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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Barn Find For Sale: An Aston Martin DB4 That Was Hidden Away For 30 Years
Amazingly this Aston Martin DB4 was given to its current owner in exchange for a few weeks of body repair work on another vehicle….
A Rolls-Royce 6.75 Liter V8 Engine Block Coffee Table
This glass-topped coffee table is made using a 6.75 liter Rolls-Royce V8 engine block as its base. The toughened glass top sits on four…
The New A.T.P. Helmet By Malle x Nexx
This is the new A.T.P. helmet, it’s a collaborative effort between British motorcycle outfitters Malle and European motorcycle helmet company Nexx. If you were wondering…
For Sale: A Rare Land Rover 101 Forward Control 4×4 Camper
The Land Rover 101 Forward Control is an unusual V8-powered four-wheel drive developed by the British automaker in the late 1960s as a gun tractor…
The Classic Camber Top Tool Box By Toyo – Made In Osaka, Japan
This is the Camber Top Tool Box by Toyo, it’s a classically styled tool storage and carrying case that won a Good Design Award…
The Rolex Deepsea “James Cameron” – Rated To A Depth Of 12,800FT
This is the Rolex Deepsea D-Blue edition “James Cameron” that was created by the Swiss watchmaker to celebrate James Cameron’s 2012 dive to the depths of the…
The Volkswagen Thing: A European Answer To The Jeep
The Volkswagen Thing, internally named the Volkswagen Type 181, was developed by the German automaker as a Jeep-like vehicle for the West German Army as…
For Sale: A 720 BHP Alfa Romeo 2.6 Liter V8 Indy Car Engine
This Alfa Romeo 2.6 Liter V8 was developed by the Italian automaker for their brief foray into the CART IndyCar racing that started in…
“The Who’s Magic Bus” – Volkswagen Type 2 Panel Van
Known as “The Who’s Magic Bus,” this 1965 Volkswagen Type 2 Panel Van was conceived of by Roger Daltrey (lead singer of band) along…
For Sale: A Martin JRM Mars WWII-Era Flying Boat
The Martin JRM Mars was designed and built for the US Navy during WWII as a long-range ocean patrol flying boat. It would be…
Brand New Classic: A Freshly-Built Rickman Metisse Triumph Scrambler
This Rickman Metisse Triumph Scrambler was built from new and/or reconditioned parts just a year ago, it’s not been ridden since it was completed,…
For Sale: Stephen Hawking’s Volkswagen Caravelle
This is the 1988 Volkswagen Caravelle that was owned by Stephen Hawking and used by him for personal transportation for over 10 years. The…