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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For Sale: The Unusual “Lawrence Longnose” Land Rover
This is the “Lawrence Longnose,” it’s a Land Rover Series 2A long wheelbase that’s been significantly modified by David Sexton. It’s now powered by…
For Sale: The Grateful Dead’s Original Studebaker M5 Band Equipment Truck
This 1949 Studebaker M5 Pickup was used by The Grateful Dead as their primary equipment truck, they nicknamed it “The Dred” and it was…
For Sale: The 1959 Moto Guzzi Falcone Built By Von Dutch
This is a 1959 Moto Guzzi Falcone that was customized in period by Kenny Howard, a.k.a. “Von Dutch,” the artist, pin striper, metal fabricator,…
The Tentsile Safari Connect 2-Person “Tree Tent”
This is the Safari Connect 2-Person Tree Tent from Tentsile, a company that was founded by Alex Shirley-Smith in 2010 specifically to create tree…
Probably The Toughest Mini-4×4 Ever Made: The AMC M422A1 “Mighty Mite”
This is 1963 AMC M422 Mighty Mite, it was developed as a lightweight military 4×4 that could be deployed by air –specifically by the…
For Sale: Neon Race Track Silhouettes By Petrol Vibes
This is the Neon Race Track Silhouette collection created by the European team at Petrol Vibes. They’ve developed neon maps of many of the…
For Sale: Restored Pan Am Aircraft Trolleys
These are Pan Am aircraft catering trolleys that has been restored by the team at BordBar in Germany, and converted into an entirely unique…
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is an international best-seller that has now been updated with a whole host of new information designed to help…
A Rare 1980 Alpine A310: Was This “The French DeLorean?”
This is a 1980 Alpine A310, it’s an unusual French rear-engined sports car that was a period rival to the likes of the Porsche…
The Shackleton Tent By Ellis Canvas Tents
This is the Shackleton Tent from the team at Ellis Canvas Tents based out of Durango, Colorado. This design was built for adventure from…
The “She Rides” Documentary By Gareth Maxwell Roberts
This post was written by Gareth Maxwell Roberts, the director of the documentary “She Rides,” and the man behind “Oil in The Blood,” a…
The Danner Bull Run 6″ Wedge Chelsea Boot
This is the Danner Bull Run 6″ Wedge Chelsea Boot, each one is made at the company’s factory in Portland, Oregon from full-grain, oiled…