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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For Sale: The 1976 Chevrolet Impala Built By Gas Monkey Garage
This 1976 Chevrolet Impala was built by Richard Rawlings and Aaron Kaufman of Gas Monkey Garage to compete in the Gumball 3000 and the…
Full Film: The Invisible Circle – A 1960s Motorcycle Safety Film
The Invisible Circle is a motorcycle safety film from the 1960s, though it’s obviously dated it actually contains a remarkable amount of valuable information…
This Might Be The Last Unfinished Lister Jaguar XJS And It’s For Sale*
The Lister Jaguar XJS was one of the fastest road-going Jaguars in the world in its day, in fact it’s still among the fastest today over 30 years after it was introduced.
For Sale: A Stunningly Beautiful 1974 MV Agusta 750S
The MV Agusta 750S was released in 1970, it was a superbike the world had been clamoring for for years but there was just…
A Rare Bricklin SV-1 Warehouse Find – The “Canadian DeLorean”
This Bricklin SV-1 was recently discovered in a warehouse, it’s in largely complete condition but obviously requires a full restoration. The chassis, body, engine,…
The Hand Forged File Knife By Rustic Road Australia
These are two examples of the hand-forged file knives made by Jack, the founder and chief knife maker over at Rustic Road Australia. Files As…
The Full-Sized Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Car From Broadway Is For Sale
There are few movie and theater cars more beloved than Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, it formed the backbone of a rags to riches tale of…
The Jet-Zet: A Kawasaki Jet Ski-Powered Mini Speed Boat
This is the only Jet-Zet that was ever made, it has handbuilt by a Finnish craftsman named Hannu Viren using mahogany, pine, and the…
The Troy Indy Special Prototype Is For Sale
This is the prototype of the Troy Indy Special, a new limited production car from the team at 7fifteen Motorworks that is essentially a…
The Heuer Monte Carlo Rally Master
This is an original Heuer Rally Master, it’s a dashboard mounted chronometer with a “Master Time” clock that would be fitted to rally cars to…
For Sale: A Refurbished AM General M35 6×6 Military Truck – $10,000+
The AM General M35 is a 6×6 military truck that was introduced in 1950 as a replacement for the WWII-era GMC CCKW truck, better…
A 1978 Jeep Cherokee “Golden Eagle”
This is a largely original Jeep Cherokee “Golden Eagle,” interestingly this is the vehicle for which the term “Sport Utility Vehicle” was first used…