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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A Honda ATC110: The Legendary “Collarbone Crusher” Of The 1980s
The Honda ATC110 was the most powerful three-wheeler that Honda had ever made when it was introduced in 1979. Honda had launched the ATC…
A Dutch Rijkspolitie (State Police) Porsche 911 SC Targa
This Porsche 911 SC Targa is a little more special than most, it’s a retired Dutch Rijkspolitie (State Police) highway patrol vehicle, and it remains in…
Vintage Film: Ford’s Experimental “Wrist Twist” Steering System From 1965
This short film from Ford is focussed on their “Wrist Twist” steering system from 1965 – a way of steering a car that required…
For Sale: A Factory-Built Ford Gran Torino “Starsky & Hutch”
In order to celebrate the fame brought by the Starsky & Hutch TV series Ford released a Gran Torino “Starsky & Hutch” limited edition car…
The Impossibly Beautiful Delahaye 135M
The Delahaye 135 was one of the most important French performance cars from the 1930s. In racing trim the 135 won the illustrious Monte Carlo…
A Giant 1:3 Scale R/C Scammell Pioneer Artillery Tractor
The Scammell Pioneer is a 6×4 truck designed released in 1927 as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle, and tank transporter. It was developed long…
For Sale: A Ferrari 250 GTO Replica That Appeared In “The Italian Job” + “Ford v Ferrari”
This car is titled as a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO but it’s never actually been to Italy, it’s actually a replica built by McBurnie…
Sunski Foxtrot Sunglasses: A New Take On The Classic Aviator Design
These are the Sunski Foxtrot sunglasses, they described as “something you might see on a younger, mustachioed version of your Dad in a polaroid…
A 1980s Icon: The Lamborghini Countach LP5000 S
The Lamborghini Countach LP5000 S was released in 1982, it had the largest engine of any Countach up until that moment in time, combined with…
The Farer Seagrave Monopusher Chronograph
This is the Farer Seagrave Monopusher Chronograph, it’s one of the newer releases from the popular British watch brand that is named after Henry Segrave,…
For Sale: A Lamborghini R230 Tractor – A Vintage Lamborghini For $13,000~
This is a restored 1976 Lamborghini R230 vigneron tractor, it’s a special model that was designed for working on vineyards – its narrow track…
The Amphicar 770: A Vintage Car That’s Also A Boat
The Amphicar 770 is the most successful civilian amphibious production car of all time, 3,878 were sold between 1960 and 1968 with a few hundred…