Articles that Ben 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 Original Volvo TP21 Sugga 4×4: The Toughest Volvo Ever Made
This is a Volvo TP21 Sugga, it’s essentially a military 4×4 version of the Volvo PV800 series sedans from the late 1940s and early…
The Ford Roadster DBR1 Hot Rod By H.A.T. Racing
This is the Ford Roadster DBR1 hot rod that was built by the team at H.A.T. Racing between 2002 and 2004. It’s powered by…
The VSSL Camp Supplies II Kit
This is the VSSL Camp Supplies II Kit, it contains 50+ pieces of essential equipment that can help keep you alive in the great…
eBay Find: A 1980s Dystopian Sci-Fi Truck From “The Highwayman”
This is one of the original custom trucks used in “The Highwayman,” a 1987 movie (that was followed by a TV series) that’s been…
Woodman’s Pal: A Machete Multitool Used By The US Army Since WW2
This is the Woodman’s Pal, it’s a machete, shovel, brush axe, and knife all-in-one that’s made in the USA. The handle and leather sheath…
1 Of 84 Ever Made: A Rare Trident Venturer
This is one of just 84 examples of the Trident Venturer that were made before production was shutdown as a result of the financial…
An Unused 550 BHP Factory-Supercharged Ford GT Engine
This is an original, unused Ford GT engine that has never been started or installed in a vehicle. The Ford GT is a supercar…
Dennis Rodman’s 1989 Ford Saleen Mustang SSC Is For Sale
This is the 1989 Ford Saleen Mustang SSC that was bought new by NBA legend Dennis Rodman from Avis Ford in Southfield, Michigan. It’s…
The New Double Wall Beer Stein By Whiskey Peaks – $19 USD
This is the new Double Wall Beer Stein from the team over at Whiskey Peaks, it has a raised topographic impression of Mt Hood…
Ginetta G40R: The Unusual Lotus Elise Rival From West Yorkshire
The Ginetta G40R is a street-legal sports car developed and built in England by Ginetta Cars, a longtime rival of Lotus and TVR who…
Cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev’s Spacewalk-Worn Omega Speedmaster
This Omega Speedmaster was worn by Russian Cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev on Soyuz TM-9, a mission from February the 11th through till August the 9th…
Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill’s AC Cobra Mk IV
This is a 2001 AC Cobra Mk IV, it was bought new by former Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill. It’s one of the…