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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Willy Breitling’s Affordable Chronograph: The Breitling Top Time Deus
This is the Breitling Top Time B01 Deus model, it’s an automatic (self-winding mechanical) chronograph with 40 jewels and a 70 hour power reserve,…
For Sale: A “Forgotten” 1990s Supercar – The Spectre R42
This is one of just 23 examples of the Spectre R42 that were ever made. The car was developed as an unofficial modern version…
435 BHP Crate Engine: A Chrysler Hemi 5.7 “Indy Cylinder Head” V8
This is a 435 bhp crate engine built by Indy Cylinder Head (ICH), a high-performance, Mopar-specialist engine builder based out of Xenia, Ohio. ICH…
For Sale: An Ex-Ken Block Ford Escort Mk2 Gymkhana Drift Car
This is the highly-modified 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 that was driven by Ken Block in a number of Hoonigan productions, as well as in…
The Floyd Check-In – A Suitcase On Skateboard Wheels
This is the Floyd Check-In, it’s the suitcase-on-skateboard-wheels that started it all, with a hefty dose of 1970s California styling and a slew of…
For Sale: An Ex-Siegfried & Roy 1994 Rolls-Royce Corniche IV
This is a 1994 Rolls-Royce Corniche IV that was presented new to Roy Horn of the legendary Las Vegas magic show duo Siegfried &…
The Vik 3.8 Pro – A Folding Kayak That Fits In A Backpack
This is the Vik 3.8 Pro Folding Kayak, as the name suggests, it’s a kayak that can be folded down, and in this case…
Rare In The USA: A 1996 Marcos Mantara 400
This is a rare, original Marcos Mantara 400 from 1996. It’s a little-known British sports car with a 3.9 liter V8, a tubular steel…
Twin-Engined! A Vintage 1962 Bug Wasp Go-Kart
This is a 1962 Bug Wasp Go-Kart that is said to have belonged to the legendary Faye “Ladybug” Pierson, and to have been raced…
10-Wheel Drive! There’s A Quadro Sherp Ark For Sale
This is a Quadro Sherp with an attached Ark module, when combined like this it forms a 10-wheel drive amphibious off-roader capable of carrying…
Half A Meter High! – The New Lego® Tintin Moon Rocket
This is the new Lego® Tintin Moon Rocket, it measures in at almost half a meter high (49cm or 1′ 7″) and consists of…
For Sale: A 175 BHP Hayabusa-Powered Birkin S3 6-Speed
This is a Birkin S3 that’s powered by a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa inline-four, an engine that produces 175 bhp at a screaming 9,800 rpm….