Monsters of Group B Rally by We Are Ink
The Audi S1 E2 was one of the true monsters of the Group B rally world, the bodykit alone looked lethal but underneath it you’ll find a turbocharged inline five-cylinder engine producing upwards…
Paul Walker’s 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 FAM
This 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 is one of just two special “FAM” edition vehicles that were built, it was personally ordered by Carroll Shelby and it formerly belonged to the late actor Paul…
Simon’s 1973 Triumph Bonneville – The Bike With The Chrome Tank
Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a new series we’re doing on Silodrome, in this series we’ll be asking owners to tell the story of their vehicle in their own words….
Iso Grifo 7 Litri – A Rare Italian GT Car Capable Of 186 MPH
The Iso Grifo 7 Litri was to be one of the fastest road-legal production cars of its time, with a claimed top speed of 186 mph. The car was an extraordinary achievement from…
Sergio Perez’s Ferrari 056 Formula 1 Exhaust – A Sculpture by Mike O’Connor
This unusual, almost alien-looking, sculpture is the work of Mike O’Connor. It started life In Maranello, Italy where it was manufactured by Ferrari as part of the Ferrari 056 engine that was used…
For Sale: The Cagiva V593 That Won The 1993 USGP At Laguna Seca
This is the Cagiva V593 that John Kocinski famously rode to a David vs Goliath 1993 USGP win at Laguna Seca against far larger and better funded teams. The engineers at Cagiva had…
Lock Pick Training Kit – $40 USD
This Lock Pick Training Kit was developed to give people a quick and inexpensive entry into the world of competitive lock picking. Although we often associate lock picking with burglars and other assorted…
The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend – 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Documentary
The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend is a new documentary from the American Historic Vehicle Association about a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE ordered new by a man named Godfrey Qualls. This triple black…