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 BioLite CampStove 2+ – An Electricity Generating Camp Stove
This is the BioLite CampStove 2+, it’s a cleverly designed camp stove that harnesses the heat of your fire to generate electricity and charge…
Mikael Persbrandt’s Rare Oldsmobile 442 W30 Is For Sale
This is a 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W30 that was imported into Sweden and bought by Mikael Persbrandt as a 60th birthday present for himself….
For Sale: A NASA Supersonic Ramjet “Scramjet” Wind Tunnel Test Model
This is a 10 foot 4 inch high NASA-built wind tunnel test model that was produced as part of one of the first major…
eBay Garage Find: A One-Owner 1987 Toyota Supra
This is possibly a once-in-a-lifetime find for anyone seeking a low-mile, bone-stock, 80s-era Toyota Supra that has remained in one family ownership from new….
This Is The New Farer Cobb III: A Monopusher Chronograph GMT
This is the new Farer Cobb III, it’s a watch that combines both chronograph and GMT functionality with a Swiss mechanical movement powering both….
M30 Engine Swapped: An Unusual 1968 BMW Glas “Glaserati”
This is one of just 389 examples of the BMW Glas 3000 V8 coupe that was made, it’s one of the more unusual BMWs…
For Sale: A John Player Special Formula 1 “Egg Chair”
This is a classic egg chair with a design inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s original mid-century design, it’s been finished in John Player Special livery,…
Fox Body Sleeper! A 400+ BHP Coyote V8-Powered 1981 Ford Mustang
This 1981 Ford Mustang Ghia was rebuilt in 2019 into a sleeper with ~400 bhp under the hood. It’s now powered by a 5.0…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1976 Airstream Argosy Motorhome
This is a remarkably original 1976 Airstream Argosy Motorhome that remained with its original owner for the first 46 years of its life in…
The FireCard™ – A Highly-Flammable Credit Card-Sized Fire Starter
This is the FireCard™ from the team at Wazoo. Wazoo was founded in 2013 by Dustin Hogard and Nick Blackman, and their first product…
For Sale: A 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB Project Car
This is a 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB project car that comes disassembled but includes a 2.9 liter V8, a 5-speed manual transaxle, 14″ Campagnolo…
The Wolverine 1000 Mile x Rawlings Grand Slam Boot
This is the new Wolverine 1000 Mile x Rawlings Grand Slam Boot, it’s a collaborative design between the legendary 141 year old American bookmaking…