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 Alpine A310GT: A French Answer To The Porsche 911
The Alpine A310 V6 was the considerably more powerful descendant of the earlier Alpine A310 four-cylinder model – a car that had been lauded…
The Biltwell Lane Splitter Red/White/Blue Helmet
The Biltwell Lane Splitter helmet was released a few years ago and quickly became a popular choice with those looking for a retro helmet…
A “Brand New” 1979 Pontiac Trans Am T/A 6.6
The 1979 Pontiac Trans Am T/A 6.6 is a rare car, just were 1,107 built, however this one remains essentially brand new with just…
Ferrari – Art Edition: A $30,000 Book The Comes In Its Own Stand
This book, simply titled “Ferrari,” is the Art Edition of this limited edition series with a price tag close to some secondhand Ferraris at…
For Sale: A TAG Croco 4×4 Amphibian – A Rotary-Powered Amphibious Off-Roader
The TAG Croco 4×4 Amphibian is a remarkable vehicle: it’s four-wheel drive, it’s amphibious, it has four-wheel steering, it’s powered by a Wankel rotary engine,…
The Unusual Scorpion P6 “Supertrike”
You’ve doubtless heard the term superbike before, what you’re looking at here is a Scorpion P6 “supertrike” – a high-performance three-wheeled car powered by…
The Cunningham C-3 – A Rare American Homologation Special
The Cunningham C-3 was a high-performance GT car developed by America’s Cup winning sailor and racing driver Briggs Cunningham. The C-3 was never intended…
Full Documentary: Tucker – The Man and The Car
Tucker – The Man and The Car is a half hour long film created for the Tucker Corporation in the mid-1940s to showcase both…
For Sale: A 1978 Porsche 924 Built To Safari Rally Specification
This is a 1978 Porsche 924 that has been rebuilt to classic Safari Rally specification, with lifted suspension, a wider track width, larger all-terrain…
Flamethrower Equipped: A 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Franklin Camper
This 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn pickup and its Franklin camper may be the perfect home-on-wheels for the modern age. It’s equipped with a flamethrower…
A Rare 1988 Isuzu Piazza Nero XE: “Handling by Lotus”
This is a rare Isuzu Piazza in Nero XE specification with the desirable “Handling by Lotus” package that vastly improved the capabilities of the…
The New Safari Jacket From Fuel Motorcycles
This is the new Safari Jacket from Fuel Motorcycles, it’s designed to evoke the styling of jackets worn by explorers in the 19th and early 20th…