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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There’s An Original Camel Trophy Bedford MK 4×4 Support Truck For Sale
This is an original Camel Trophy Bedford MK 4×4 support truck that was built in 1982 and later used in the event. It was…
Project Car: A 1964 Porsche 356C With Engine & Transmission
This 1964 Porsche 356C was sold new by dealer Ben Pon’s in Rotterdam, Holland. In later years it would make its way across the…
Vintage Instructional Film: A Ford Guide To Rally Driving
This is an instructional film for aspirational rally drivers titled A Ford Guide To Rally Driving. It’s narrated by Murray Walker, an icon of…
For Sale: A Rare Original Malzoni GT From Brazil – Ex-Emerson Fittipaldi
This Malzoni GT is one of just three fiberglass-bodied racing prototypes made. In 1966 it became one of the most famous cars in Brazil…
A Southern Californian Mountain Road Slot Car Raceway – In 1:32 Scale
This table-sized slot car raceway was built in 2023 with a distinct SoCal-theme. It was modeled on the canyon roads throughout Malibu and the…
Project Plane: A 1955 Soviet MiG-15 Fighter Jet – $25,000 USD
This is a 1955 Mikoyan-Gurevich 15, better known simply as the MiG-15, it was the dominant Soviet fighter jet of the years just after…
The Orange Box – A New Bluetooth Speaker From Britain’s Legendary Amp Company
This is the new Orange Box, it’s the first Bluetooth speaker ever developed by the iconic British amplifier company and interestingly, it’s the only…
For Sale: The Original 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Le Mans Safety Car
This is the Ferrari 250 GTE that was the official safety car of the 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans, later that same year…
For Sale: A Mitsubishi Type 73 Kogata – Ex-Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
This is a 1995 Mitsubishi Type 73 Kogata that was originally operated by the Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). It’s a Mitsubishi Pajero-based 1/2-ton military…
An Early Production 1992 TVR Griffith: The Mighty V8 Roadster From Blackpool
The TVR Griffith was released in 1990 as the first model under TVR’s “New Beginning.” It was arguably the most important new TVR of…
Paul Newman’s Corvette V8-Powered Volvo V90 “Volvette” Sleeper Is For Sale: $20,000+ USD
This is Paul Newman’s 1998 Volvo V90 “Volvette” – it was built for the legendary actor and championship-winning race car driver by his racing…
The DuPont™ Kevlar®-Lined Ranger Motorcycle Shirt By Crave
This is the Ranger Motorcycle Shirt from Crave, the company that pioneered the concept of DuPont™ Kevlar®-lined shirts designed for motorcycle use. There has…