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 Bremont S500: A Handmade British Dive Watch
The Bremont S500 was the first dive watch to come from the highly-regarded team at Bremont. It has a classic design with a chronometer-rated…
For Sale: Paul Newman’s Highly-Modified 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon
This 1988 Volvo 740 Turbo Wagon was originally owned by racing driver (and actor) Paul Newman, who had it significantly modified over stock with…
Garage Find: 24 Years In Storage – A 1972 BMW 3.0 CS
This 1972 BMW 3.0 CS is a desirable 4-speed manual example that has been sitting undisturbed for 24 years in storage, waiting for a…
Condor A350: The Ducati-Powered Swiss Army Motorcycle
The Condor A350 was developed in the early 1970s as a motorcycle for the Swiss Army, the 350cc engine from the Ducati 350 Scrambler…
Retro 1960s Survivor: A Classic Winnebago F17 Camper
This is a 1968 Winnebago F17 Camper, it was the first model that the American RV manufacturer produced back in 1966, meaning that the model you see…
For Sale: A Time Warp-Condition 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser LX Turbo
This is an incredibly well-preserved Toyota Land Cruiser LX Turbo from 1989, it’s fitted with the desirable manual gearbox and it has a slew…
New Old Stock: A Ferrari FXX V12 Engine In The Factory Crate
This is an original, unused Ferrari FXX V12 engine that’s still sitting in its factory crate. The engine was intended as a spare for…
An Original 1971 Lotus Seven Series 4
This is an original Lotus Seven Series 4, it’s a member of the final generation of Sevens built by Lotus in the 1970s before…
The Cave: An Inflatable Tent By Heimplanet
This is the Cave, it’s a geodesic dome tent from Heimplanet with an inflatable structure designed to accommodate up to three people and their…
For Sale: A Rare VW Porsche Kaiserslautern Coupe
This is the VW Porsche Kaiserslautern coupe, it’s the only one of this design that was made and it was created by the students…
An Ex-Rod Stewart 1989 Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition
Approximately 658 examples of the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition were built and this one was completed in 1988, shortly thereafter it was bought by rock…
For Sale: A Ferrari FF V12 Engine Coffee Table
This is a Ferrari FF V12 engine-based coffee table, it’s fitted to a solid base and its circular glass top is 2 meters in…