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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62 Years In The Factory Crate! A Chevrolet 409 V8 Short Block
This is a Chevrolet 409 short block that was ordered new from the automaker back in 1964 as a replacement unit for a 1965…
A Rare 1983 Ultima Mk3 – As Seen On The “Car S.O.S.” TV series
This is a rare Ultima MK3 from 1983, in fact it’s the earliest known chassis from engineer and designer Lee Noble’s first run of…
The Bushcraft Box Set: Learn How To Survive Anything – $50 USD
This is the Bushcraft Box Set from well-known survival author and expert Dave Canterbury. These four books make a great addition any bookshelf, and…
Forgotten American Sports Car: The 1990s-Era Kelly Python
This is an original Kelly Python, it’s not a kit car but rather a fascinating low-volume production car built in limited numbers and sold…
21st Century Camping: The Exod POD-01 Air Station™ Shelter
This is the new Exod POD-01 Air Station™ Shelter, it’s a heavy duty inflatable tent that can handle gale force winds, high altitude use,…
Time Capsule Condition: A Rare 1980 Chevrolet LUV Sport Cab
This is a 1980 Chevrolet LUV Sport Cab pickup truck that retains its original factory paint and retro side-stripes, as well as the original…
The Telescoping Fire Blower
This is the Telescoping Fire Blower from American outfitting company Barebones. It has brass sections on each end, and a telescoping stainless steel center…
For Sale: Hells Angels Icon Sonny Barger’s Harley-Davidson FXRT
This is a 1992 Harley-Davidson FXRT that was personally owned and ridden by outlaw motorcycle legend Sonny Barger – one of the most prominent…
For Sale: An Incredible Lamborghini Gallardo V10 Coffee Table
This is a coffee table built around a V10 engine sourced from a Lamborghini Gallardo, for time the best-selling Lamborghini of all time until…
Engine Swapped! A 1985 AMC Eagle 4×4
The AMC Eagle was released in 1979 as an entirely new class of vehicle, but it was a class that didn’t yet have a…
The Original 1:1 Scale Pininfarina Ferrari Testarossa Design Study Is For Sale
This is an original Pininfarina design study of the Ferrari Testarossa, one of the most consequential supercars of the 1980s, and of all time…
Rare Rotary-Powered Superbike: The 100 BHP Van Veen OCR 1000
This is a rare Van Veen OCR 1000, it’s a little-known superbike from the 1970s powered by a 1000cc twin-rotor Wankel engine capable of…