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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Complete Drop In Crate Engine: A 707 BHP Dodge Hellcat
This is a 6.2 liter Dodge Hellcat crate engine – once it’s installed and plumbed in it’ll make 707 bhp and 650 lb ft…
For Sale: A 1970 Shelby GT500 With The 428 Cobra Jet V8
This is an original 1970 Ford Shelby GT500, it’s one of just 380 that were made for the model year, and it would be…
The Polycade Sente: A Retro Arcade System
This is the Polycade Sente, it’s a wall-mounted retro arcade system created by Tyler Bushnell – the son of Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. The…
For Sale: A 1954 Victress S1A Roadster – A Rare American Classic
This is a rare 1954 Victress S1A Roadster, it’s an American sports car you might never have seen before – but Victress deserves to…
The Open Road Jacket By Iron & Resin
This is the Iron & Resin Open Road Jacket, each is made from heavy cow split leather with a heavy sherpa fleece lining on…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A Ford Country Sedan + ToteMotel Roof Camper
This is a 1971 Ford Country Sedan, but you might have noticed it has an unusual addition – a ToteMotel camper on the back…
For Sale: A Chevrolet 409 V8-Style Charcoal Barbecue
This is a charcoal barbecue that was designed to look like the Chevrolet 409 V8, specifically the one raced by Hayden Proffitt in 1960s…
For Sale: A 1943 Volkswagen Kübelwagen From WWII
This is a 1943 Volkswagen Kübelwagen that was used by Nazi Germany during WWII, essentially as a homegrown alternative to the Willys Jeep being…
Made In Japan: The Field Coffee Master By Snow Peak
This is the Snow Peak Field Coffee Master, each one is made in Japan and offers two ways of making coffee – a percolator…
A Rare Retro Workhorse: The Kawasaki KLT250 Prairie
This is an original Kawasaki KLT250 Prairie, a three-wheeler that debuted in the early 1980s as a more serious, agricultural vehicle rather than the far…
For Sale: A 392 Hemi Crate Engine With 470 BHP
This is a brand new, unused 392 Hemi crate engine – it’s a 6.4 liter V8 with forged steel crankshaft, aluminum heads with hemispherical…
For Sale: A Rare Vickers Morecambe Caravan
This is a rare original Vickers Morecambe caravan, it’s a British travel trailer from the post-WWII period that offered far more flamboyance than an…