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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The Forgotten American Sports Car: The 1999 Shelby Series 1
This is an original factory-supercharged 1999 Shelby Series 1. It’s a largely forgotten American sports car, and it was the only car that Carroll…
For Sale: A Rare “Boneshaker” Bicycle From 1866
This is a rare surviving “boneshaker” bicycle from 1866, also known as a velocipede. It was built by the C. P. Kimball and Brothers…
Retro Japanese Legend: A 1975 Datsun 620 4×4 Pickup
This is a 1975 Datsun 620 Pickup that’s been converted to four-wheel drive – a common upgrade in period as it vastly increased the…
The New 1,903 Piece Lego Douglas DC-3 Pan Am® Airliner
This is the brand new Douglas DC-3 Pan Am® airliner kit from Lego, it consists of 1,903 pieces and when it’s completed, it measures…
For Sale: An Incredible 1959 Lincoln Continental Camper
This 1959 Lincoln Continental Camper is easily one of the most elegant-looking RVs we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, and amazingly it’s said to have…
Rebuilt + Ready: A 425+ BHP Mopar 426 Hemi V8
This is a 426 Hemi V8 from 1968 that now benefits from a complete rebuild, as well as some performance upgrades, meaning it’s now…
LS-Swapped – A 430 BHP 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55
This is an FJ55 Toyota Land Cruiser that now benefits from a raft of major upgrades, the most significant of which is an LS3…
The Littlest Ducati? The Ducati Mini Marcellino
This is a rare Ducati Mini Marcellino from 1969, it’s one of the smallest Ducati-powered production motorcycles ever made, and unusually it was made…
For Sale: An Amazing 1928 Chevrolet “Gypsy” Camper Wagon
This is a 1928 Chevrolet One Ton truck that’s been converted into a “gypsy-style” camper that includes a double bed, a kitchenette, a seating…
1980s Icon: The Tamiya Wild One R/C Buggy Re-Release
This is the new reissue of the Wild One, one of the most famous Tamiya off-road racing buggies in history alongside models like the…
For Sale: An Innocenti C – Italy’s Forgotten “Little” GT Car
This is a 1969 Innocenti C, it’s a rare and often forgotten 1960s Italian GT car with thoroughly British roots – it was based…
An AMF Evel Knievel-Style Roadmaster Bicycle
This is a vintage AMF Evel Knievel-style Roadmaster bicycle, it was one of the most desirable bikes of the period, and a number of…