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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A Rare 6×6 “Lunar Jeep” – The Poncin VP2000
This is a Poncin VP2000, it’s a rare 6×6 amphibious vehicle developed in France in the 1970s. For obvious reasons it was nicknamed the…
The Muzen Wild Mini Rugged Outdoor Speaker
This is the Muzen Wild Mini, it’s a rugged outdoor speaker that is completely waterproof, it fits in the palm of your hand, charges…
An Affordable Mid-Engined Gullwing Sports Car: The Autozam AZ-1
The Autozam AZ-1 is a car that even many die hard car guys have never heard of, largely because it was only ever offered in…
For Sale: A Crashed Ferrari F50 Front End
This is the front end bodywork from a Ferrari F50 that has obviously suffered a collision and it’s now being offered for sale either…
For Sale: A 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 “Time Machine”
This DeLorean DMC-12 has been carefully modified into a Back to the Future-style time machine, including the addition of a Mr Fusion, a flux capacitor,…
For Sale: Blak Douglas’ Rare Ford Falcon XY 4X4 Ute
This is a rare Ford Falcon XY 4×4 Ute – if you’ve never seen one before that’s entirely understandable, just 432 of them were…
Walter Wolf’s Ferrari 288 GTO Is For Sale
Every example of the Ferrari 288 GTO is special, but this one is perhaps a little more special than most due to the fact…
The Gearbox MKII Transparent Turntable – $545 USD
This is the Gearbox MKII Transparent Turntable, it was inspired by the minimalist Braun PC 3 SV record player created by industrial design legend…
Adventure Machine: A 327 V8 Swapped International Harvester Scout 80
This is a 1963 International Harvester Scout 80 that’s been painstakingly rebuilt from the ground up to perform far better than the original. It…
For Sale: The 1000 Watt BoomWall – $6,000+ USD
This is the 1000 Watt BoomWall, it was developed by the team at BoomCase – the creators of the wildly popular stereo-in-a-vintage-suitcase concept. The 1000…
A Ford Model A “Rat Rod” – Built In Britain
This Ford Model A “Rat Rod” was built in 2009 by the well-respected team at Bartley Wren Bespoke Fabrication in Temple Cloud, England. It’s powered…
The Citizen Promaster Dive Fujitsubo Automatic – $995 USD
This is the Citizen Promaster Dive Fujitsubo Automatic, and in dive watch circles, it’s a bit of a legend. You see, the word fujitsubo…