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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430 BHP Crate Engine: A Rare Aluminum Chevrolet 427 V8
This is number #79 of the 427 examples of this engine that were made after the tooling to produce the original ZL1 427 was…
The Lotus Elite: The First Composite Monocoque Production Car
The Lotus Elite debuted in 1957 as one of the most advanced production sports cars of the time, with a composite monocoque body shell,…
Factory-Built “Big Wheel” – The 1986 Yamaha BW200
This is an original 1986 Yamaha BW200, the model name stands for “Big Wheel 200cc,” and the bike was designed largely for off-road use…
A Forgotten Rear-Engined Italian Coupe: The Fiat Moretti Sportiva SS
This is a rare, original Fiat Moretti Sportiva SS from 1968. It’s an oft-forgotten rear-engined sports car with beautiful styling by Swiss-born designer Dany…
The Stile Italiano Ducati MHR1000 Is For Sale
This is a 1984 Ducati MHR1000 has you’ve never seen it before, thanks to a series of upgrades to the engine swingarm, wheels, suspension,…
For Sale: A Rare (And Affordable) 1976 Piper P2 Sports Car
This is a 1976 Piper P2, it’s a rare and surprisingly affordable British sports car with Le Mans-inspired styling, a well-designed cockpit, and a…
The Valkyrie Throwing Axe By The World Axe Throwing League
This is the new Valkyrie throwing axe from the team at WATL (the World Axe Throwing League). It has a specially designed head for…
Retro NASCAR Special: The 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS “Aerocoupe”
This is an original 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe, a NASCAR homologation special from the period, with only 6,052 made in total. As…
The New Lego Jurassic Park Jeep® Wrangler
This is the new Jurassic Park Jeep® Wrangler from Lego, each set consists of 1,924 pieces, and comes with the vehicle itself, a small…
Corvette V8-Swapped! A 4×4 1966 Chevrolet K20 Sleeper
This is a 1966 Chevrolet K20 Stepside Pickup 4×4 that has been given a series of modifications, the most significant of which is the…
For Sale: A 950 BHP 1987 Ferrari Tipo 33 Formula 1 Engine
This is an original 1987 Ferrari F1/87 Tipo 33 Formula 1 engine, in qualifying trim it was capable of up to 950 bhp, and…
The New 1980s-Style Curtis GB-001 Boombox
This is the Curtis GB-001 Boombox from the team at We Are Rewind, it’s a retro portable hifi capable of playing cassettes, but it…