Ben Branch
July 19, 2024
This is one of four surviving examples of the Le Gene Californian Roadster, a low-production American sports car built in the mid-1950s with sleek styling and a Mercury V8 under the hood. This example…
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Ben Branch
July 19, 2024
This is the first inline-five coffee table we’ve ever written about on Silodrome, and it may very well be the last as this one was hand-built by the current owner, who is now offering…
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Ben Branch
July 18, 2024
This is an Ogle SX1000, it’s a rare British sports car with just 66 made in total, sharing the same underpinnings as the Mini but with a new body designed by English industrial design…
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Ben Branch
July 18, 2024
This is the self-contained Fire Starter by Gerber Gear, it’s a cylinder that unscrews to reveal a ferrocerium rod, a metal striker, and water-resistant tinder storage compartment. It offers an exceedingly reliable way to…
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Ben Branch
July 17, 2024
This is a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 that benefits from an engine swap – the original 130 bhp V6 has been replaced with a 303 bhp LS4 V8 sending power back through a UN1 5-speed…
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Ben Branch
July 17, 2024
This is a 1:2 scale model of the McLaren MP4/4 that was driven by Ayrton Senna to the Formula One World Driver’s Championship title in 1988. It’s one of the most memorable cars in…
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Ben Branch
July 16, 2024
This is a rare 1985 Ferrari Testarossa Koenig Specials Competition Evolution II. It’s a Testarossa that was given a series of modifications by German tuning company Koenig Specials in the 1980s, the most important…
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Ben Branch
July 16, 2024
This is the Heimplanet Mavericks Basecamp, it’s a large tent that can be set up in less than 10 minutes by a single person, once erected it can accommodate 10 or more people and…
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Ben Branch
July 15, 2024
This is the new, and limited edition, Meyers Manx Old Red dune buggy kit – one of the most famous shapes in automotive history, and certainly the most iconic car ever made by a…
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Ben Branch
July 15, 2024
This is the Red Wing Iron Ranger Traction Tred, it’s the first time the venerable American boot company has ever combined their famous Iron Ranger leather upper with the more modern (and comfortable) Traction…
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Ben Branch
July 14, 2024
This is a camper trailer, or caravan, that was designed by General Motors Chief Engineer Elias J. Premo in 1938 so he could use it on road trips with his family. It’s the only…
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Ben Branch
July 14, 2024
This is an unused Chevrolet ZZ632/1000 crate engine, as the model name implies it has a displacement of 632 cubic inches (10.35 liters) and it produces 1,000 bhp, actually it’s 1,004 bhp with 876…
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