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 Rare “Virtual Steering Monkey” From Japan
There can be little doubt that this is one of the strangest vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome. It’s so strange in fact that…
Whiskey Peaks: The Pacific Northwest’s Four Greatest Mountains In Glass
This collection of four hand-blown whiskey glasses each have a three dimensional topographic impression of one of the Pacific Northwest’s greatest mountain peaks in…
An Original “Koenig Specials” Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC – A 400 BHP Supercharged ’80s Icon
This is a rare original “Koenig Specials” Mercedes-Benz 560 SEC, it’s a significantly modified 560 SEC built by one of the most influential German…
The Armadillo Fuel Bag By Giant Loop
This is the new Armadillo Bag from the team at Giant Loop, and if you live in the United States we’re legally obligated to…
For Sale: A Paris-Dakar Rally Veteran Toyota Land Cruiser J75
This considerably modified Toyota Land Cruiser J75 is a two-time Paris-Dakar Rally veteran, it was piloted by French owner/driver Richard Romagny in the 1999…
Full Documentary: Ford And The American Dream
Ford And The American Dream is a full length documentary film about the history of one of America’s most famous automakers. The film moves…
Still In The Factory Crate: A Brand New 1981 Yamaha SR500 Is For Sale
This Yamaha SR500 is possibly the only one left in the world still in its original factory crate, having never been unpackaged, assembled, or…
Piloti Pinnacle Race Boots – FIA Homologated
These are the FIA-homologated Piloti Pinnacle race boots, they were designed to be suitable for everyone from 24 Hours of Le Mans racers right through…
The Unusual Reliant Scimitar GT SE4 – $15,100+ USD
This is the Reliant Scimitar GT SE4 and if you’re not from the United Kingdom you may have never seen one before. The Scimitar…
The Unimatic UC4 – A Classic Italian-Made Automatic Military Watch: $575 USD
The Unimatic UC4 is part of the Italian company’s new permanent series of designs, it’s a classic military watch with a minimalist black dial that…
There’s An “Affordable” Supersonic MiG-21 Project Plane For Sale
The supersonic MiG-21 is remembered today as one of the most successful fighter jets of all time, amazingly the aircraft is still in service…
Nextube: A 21st Century Take On The Nixie Tube Clock
This is the Nextube, it’s been designed to look like a classic mid-20th century nixie tube clock, however it uses small IPS screens rather…