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: A Crashed Ferrari F50 Front End
This is the front end bodywork from a Ferrari F50 that has obviously suffered a collision and it’s now being offered for sale either…
For Sale: A 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 “Time Machine”
This DeLorean DMC-12 has been carefully modified into a Back to the Future-style time machine, including the addition of a Mr Fusion, a flux capacitor,…
For Sale: Blak Douglas’ Rare Ford Falcon XY 4X4 Ute
This is a rare Ford Falcon XY 4×4 Ute – if you’ve never seen one before that’s entirely understandable, just 432 of them were…
Walter Wolf’s Ferrari 288 GTO Is For Sale
Every example of the Ferrari 288 GTO is special, but this one is perhaps a little more special than most due to the fact…
The Gearbox MKII Transparent Turntable – $545 USD
This is the Gearbox MKII Transparent Turntable, it was inspired by the minimalist Braun PC 3 SV record player created by industrial design legend…
Adventure Machine: A 327 V8 Swapped International Harvester Scout 80
This is a 1963 International Harvester Scout 80 that’s been painstakingly rebuilt from the ground up to perform far better than the original. It…
For Sale: The 1000 Watt BoomWall – $6,000+ USD
This is the 1000 Watt BoomWall, it was developed by the team at BoomCase – the creators of the wildly popular stereo-in-a-vintage-suitcase concept. The 1000…
A Ford Model A “Rat Rod” – Built In Britain
This Ford Model A “Rat Rod” was built in 2009 by the well-respected team at Bartley Wren Bespoke Fabrication in Temple Cloud, England. It’s powered…
The Citizen Promaster Dive Fujitsubo Automatic – $995 USD
This is the Citizen Promaster Dive Fujitsubo Automatic, and in dive watch circles, it’s a bit of a legend. You see, the word fujitsubo…
Two-For-One! A Plymouth Fury “Sonoramic Commando” With A Herters Duofoil Boat
This is a 1960 Plymouth Fury fitted with the 310 hp “Sonoramic Commando” V8 engine that comes as a package with a color-matching Herters…
The Roark Pony Keg 60L Duffel
This is the Pony Keg 60L Duffel from the team at Roark, as the name suggests it’s a 60 liter duffel bag, and it also…
An Early John DeLorean Creation – The 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge
This is an original 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge, this model featured a slew of changes over the standard GTO and when it was first…