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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Huckberry x Brant & Cochran Axe + Log Carrier Bundle
This is the rather lengthily named Huckberry x Brant & Cochran Axe + Log Carrier Bundle, as you can see from the above image…
A Handmade Shepherd’s Hut – For A Traditional Life Off The Grid
This shepherd’s hut was handmade by an English joiner working in his medieval barn workshop in Sussex. It has solid oak floors, a traditional…
The American Red Cross Clipray: A Crank-Powered Smartphone Charger + Flashlight
This is the American Red Cross Clipray from Eton, it’s a flashlight with built-in lithium-ion battery pack, a USB port, and a hand crank on…
For Sale: A 1275 BHP 11.9 Liter SRE V8 Engine
If there’s one thing Americans are good at, it’s going to excess. This engine is a great example of the phenomenon, it was developed…
A Rare Indian Trailblazer From The 1950s – The “Super Meteor”
This is an original Indian Trailblazer from 1957, it’s essentially a badge-engineered Royal Enfield Super Meteor powered by a 700cc parallel twin and it’s capable of…
The 170 MPH Callaway C8 SuperNatural: 1 Of 18 Ever Made
This is an original Callaway C8 SuperNatural, just 18 were made between 1994 and 1997, they were capable of 170 mph, and they were…
American War of Independence Veteran: An 18th Century Hammer Poll Tomahawk
This is a hammer poll tomahawk that dates back to the 1700s, it originally belonged to Thomas Conn who served as a captain in…
The Weirdest Snow Mobile In The World: The Monarch Sno-Motor
This 1938 Monarch Sno-Motor is believed to be the last of its kind left on earth, it’s been comprehensively restored, and it’s now in…
An Original 1930s-Era Thornton-Pickard “Machine Gun Camera”
This is a Thornton-Pickard “Machine Gun Camera” from the 1930s, and as the name suggests it’s a camera in the shape of a machine…
A Rare 1989 Norton Commander – A Wankel Rotary-Powered Motorcycle
This is one of the original Norton Commander P52s from the 1980s, it’s an exceptionally rare motorcycle with just 253 PS2 models made in…
A Modern Aluminum Aircraft Desk With A Matching Cabinet
This lot consists of two pieces – an aluminum aircraft-style desk with two built-in drawers, and a separate cabinet also made from aluminum with…
“Gran Turismo Americano” – The 1988 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA
In 1987 the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA was unveiled, it was the American automaker’s top-of-the-line sports car with an engine borrowed from the…