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 As A Pair: A Set Of Retro 1980s Honda Gyro S Scooters
This is a pair of Honda Gyro S scooters from 1985 and 1986. The Gyro S was an unusual three-wheeled scooter design with a…
Twin-Engined! An Incredible 1970 Bug “Stinger” Go-Kart
This is a twin-engined Bug Stinger go kart from 1970 that now benefits from a full restoration. It’s powered by twin McCulloch MC-91/B single-cylinder…
The Ed Roth Conestoga “Star Wagon” Is For Sale
This is the Roth Conestoga Star Wagon from 1992, it’s one of Ed “Big Daddy” Roth’s smallest creations, built around a child’s wagon and…
For Sale: A 430 BHP Chevrolet 427 All-Aluminum Crate Engine
This is the 128th example of the Chevrolet 427 GM “Anniversary Edition” crate engine, just 427 of these were made, and they used the…
This Is The Tamiya “Comical” Hornet R/C Buggy
This is the new Tamiya Comical Hornet, it’s a fun-sized version of the Hornet, one of the company’s most famous and best-loved R/C buggies…
Time Capsule Survivor! A Yamaha XT500 With Just 43 Kms On The Clock
This is a 1981 Yamaha XT500 that has just 47 kms on the odometer from new, making it one of the lowest-mileage examples we’ve…
The S.O.L. Adventure Ready Survival Kit
This is the S.O.L. Adventure Ready Survival Kit, it was developed by the New Hampshire-based company as a compact kit that fits easily into…
Need A New Daily? The 1992 Roth Fink Mobile Is For Sale
This is the 1992 Roth Fink Mobile, it’s a six-wheeler with the same fundamental front-end layout as the 1976 Tyrrell P34 six-wheeled F1 car,…
The CRKT Provoke X Folding Axe – Designed By Joe Caswell
The CRKT Provoke X Folding Axe is essentially a pocket tomahawk, designed to be compact and ideal for camping trips, then rapidly fold out…
This Is A 639 BHP Porsche 930 “Turbo” EV
This is a 1983 Porsche 930 Turbo that’s been through a thorough rebuild at the hands of Bisimoto, it now produces over double the…
The Incredible 1959 Scimitar EX “All-Purpose Sedan” Is For Sale
This is the 1959 Scimitar EX All-Purpose Sedan, it’s a show car from the drawing board of legendary American industrial designer Brooks Stevens that…
For Sale: A 1964 International Travelall Based On A Turbo-Diesel Suburban
This is a 1964 International Travelall that has been completely rebuilt, it now rides on a K2500 Chevrolet Suburban 4×4 chassis, it’s powered by…