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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Rare American Minibike: The “Skat Kitty” From 1965
This is the Skat Kitty, a minibike built by Projects Unlimited in Dayton, Ohio in the 1960s that had a clever folding design –…
For Sale: A Rare EMPI Sportster Dune Buggy
This is an original EMPI Sportster dune buggy, it was one of the first (if not the outright first) kits that could be ordered…
The New Large-Scale Lego® Ford Model T
This is the new Ford Model T from Lego®, it’s part of the Lego® Icons series that includes many of the greatest vehicles (and…
Mercedes Diesel-Swapped! A Land Rover That Can Run On Jet Fuel
This is a 1988 Land Rover Defender 90 that’s been given a series of upgrades, the most significant of which is the fitment of…
For Sale: A Low-Mile CCM Stealth Bobber
This is the CCM Stealth Bobber, it’s a British production motorcycle built by Clews Competition Motorcycles (CCM), a company with a history that dates…
Project Car: A Bond Bug 700ES
This is a Bond Bug 700ES that is very clearly needing a full restoration. The good news is that it’s cheap, and it comes…
The Sinn 6096 World Time Watch
This is the 6096 Frankfurt World Time Watch from German watchmaker Sinn Spezialuhren. Its GMT movement and dial allow you to track three timezones…
Ever Seen One Before? The Corvette-Powered Gordon-Keeble GK1
This is a rare Gordon-Keeble GK1, fewer than 100 of these were made, all powered by a fire-breathing American V8 and capable of performance…
For Sale: A 7.7 Liter Carroll Shelby Engine Company FE V8 Crate Engine
This is a 7.7 liter crate engine built by the Carroll Shelby Engine Company based out of Windsor, California. It’s capable of a dyno-proven…
For Sale: A “Warbird Jeep” Hot Rod – With Dual Controls!
This is the Warbird Jeep, it’s a hand-built Willys MB Jeep hot rod powered by a Chevrolet 350 small block V8, and interestingly it…
The Build-Your-Own Toboggan Kit From The Northern Toboggan Co.
This is the Build-Your-Own Toboggan Kit from Minnesota-based specialists The Northern Toboggan Co. Each of these kits comes with the materials, fixings, and parts…
For Sale: Iconic Australian Muscle Car – The Holden Monaro GTS
This is an original Holden HT Monaro GTS from 1969, it’s powered by the highly-desirable 308 cubic inch (5.0 liter) Holden V8, and it…