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 Civilian-Specification Toyota “Mega Cruiser” Up For Sale
This is a 1997 Toyota Mega Cruiser, at first glance many mistake it for a Humvee and that’s completely understandable as Toyota took a hefty…
A Restored Indianapolis 500 Pinball Machine
This is a vintage Indianapolis 500 pinball machine originally manufactured by Bally back in 1995. It has now been restored back to working condition,…
For Sale: A 420 BHP Godzilla-Powered “Bullnose” Ford Bronco
This is a 1981 “Bullnose” Ford Bronco that has been rebuilt into a vehicle with a 7.3 liter Ford Godzilla V8 up front turning…
The 7.3 Liter Ford Megazilla™ Crate Engine – 612 BHP On Pump Gas
This is the Ford Megazilla™ crate engine, it’s one of the most extreme crate engines ever offered by the Blue Oval, with a 7.3…
Barn Find: 7 Vintage Mercedes SL-Class R107s – $25,000 For The Lot!
This collection of seven barn find Mercedes includes two 560SLs, three 450SLs, and two 380SLs in varying degrees of condition. They’re being offered as…
A Chuck Yeager Signed Bell X-1 Rocket Research Plane 1/32 Model
This is a 1/32 scale model of the Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, it was the first piloted airplane to exceed the speed of sound…
For Sale: A L’Automobile Ventura – A Rare Brazilian Sports Car
This is a rare L’Automobile Ventura, it’s a little-known Brazilian sports car from the 1970s with a lightweight fiberglass body, fastback styling, independent front…
The Unimatic U4-GMT: An Affordable Italian-Made Automatic
This is the Unimatic U4-GMT, it’s one of the newer designs from the highly-regarded Italian watchmaker, it offers a 300-meter water resistance rating and…
Barn Find: A 1968 Dodge Charger Hidden For 43 Years
This is a 1968 Dodge Charger that remains in the hands of its second owner, who bought it in 1974 as a teenager. He…
For Sale: A Rotec 7-Cylinder Radial Engine
This is a Rotec 7-cylinder radial engine, specifically it’s the Rotec R2800 model with a 171 cubic inch (2.8 liter) displacement producing 110 bhp…
A California Weekend In A Meyers Manx
Somewhere in Los Angeles, in an older building behind a nondescript exterior, lies a secret Meyers Manx facility where there can be over a…
A Porsche M28 V8 Coffee Table
This is a Porsche M28 V8 sourced from a Porsche 928 that has now been turned into a glass-topped coffee table sitting on four…