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 Douglas DC-3 Wingtip Desk
This is the wingtip of a (Douglas) Dakota DC3, it’s been flipped upside down to ensure the flatter surface is uppermost, and it’s been given…
Yamaha XT500 – The Motorcycle That Won The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies
The Yamaha XT500 will probably always be best remembered as the motorcycle that won the first Paris-Dakar Rally, all the way back in 1979….
The Polydrop Teardrop Camper – $16,990+
The Polydrop is a geometrically designed camper that is said to have a 70% air resistance reduction when compared with a standard teardrop camper, it…
Barn Find: A Citroën DS Discovered In The Catskill Mountains Of New York
This 1970 Citroën DS is a true barn find, having been rediscovered in a rundown wooden barn on a property in the Catskill Mountains in…
For Sale: A Rebuilt A 28 Liter Allison V12 Aircraft Engine – 1,150 BHP
This is a rebuilt WWII-era Allison V-1710 V12 aircraft engine and it’s currently for sale on eBay with a Buy It Now price of $37,500 USD….
Jay Leno’s Former 1969 Monteverdi High Speed 375S
This is one of just 10 examples of the Monteverdi 375S built by Italian coachbuilders Carrozzeria Frua, it was also the show car displayed at…
Futuristic Project Vehicle: An Original Sinclair C5 From 1985
The Sinclair C5 is a 100% electric vehicle that was released in Britain in 1985. At the time the company behind it believed that it…
This Is The Bitter SC – A Rare German 1980s GT
The Bitter SC was just the second production car from German automaker Erich Bitter Automobil GmbH, better known simply as “Bitter.” The SC was…
The New 1:10th Scale Ford Bronco R/C Car From Tamiya
This is the new R/C Ford Bronco from famed automotive model company Tamiya, it’s a large 1/10th scale kit that builds a complete four-wheel…
The deBolex dB25 Prototype – The First Of 25 To Be Built
This is the first prototype of the deBolex dB25, a new low-volume production bike from the British custom motorcycle company that will be limited to just 25 examples. Each…
A Drivable 1/2 Scale Land Rover Series I
This is the Rebel Replica 4, it’s an electrically-powered 1/2 scale Land Rover Series I designed to accommodate one adult or up to two…
The Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Stunt Car From The 2017 Film “Overdrive”
This replica of the Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic was built in England for use in the 2017 action thriller “Overdrive.” Whereas the original examples…