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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There’s A Rare Gurgel Xavante X-12 For Sale
This is a Gurgel Xavante X-12, it’s a vehicle you may never have seen before due to the fact that almost all of them…
For Sale: A MiG-17 Fighter Jet Engine
This is a Klimov VK1F turbine jet engine that was removed from a Soviet MiG-17F fighter jet, and according to the listing the turbine…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1970 Winnebago D22
This is a Winnebago D22 from 1970 that benefits from some recent work, including new wheels, tires, and carpet, a full repaint, and the…
For Sale: Burt Reynolds’ “Smokey and the Bandit” CB Radio
This is a Pace CB-166 23 channel CB radio with a plug-in walkie-talkie and a Pace 10-4U police scanner that was owned by Burt…
For Sale After 44 Years In Storage: A 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
This is the 53rd Lamborghini Miura that was made and it’s been sitting in storage at Porsche Foreign Auto Wrecking in Los Angeles for…
The Sunski Ferrata Alpine Sunglasses
These are the new Ferrata Alpine sunglasses from the team at Sunski, an American sunglass manufacturer that specializes in making retro shades using modern…
Project Car: A 1970 Porsche 911 For $14,000 USD
This is a 1970 Porsche 911 that still has its matching-numbers engine and transmission in place. It’s also the cheapest 911 we’ve ever featured,…
For Sale: A 1,000 BHP McLaren P1 Twin Turbo V8
This is the twin turbocharged V8 engine from a McLaren P1 LM, it has a larger 4.0 liter displacement when compared to the original…
Honda CX650 Turbo: A Rare Turbocharged Production Motorcycle
The Honda CX650 Turbo, or CX650T, is one of very few production motorcycles that came with a turbocharger from the factory. Just 1,777 were…
For Sale: A William Shatner “Captain James T. Kirk” Star Trek Phaser
This is an original Phaser prop used by William Shatner as “Captain James T. Kirk” in the original Star Trek series from the late-1960s….
For Sale: A Black-On-Black Chevrolet Nova 4-Speed V8
This is a black-on-black 1971 Chevrolet Nova is fitted with the desirable combination of a 350 cubic inch V8, a 4-speed manual transmission with…
The Ka-Bar Backpacker Kaster Lightweight Fishing System – $19.95 USD
This is the Backpacker Kaster Lightweight Fishing System from famed America knife making company Ka-Bar. The Backpacker Kaster is made in the USA from…