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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The $3 Million Dollar 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1
This is one of just two examples of the 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray ZL-1 that were ever made. The ZL-1 was remarkable for a…
The Arizona Spike: From The Completion Of The Transcontinental Railroad – 1869
This is the “Arizona Spike,” it’s one of four ceremonial railroad spikes that were made to celebrate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad on the…
Road Legal: An LS1 V8-Powered Desert Dynamics Buggy
This is a Desert Dynamics off-road racing buggy, it’s powered by a rear-mounted Chevrolet LS1 V8, and amazingly it’s been successfully registered for road use…
For Sale: Lamborghini Miura Front + Rear Clamshells
These are the original front and rear clamshell body work sections from a Lamborghini Miura S, they’ve now been welded to display stands and…
The Revolutionary 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
When the Oldsmobile Toronado was introduced in 1966 it would become the first front wheel drive American production car since the Cord 810/812 from…
550 BHP Crate Engine: A Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
This is a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 V8, it was purchased new as a crate engine from Ford Racing in 2016 and was then kept…
A Rare Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 TT Racer
This is a Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883, it’s one of the rarer models in the long-running Sportster family with an estimated 200-500 having been…
Silodrome’s Top 10 Cars Of 2022
Every year we sit down and go over the stats to whittle down a list of all the vehicles we featured over the preceding…
Bulletproof 4×4 Legend: A 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 Pickup Truck
This is a restored 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 pickup truck that has been given a few subtle improvements, like upgraded suspension, air-conditioning, disc…
A Camelot Cruiser Motorhome With Matching Poloron Snowmobiles
This is a Camelot Cruiser motorhome with a matching 1974 Ford C-750, it’s a time capsule of sorts – showing the absolute pinnacle of…
For Sale: A Dodge Dart Swinger – Restored By Car Craft Magazine In 1984
This 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger was restored by the team at Car Craft Magazine in 1984, then raffled off at the 1985 Street Machine…
Cold War Nuclear Attack Rescue Vehicle: A 1965 Austin Gipsy
This 1965 Austin Gipsy was originally stationed at a nuclear base in North Wales where it was on standby for a nuclear attack on…