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 Jurassic Park-Spec 1989 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
This is a 1989 Jeep Wrangler Sahara with a 5-speed manual transmission and a 350 small block V8 that was swapped in more recently….
The U-Boat Owner’s Workshop Manual By Haynes
This is the Haynes U-boat Owner’s Workshop Manual, it’s a 160 page book dedicated to the World War II-era German Type VIIC U-boat that…
The Forgotten AC 3000ME: An Unusual British Mid-Engined Sports Car
The AC 3000ME is an oft-forgotten mid-engined sports car that was developed in the 1970s as a more powerful rival to cars like the…
Design Icon: The Toyo Steel Cantilever Toolbox
This is the Toyo Steel Cantilever Toolbox, it’s an icon of Japanese industrial design, and each is made by Toyo Steel Co. Ltd –…
A Muscle Car Time Capsule: The Most Pristine 442 W-30 Ever Found
This is a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30, but it’s not just any old example, this one might very well be the best-preserved original example…
For Sale: A Dodge Viper SRT-10 8.4 Liter V10 Crate Engine
This is a Dodge Viper SRT-10 crate engine, it’s an 8.4 liter V10 capable of 500 bhp and a whopping 525 lb ft of…
0-60 in 4.6 Seconds: The 1989 Turbo Trans Am That Shocked America
This is one of 1,555 examples of the Pontiac Trans Am Turbo “Pace Car Edition” from 1989. It was said to be the quickest-accelerating…
An Ex-Niki Lauda Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 Is For Sale
This is the 1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 that was given by Ferrari to their new Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda, when he joined the…
The Thule Outset Hitch-Mounted Tent: An Alternative To Rooftop Tents
This is the Thule Outset Hitch Tent, it’s essentially a rooftop-style tent designed to attach at your tow hitch, offering all the same convenience…
For Sale: The 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury From The TV Series “Gotham”
This is a 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury that was modified for use in the Fox TV series “Gotham” and driven by James Gordon and…
For Sale: An Original “Darth Vader” Buick Grand National
The Buick Grand National is one of the most celebrated American performance coupes of the 1980s, but unusually, it’s not powered by a V8….
The Stanley Classic Legendary Camp Mug
This is the Stanley Classic Legendary Camp Mug, it’s a tough, vacuum insulated mug designed for camping, trekking, and overlanding use with stainless steel…