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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The Flint and Tinder Selvedge Denim Trucker Jacket
This is the Flint and Tinder Selvedge Denim Trucker Jacket, it has a 13.5 oz 100% cotton selvedge denim shell with reinforced double-stitching throughout. This…
For Sale: A 1966 Ford Mustang Stretched Limousine
This is a 1966 Ford Mustang, though the wheelbase is a little longer than that of any factory-built pony car, as it was stretched…
The “Porsche Jet Boat” Craig Craft 168
This is an original Craig Craft 168, nicknamed the Porsche Jet Boat, due to its uncanny similarity to the Porsche 993, which was the…
An Incredible LS3 V8-Swapped Porsche 914
This is a 1974 Porsche 914 that has been given an impressive series of modifications, including the fitment of a 430 bhp LS3 V8…
For Sale: A 627 BHP GM Performance 454 LSX Crate Engine
This is a GM Performance 454 LSX that started out as a long block, it’s now been built into a high performance crate engine…
Sold As A Pair! A Set Of Matching Dune Buggies
This is a matching pair of dune buggies with tubular steel frames created by celebrated artist Benedict Radcliffe, they’re based on VW Beetle mechanicals,…
Rare American Minibike: The “Skat Kitty” From 1965
This is the Skat Kitty, a minibike built by Projects Unlimited in Dayton, Ohio in the 1960s that had a clever folding design –…
For Sale: A Rare EMPI Sportster Dune Buggy
This is an original EMPI Sportster dune buggy, it was one of the first (if not the outright first) kits that could be ordered…
The New Large-Scale Lego® Ford Model T
This is the new Ford Model T from Lego®, it’s part of the Lego® Icons series that includes many of the greatest vehicles (and…
Mercedes Diesel-Swapped! A Land Rover That Can Run On Jet Fuel
This is a 1988 Land Rover Defender 90 that’s been given a series of upgrades, the most significant of which is the fitment of…
For Sale: A Low-Mile CCM Stealth Bobber
This is the CCM Stealth Bobber, it’s a British production motorcycle built by Clews Competition Motorcycles (CCM), a company with a history that dates…
Project Car: A Bond Bug 700ES
This is a Bond Bug 700ES that is very clearly needing a full restoration. The good news is that it’s cheap, and it comes…