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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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…
For Sale: A Rare Triumph X75 Hurricane
The Triumph X75 Hurricane is a rare motorcycle, just 1,152 were built for the 1973 model year, and they all feature styling by American…
The Scandi Knife Making Kit By Casström Sweden: $51~ USD
This is the Casström Sweden Scandi Knife Making Kit, as the name suggests its a kit that allows you to create your own Scandinavian “Puukko,”…
Full Documentary: The Fast One – A History Of The Chevy Small Block V8
The Chevy small block V8 was first released in 1954 in the 1955 model year Chevrolets, the company can’t possibly have known it at…
Koenig C62: 1 Of 3 Road-Legal Porsche-Based Group C Race Cars
The Koenig C62 is the kind of road-legal race car that could only have been conceived by someone with the imagination, engineering ability, and…
A Rideable 727 BHP Barstool – The Hoss Fly “Big Block” Barstool
This is the “Big Block” version of the Hoss Fly Barstool – as the name suggests it’s a motorized barstool powered by a 572…
This Is The Riva Ferrari 32 – A 1980s-Era Floating Testarossa
This is the 28th of 40 Riva Ferrari 32s that were ever built as part of an unusual partnership between the storied Italian supercar maker…
For Sale: A BMW 507 Front End Mounted To A Display Base
This is the front end bodywork from a BMW 507, widely considered to be one of the most beautiful BMWs of all time. Elvis…
1963 Gillig Model 590 Porsche Race Car Hauler
This 1963 Gillig Model 590 has been restored and rebuilt into the ideal hauler for vintage Porsches, it’s been reskinned with a new aluminum-alloy…
The American Made 350 Cruiser-MV Roughout Boots By White’s Boots
This is the new 350 Cruiser-MV Roughout Boot from White’s Boots, an American company that have been making work boots since 1853 – they’ve been…
For Sale: A Rare 1969 Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon
The Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon was never actually built by Chevrolet, it was an aftermarket kit developed for the C3 Corvette that solved its single biggest…
There’s A Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12 For Sale
This is a 65º V12 engine from a Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, once fitted into a car it produces 533 bhp at 7,250 rpm and…