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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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…
Retro Vanlife Luxury: A 1965 GMC Bus Motorhome
This classic motorhome actually started life as a troop transport bus at Fort Ord Army Base on Monterey Bay in California in 1965. In this…
A Rare Kingsbury 2¼ hp: A 102 Year Old Motor Scooter
This is a 1920 Kingsbury 2¼ hp, a rare standup motor scooter that was built over a century ago by the Barningham Brothers’ Kingsbury…
Restomod 304 V8: International Harvester Scout 800B
This is a tastefully modified 1971 International Harvester Scout 800B, it now benefits from a rebuilt 304 cubic inch V8, that’s been fitted with Holley…
The Original 1970 Mustang Mach 1 “Twister Special” Test Vehicle Is For Sale
This is the only “Twister Special” test vehicle Ford ever made, it was developed to test out and showcase the rare Twister Special option package…
The RSD x White’s Foreman Boot: 100% Handmade In The USA
These are the RSD x White’s Foreman Boots, as the double-barreled name suggests they’re a collaborative effort between motorcycle gear company Roland Sands Design and…
Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special: The Car That Could Have Been The Ford GT40
This is a Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special from 1974, interestingly the Europa concept started out in 1963 as a design for Ford who…
Kyrö Wood Smoke: 100% Malted Finnish Rye Whisky
The is Kyrö Wood Smoke, it’s a 100% malted Finnish rye whisky that has been given a touch of crisp alder smoke to create…