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: The Magnificent Twin-V16 Powered 1931 “Miss America VIII”
This is the 1931 Gar Wood Miss America VIII, it’s an incredible hydroplane powered by twin Harry Miller double overhead cam V16 marine racing…
The New Lego® Technic Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
This is the new Lego® Technic version of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, it’s made up of 723 pieces and it measures in at 10…
Package Deal: A Hot Wheels Honda ACTY 4×4 + Honda Monkey Bike
This is a 4×4 Honda ACTY that is now being sold as a package deal with a 2021 Honda Monkey minibike. Both the ACTY…
Crate Engine: An Incredible 9.4 Liter Hemi V8 With 700 BHP
This is a 9.4 liter (572 cubic inch) big block Hemi V8 crate engine, it runs on 91 octane pump gas, produces 700 bhp, and…
Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Hummer H1 Is For Sale
This is the 1996 Hummer H1 that was owned by Tupac Shakur, one of the most influential rappers of his generation, if not of…
Made In The USA: The Schott B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket
This is the B-3 Sheepskin Bomber Jacket by Schott NYC, each one is made by hand in the USA closely following the design of…
For Sale: A 1968 Intermeccanica Omega – A Rare Corvette Challenger
This is a rare 1968 Intermeccanica Omega, it’s a little-known Italian-American sports car that was developed to rival the Corvette, as well as the…
For Sale: A 1954 Corvette “Blue Flame” Six Glass Topped Table
This is the engine that started it all for the Corvette – the GM “Blue Flame” Six, an inline-six cylinder engine with a displacement…
Build It Yourself! A 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Needing Assembly
This is a 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT that is now partway through a restoration, it needs reassembly and some more work –…
For Sale: A WWII-Era Cessna Airmaster
This is a Cessna C-165 Airmaster from 1940, a time when Europe was already in the throws of WWII but before America joined the…
The Forgotten American Convertible: The Muntz Jet
The Muntz Jet is a long-forgotten classic convertible from the 1950s which is surprising, as it’s credited by many as being the first personal…
The Gerber Gear Ultimate Survival Knife + Fire Starter
This is the Gerber Gear Ultimate Survival Knife, it comes with a fire starting ferrocerium rod, a hammer pommel in the base, an emergency…