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 BAAK Triumph Scrambler 1200 Adventure
When the Triumph Scrambler 1200 first appeared in 2019 it proved wildly popular and it has remained so in the years since. The team at…
A Retro Original 1970s Vintage Illuminated Porsche Wall Clock
This illuminated Porsche wall clock is said to be an original that dates back to the 1970s, a time when the company was dominating…
Hidden For 50 Years: The Plymouth Cuda 440 Rapid Transit From 1971
This is the Plymouth Cuda 440 Rapid Transit show car and unless you’re very well connected (or have a long memory), you may never…
The New Timex x Todd Snyder MK-1 Sky King Chronograph – $178 USD
This is the new Timex x Todd Snyder MK-1 Sky King chronograph, it’s the latest design in the Todd Snyder series for Timex and…
This Is The Last Surviving Triumph Stag Fastback Prototype
This is a Triumph Stag fastback prototype and if you’ve never seen one before it’s likely because just three were made, the variant never…
The Revolutionary Miniot Wheel 2 Record Player
The Miniot Wheel 2 is a revolutionary record player design that can be placed flat on a table, mounted vertically on a wall, or…
A Rare Magni Australia Superbike From 1994
The Magni Australia is an exceedingly rare Italian superbike from the mid-1990s that was named after Australia thanks to the remarkable efforts of Ted Stolarski…
230+ Car Barn Find Discovered In Europe – And They’re Now For Sale
The Palmen Collection has been called “one of the greatest barn finds ever,” as it contains over 230 cars that were collected over a period of 40+ years then…
A One-Off Mini Built By Aston Martin’s Tickford For A Saudi Arabian Prince
This is a 1984 Mini 1000 HLE with a fascinating history, it was custom built by the Aston Martin coachbuilder Tickford at the request…
For Sale: A Vintage “Mowserati” Lawn Mower
This is the Mowserati Lawn Mower, it’s a custom-modified vintage lawn mower with a Maserati badge added to the front, a spoiler on the…
Garage Find After 50 Years: A Facel Vega HK500 – “The French Rolls-Royce”
The Facel Vega HK500 was released in 1959 as a substantial upgrade over the earlier Facel Vega FVS. The HK500 was a luxury grand touring…
The Brunton Standard Transit Compass – 100% Made In The USA
The Brunton Standard Transit Compass has been the preferred choice for American geologists and explorers since its release in 1894. It’s widely regarded as one…