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 Rare “Gilbern Genie”
This is a Gilbern Genie and if you’ve never seen one before that’s likely because just 197 were made, with far fewer than that…
The Last Surviving Monarch “Sno-Motor” Is For Sale
This is the last surviving Monarch Sno-Motor, it’s a strange looking machine that proved highly capable – traveling deep snow hauling lumber, and later…
For Sale: A 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA “Time Warp” Survivor
This is a 1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA that remains in remarkably original condition throughout, largely thanks to careful prior ownership and the fact…
For Sale: A Pre-Production Lotus Esprit Essex Turbo With “Active Suspension”
This is one of the most historically significant Lotus Esprits in existence, it was the first pre-production Essex Esprit built, it was loaned to…
The “British Shelby Mustang” – A Rare Uren Stampede: The Boss 302-Powered Capri
This is one of eight examples of the Uren Stampede that were built. They were essentially a British answer to the Shelby Mustang, a…
For Sale: A 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – After 20+ Years In Storage!
This is one of 3,001 examples of the 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds 15th Anniversary Edition cars that were made. It spent the last 20+ years…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A Refurbished 1972 Airstream “Land Yacht” Ambassador
This is a 1972 Airstream Land Yacht Ambassador that benefits from a recent refurbishment. This series of Airstreams were among the largest and most…
For Sale: John Cena’s V12-Powered Jaguar XJ13 Replica
This is a Jaguar XJ13 replica built by the team at Predator Performance in Largo, Florida. It belongs to actor and WWF wrestling superstar…
A 10.16 Liter Lom Praha M462RF 9-Cylinder Radial Engine
This is a rare nine-cylinder Lom Praha M462RF radial engine, it has a displacement of 620 cubic inches (10.16 liters) and is capable of…
For Sale: The Mercedes-Benz Stunt Car From “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
This is the 1953 Mercedes-Benz 170-series that was modified into a stunt car, then used in a memorable scene in the 2023 film Indiana…
For Sale: A Volkswagen Beetle 4×4 – $5,400 USD
This is a Volkswagen Beetle that’s been given a chassis swap to turn it into a four-wheel drive. It’s now powered by a front-mounted…
The Dark Energy Spectre 18W Folding Solar Charger
This is the Dark Energy Spectre 18W folding solar charger, as the name implies it’s a folding solar panel-based charging system that can be…