Ben Branch

1 day ago | silodrome.com | Ben Branch

This is one of very few surviving examples of the Woodill Wildfire that were bought as kits by the Harry Clark Buick dealership and built by them incorporating many Buick parts – including the 322 cubic inch Buick Fireball V8. As a result of the modifications that were made at the time they were being built, these Harry Clark “Buick Fireball Specials” look quite distinct from the original Woodill Wildfire.

1 day ago | silodrome.com | Ben Branch

This is an original Alvis Leonides radial aero engine, it’s a supercharged 11.8 liter 9-cylinder engine capable of up to 560 bhp. Interestingly, this would be Britain’s last high-powered piston aero-engine by the time manufacturing ceased in 1966. The Alvis Leonides was developed from the outset to be used in both planes and helicopters, the latter still being a relatively new thing when it came to production versions that were being built in significant numbers.

2 days ago | silodrome.com | Ben Branch

This is an officially-licensed 1989 “Tim Burton” Batmobile that was built by Hollywood Productions and used in the Batman exhibition/stunt show Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey. This Batmobile is fully-drivable, it’s powered by a small block 350 Chevrolet V8 with an automatic transmission. It’s built on an extended Chevrolet Impala chassis, and it has a British Harrier jump jet intake and a rear flame thrower simulating an afterburner.

2 days ago | silodrome.com | Ben Branch

This is the SpecOps CrashPad Camping Trailer, it’s a minimalist camping trailer than can accommodate two, plus a significant amount of gear and other cargo, providing a safe and weatherproof bedroom-on-wheels. SpecOps CrashPad is built on the SpecOps Overland Trailer platform. This is an off-road capable trailer that was originally designed for hauling up to 2,000 lbs worth of payload in its pick-up size heavy-duty bed.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Ben Branch

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