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 Street-Legal 1977 Honda CB500 Race Bike
This Honda CB500 race bike was built in the 1970s by engineer Brian Brownrigg for Bolton-based rider Chris Hawkes, the bike won three separate…
Prince Philip’s Albatross Super Sports Ski Boat – $26,000+
This is the original and unrestored 1956 Albatross MkIII Super Sports Runabout that was owned and used by the late Prince Philip, Duke of…
Barn Find: A De Tomaso Pantera Project Super Car
This is a 1972 De Tomaso Pantera that spent the last 20 years parked in the corner of a barn in Georgia before being rediscovered….
An “Affordable” Ford Mustang-Based Batmobile
This Batmobile was built by Z cars in the United Kingdom using a 1965 Ford Mustang as the foundation. It has a fiberglass body,…
For Sale: Nigel Mansell’s 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint
This is a 1991 Birkin Seven Sprint, it was ordered new by Formula 1 driver and future world champion Nigel Mansell. He kept the…
The Amazing Rattletrap Beach Races In Australia
Five years ago a new event rattled the windows of holiday makers at the Crowdy Head caravan park on the coast of New South…
The Marcos GT: An Unusual Sports Car With A Plywood Chassis
This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1968, a car that’s remarkable for a few reasons, the most famous of which is that its…
The Explorer Set Mk II By Kasperi x Roselli
This is the Explorer Set Mk II By Kasperi x Roselli, it’s a kit made up of a Kasperi Fold Top backpack made from whitetail…
The Brockhouse Corgi: A Folding Motorcycle Based On A Design For WWII Commandos
The Brockhouse Corgi is the civilian version of the Welbike, a small folding motorcycle developed during WWII to be air-dropped behind enemy lines with…
You Can Buy An Original “Jungle Bird” Hawaiian Shirt Made Famous By Magnum P.I.
The “Jungle Bird” shirt worn by Tom Selleck in his role as Magnum P.I. is undoubtably the most famous Hawaiian shirt in history. Selleck wore the…
1 Of 14 Ever Made: The Rare 1989 Isdera Spyder 036i
This is the Isdera Spyder 036i, just 14 are believed to have been made by the secretive German automaker, and the example shown here…
Adventure Rig For Sale: A Land Rover Defender + A Fantic Caballero Scrambler
It’s not everyday that a rig like this comes up for sale, it comprises of a modified Land Rover Defender 110 and a Fantic…