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: A Collection Of Historic Bertone Blueprints
This is a collection of original Bertone blueprints that also includes original designs from Italdesign, Michelotti, and Ercole Spada – many of the greatest…
This Is The Rare Mitsubishi Pajero Junior “Flying Pug”
The original plan for the Mitsubishi Pajero Jr “Flying Pug” was to complete a production run of 1,000 examples, but it proved so woefully…
A Back-Dated Paris Dakar Rally Custom 1988 BMW R100GS
This is a 1988 BMW R100GS that’s been cleverly back-dated into the style of the earlier BMW R80G/S, a motorcycle famous for founding the…
Lamborghini’s Porsche 911 Fighter: The Forgotten 1980s Lamborghini Jalpa
The Lamborghini Jalpa was developed by Lamborghini as a successor to the earlier Urraco. The Jalpa offered a lower-priced alternative to the Countach, and it…
The Wingback Cylindrical Hip Flask: Made In England
This unique hip flask was designed by the team at Wingback in London, England. It’s cylindrical in shape and made from aerospace-grade stainless steel,…
eBay Find: A 1968 Mustang “Mustero” Pickup Recreation – $18,000 USD
This is a recreation of the rare Ford Mustang Mustero, a custom vehicle that was sanctioned by Ford as a pickup version of its…
Niki Lauda’s Infamous 1976 German Grand Prix Helmet is For Sale
This is Niki Lauda’s AGV helmet from the 1976 German Grand Prix, a Formula 1 race that would live in infamy due to Lauda’s…
Strange Machine: The G Wagon-Based Heuliez Intruder Convertible 4×4
This is the only example of the Heuliez Intruder Convertible that was ever made, it was built in 1996 on the chassis of a…
For Sale: A Freshly Rebuilt 4.0 Liter BMW S38B35 Engine
This BMW S38B35 engine benefits from a recent rebuild by Henry Lawrence of The Power Plant. It now displaces 4.0 liters instead of the…
Luxury Home-On-Wheels: George Foreman’s Prevost Featherlite Motorcoach
This Prevost H3-45 Featherlite Vantare Motorcoach is a 2000 year model that was owned from new by former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman for…
The Gerber ComplEAT Utensil Set: Camping Cutlery And Tongs In One
This is the ComplEAT Utensil Set from Gerber Gear, it’s an all-in-one kit that can be used as barbecue tongs, then taken apart when…
Affordable V8 Project Car? A 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
This 1967 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 is said to be a stalled project that was undertaken back in the early 2000s. The car was…