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 Valtcan Titanium Hip Flask – Military Canteen Design
This is the Valtcan titanium hip flask, and as the name suggests, it’s a hip flask made from titanium. Titanium is an ideal material for…
For Sale: The Royal Family’s Personal Land Rover Series 1
*Editor’s Note: Due to an incorrect source an earlier version of this article stated that this vehicle was owned by King George VI. This…
The New Land Rover x Bamford London LR001 Watch
This is the new Land Rover x Bamford London LR001 watch, it was designed by Land Rover in Britain and it’s being built by Bamford…
For Sale: A Porsche 356 Type 616/1 Engine
This is a flat-four engine from a 1957 Porsche 356A, it would have originally had a displacement of 1600cc and power output of approximately…
Short Film: Carl Cox And His Alpina B6 3.5
This short film from Brightside Media tells the story of the Alpina B6 3.5 owned by legendary international DJ Carl Cox. Cox is well-known…
Bruce Willis’ Chevrolet Nomad “Sport Wagon” Is For Sale
This 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air Nomad was previously owned by Bruce Willis, the A-list star of countless films including the Die Hard series of…
Display Piece: A Ferrari 500 Mondial Front End
This is the front end from a Ferrari 500 Mondial Series I, almost certainly the most famous of the few four-cylinder cars made by…
The World’s First Production V16: The Cadillac Sixteen
The Cadillac Sixteen has the unusual distinction of being the first production car in the world to be powered by a V16. It became…
1:1 Scale Porsche 917ATR Sculptures – From After The Race
This is a new series of life-sized sculptures by the talented team over at After The Race, often known simply as “ATR.” Just 12 of…
Still In The Factory Crate: A Triumph Bonneville T100 Paul Smith
This is an original Triumph Bonneville T100 Paul Smith from 2006 that remains in its factory crate, having never been removed for final assembly or…
Retro Motorhome: A Converted 1961 Mercedes-Benz O321H
This Mercedes-Benz O321H Motorhome has a more interesting history than most, it was used as the official transport of the Swiss hockey team EHC…
Gilles Villeneuve’s 1976 Ford Bronco Is For Sale
This 1976 Ford Bronco belonged to Formula 1 racing legend Gilles Villeneuve, it was reportedly prepared by him for serious off-road use and it’s…