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 Unusual Muntz Jet: 1 Of 198 Made
When it was released in 1949 the Muntz Jet was one of the most unusual production cars in the USA during its production run….
Full Documentary – Fiero: A Car is Born
Fiero: A Car is Born is a film from 1984 about the development, testing, and construction of the first Pontiac Fiero – a mid-engined…
The Ducati 750SS “The Bike That Saved Ducati”
This Ducati 750SS, or 750 Super Sport, is a rare breed. Just 401 were made in 1974, the first year of production, as road-legal…
For Sale: An Original Vintage Heuer Monaco
This is an original vintage Heuer Monaco from the early 1970s, it’s powered by the Calibre 12 movement which had been introduced in 1971…
The Honda Cub EZ90: The Motorcycle Of The Future From 1991
The Honda Cub EZ90 was designed from a blank slate to be the easiest motorcycle to ride in the world. It has an electric…
The Clash Leather Motorcycle Jacket by Roland Sands Design
This is the Clash leather motorcycle jacket from the team over at Roland Sands Design. It was developed to work equally well both as regular…
For Sale: A 1967 Shelby GT500 – “Police Interceptor” V8
This is a 1967 Shelby GT500, it’s from the first year of Shelby Mustang production that the GT500 was offered, and it was powered by the 428…
The Ka-Bar ‘Za-Saw Pizza Cutter – $22 USD
This is the Ka-Bar ‘Za-Saw Pizza Cutter, it’s a tongue-in-cheek creation made by the company that created the WWII-era USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife…
The Silver ANT By Hookie: A 100% Electric Urban Racer
This is the new Silver ANT by the team over at Hookie Co., it’s a 100% electric motorcycle that’s street legal, licensed as a…
The Revival Load-In Trucker Cap
This is the new Revival Load-In Trucker Cap, it was designed by the Texas-based team at Revival Cycles specifically to be the ideal hat…
The Callaway C12 – A Rare American-German Supercar Capable Of 200+ MPH
The Callaway C12 was developed in the late 1990s by American and German engineers with a single goal in mind – to compete against the…
For Sale: An Original Ferrari 275 GTB Tool Kit
This is an original factory-supplied tool kit for a Ferrari 275 GTB, from back in a long-gone era when manufacturers expected you to do some…