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 616 BHP Ford 427 SOHC “Cammer” V8 Engine
This is a Ford 427 SOHC “Cammer” V8, one of the most memorable Ford engines of the 1960s, despite the fact that only 500…
The Honda CT50 Motra: Japan’s Forgotten “Two-Wheeled Pickup Truck”
This is a Honda CT50 Motra from 1982, it’s a an unusual work-oriented motorcycle with a 3-speed gearbox and dual-range sub-transmission, giving six forward…
The Heimplanet Backdoor: A Tent Built For Extreme Conditions
This is the Heimplanet Backdoor 4-Season, it’s the new four season version of the tent, built with a series of upgrades to make it…
The King Of Sleepers: A Coyote V8-Swapped 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud
This is a 1957 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud that’s been built into a Coyote V8-powered sleeper. The build involved a lot more than just an…
A Phenomenal Ferrari F154 Cutaway Engine You Can Watch In Motion
This is a Ferrari F154 V8 kinetic engine display, sections of the engine have been cut away to show the internal workings, and an…
eBay Barn Find: A 1971 Camaro Z27 SS – Hidden Away For 18 Years
This barn find 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z27 SS has been hidden away under a thick layer of dust for 18 years in Amarillo, Texas,…
The New LEGO® Technic™ Dodge Viper GTS-R: With A Working 10-Piston V10
This is the new LEGO® Technic™ Dodge Viper GTS-R, it’s an 805 piece model designed for people aged 11 and up, though as with…
For Sale: Daniel Craig’s 67-Year-Old Land Rover Series II
This is a 1959 Land Rover Series II that formerly belonged to Daniel Craig and his wife Rachel Weisz. It’s the long wheelbase 109…
An Incredible 1950s-Era C-11B Flight Simulator
This is a Link Aviation Devices C-11B Instrument Flight Simulator from the 1950s, it has no screens at all, just manual controls and analog…
For Sale: A 392 Hemi V8-Powered Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon
This is a 1958 Facel Vega FV4 Typhoon, it’s powered by the legendary 392 Hemi V8 that’s capable of 325+ bhp – a staggering…
A 1:3 Scale Porsche 911 Turbo Engine Kit: With Moving Internal Parts!
This is an officially licensed Porsche 911 Turbo (930) engine kit, produced to 1:3rd scale, and designed using the original engineering drawings from the…
The Bulletproof “Xtinction Level Escape” Travel Trailer
This is the XLE travel trailer from Mammoth Overland, the model name stands for “Xtinction Level Escape,” as it’s an apocalypse proof home-on-wheels with…