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 Forgotten American Convertible: The Muntz Jet
The Muntz Jet is a long-forgotten classic convertible from the 1950s which is surprising, as it’s credited by many as being the first personal…
The Gerber Gear Ultimate Survival Knife + Fire Starter
This is the Gerber Gear Ultimate Survival Knife, it comes with a fire starting ferrocerium rod, a hammer pommel in the base, an emergency…
Twin-Engines! There’s A 1978 Bug Super Sprint Go Kart For Sale
This is a 1978 Bug Super Sprint C-Open go kart power by a matching pair of K99 Komet B-Bomb 135cc two-stroke engines, providing a…
Built To Last: The Brown Buffalo Rolltop Backpack
This is The Brown Buffalo Rolltop Backpack, it’s a 28 liter daily carry pack with military-grade nylon construction, a rolltop opening with FIDLOCK® magnetic…
A Rare Jensen FF Prototype: The World’s First AWD Production Car
The Jensen FF is one of the most consequential British classics of the 1960s, yet today it remains largely forgotten and overshadowed by much…
Better Than Anything At Ikea: A Dodge Viper V10 Coffee Table
This is a glass-topped coffee table built around a Dodge Viper V10 engine that was sourced from a ZB I Viper, and it’s now…
Still In The Factory Crate! A Schwinn Sting-Ray “Orange Krate”
This is a Schwinn Sting-Ray “Orange Krate” that remains in its factory crate, having never been given its final assembly or ridden. It’s now…
A 1:1 Scale Ferrari F40 Sculpture By Benedict Radcliffe
This is a handmade 1:1 scale sculpture of the Ferrari F40 by celebrated artist Benedict Radcliffe. The F40 is one of the most famous…
For Sale: A Hoss Fly V8 Bar Stool
This is a Hoss Fly V8 Bar Stool, as the name suggests, it’s a bar stool powered by a V8 engine, in this case…
Crate Engine: A 416 BHP Chevrolet 383 “Stroker” V8
This is a small block Chevrolet V8 crate engine that has been built with a Summit Racing 383 stroker kit to bring the displacement…
Ever Seen One Before? An American-Made Maxton “Rollerskate” Roadster
This is a 1991 Maxton Rollerskate Roadster, a car now largely forgotten despite the fact that it was one of the most exciting low-volume…
For Sale: A 1967 Shelby GT500 – The Car That Inspired “Eleanor”
This is a 1967 Shelby GT500 4-speed that benefits from a full restoration and engine rebuild back in the 1990s. It remains a matching-numbers…