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: An Aston Martin-Built DB5 Stunt Car From James Bond’s “No Time To Die”
This Aston Martin DB5 isn’t actually an Aston Martin DB5, despite the fact that it was built by Aston Martin. It was developed as…
Beer Darts: A New Darts Game For The 21st Century
Beer Darts is a relatively new game developed by a pair of Colorado skiers when off piste. A Beer Darts Set consists of two…
For Sale: A Morgan Aero 8 – An Unusual British Supercar
When the Morgan Aero 8 was introduced at the Geneva International Motor Show in 2000 by Charles Morgan the world sat up and took…
The Mighty Hart-Parr 30-60 – Powered By A 38.6 Liter Kerosene Engine
This is almost certainly the best surviving Hart-Parr 30-60 “Old Reliable” anywhere in the world, this model was one of the most important early…
For Sale: The Triumph Scrambler Stunt Motorcycle From James Bond’s “No Time To Die”
This is the Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE stunt motorcycle that was used while filming the memorable chase scene in the James Bond film “No…
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…