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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An Alpha Shell “Egg Chair” Custom-Made By EMI For The Beatles
This unusual Alpha Shell “Egg Chair” is believed to have been made by EMI for the members of The Beatles. Another example can be…
15 Miles From New: A Pristine 1979 Datsun 280ZXR
This is one of the 1,009 examples of the 1979 Datsun 280ZXR that were built, and remarkably this car has covered just 15 miles…
Jägermeister x Porsche M28 V8 Engine Coffee Table
This is a Porsche M28 V8-based coffee table that was built with Jägermeister branding. It sits on six swiveling caster wheels and the original…
For Sale: A 1962 Willys Jeep “Forward Control” FC-150
This is a Willys Jeep “Forward Control” FC-150, a vehicle styled by celebrated industrial designer Brooks Stevens and based on the same chassis as…
A Collection Of Original Factory Bertone Blueprints
This is a rare collection of original factory technical master blueprints from Bertone, one of the most important and influential Italian automotive design houses…
Project Car For Sale: A 1988 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV
This 1988 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV was rescued from long term storage recently, its former owner kept it for 35 years in largely original…
The New Vero Impulse Thin EDC Pocket Knife
This is the Vero Impulse Thin EDC pocket knife, it’s a new design from Vero Engineering – a company founded by American design engineer…
A Rare Turbocharged + AWD 1988 Italdesign Aztec
This is the Italdesign Aztec, it’s believed that just 18 were made, each was powered by a turbocharged Audi Quattro engine sending its 250…
eBay Find: A 592 BHP Ferrari Portofino Twin Turbo V8
This is the twin turbo V8 from a Ferrari Portofino, the car it came from is said to have had just 7,315 kms (4,545…
Garage Find After 42 Years: A 1968 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2
This 1968 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 was owned by a French doctor who parked it in 1981 and left to work overseas. The car…
British-Made Motorcycle Socks By Two Wheels For Life
These are the popular British-made “Motorcycle Socks” from Two Wheels For Life, a charitable organization that runs critically important healthcare programs in four African…
A One-Off 70 Series Land Cruiser
This Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series now benefits from a range of recent work including a “facelift” upgrade with VDJ79 front-end panels and a…