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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An Original Wolf’s Head Oil Neon Sign
This is an original neon sign for Wolf’s Head Oil, a company largely forgotten today but the high-quality lubrication oil they produced was deemed…
For Sale: A Rare BMW 3200 CS
The BMW 3200 CS is a car that deserves to be far better known than it is, it was the first BMW to feature…
This Blown Cosworth DFR Formula 1 Engine Is Now A Sculpture
This engine is a rare Cosworth DFR V8 that was used in Formula 1 until an over-rev resulted in a spectacular connecting rod failure…
The Modena Spyder California From “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Is For Sale
This car appears to be a Ferrari California Spyder from a few dozen paces, but it’s actually one of the Modena GT Spyder Californias…
The Sherp N 1200: A Remarkable Ukrainian 4×4 That Can Swim
The Sherp N 1200 is undoubtedly the most unusual, and one of the most capable, all-terrain vehicles currently being manufactured anywhere in the world….
Michael Caine’s Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow Is For Sale
This Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow was the first car Michael Caine ever bought for himself. Apparently he strolled into the Jack Barclay showroom in London…
The Magrette Leoncino “Little Lion” Watch From New Zealand
The Magrette Leoncino is one of the newer watch designs from the New Zealand based company, it’s powered by a reliable automatic Swiss-made Sellita…
The Last Ferrari Dino 206 S Is For Sale
The Dino 206 S was developed by Ferrari specially to take on Porsche in the FIA’s 2.0 litre Group 4 class, the cars had styling…
For Sale: A Rare Ford 427 SOHC Cammer V8 Crate Engine
The Ford 427 SOHC Cammer V8 is one of the rarest and most desirable big block V8 engines ever made. Unusually for an American…
Street-Legal Historic Race Car: A 1962 Semi-Lightweight E-Type
This Jaguar E-Type has been built to “Semi-Lightweight” specification by XK Engineering, it’s powered by an all-alloy Crosthwaite & Gardiner 3.8 liter straight-six that’s…
The Damascus Pocket Knife With A Skateboard Deck Handle
This is the Damascus Pocket Knife from the team at Rill Simple Tools, as the name suggests it’s a pocket knife with a Damascus steel blade…
For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTE Project Car
This is a Ferrari 250 GTE and as you can see, it’s part way through a stalled restoration. It’s now being offered for sale…