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 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport Concept Car
This is the only example of the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette Super Sport that would ever be built. It was created as a fully-functioning show…
The Wavian Fuel Can — The Original Steel “Jerry Can” Used By NATO
The Wavian Fuel Can has been built and supplied to many NATO countries for military use for well over 75 years. They’re leak-proof steel…
The 1440 HP Lamborghini V12-Powered “CUV Miura” – 1984 UIM World Championship-Winner
This vessel was built by Italian boatbuilders Cantieri Uniti Viareggio (CUV) to win the 1984 UIM World Championships, a feat it achieved, giving CUV…
The Bike That Helped Save HD From The Great Depression: The Harley-Davidson Model D
In 1929 Harley-Davidson released the 45 cubic inch Model D as an answer to the wildly successful Indian Scout 101. These were considered middle…
Build Your Own Formula 1 Car: A Prost Formula 1 Chassis, Engine, Gearbox, and Spares
This collection of parts from the Prost Grand Prix Team includes an original Peugeot A18 3.0 V10 engine and matching gearbox, a Prost Formula…
The New “Open Faces Win Races” T-Shirt by We Went Fast
This is the new Open Faces Win Races t-shirt from the team at We Went Fast, a website dedicated to telling the stories of…
A Rare Kurtis 500 S Roadster Special – The “Two-Seat Indy Car”
This is a 1954 Kurtis 500 S Roadster, essentially a road-legal race car built by the legendary Frank Kurtis and his team at Kurtis…
1970s Datsun Driver Improvement Film: How To Squeeze More Miles From Your Car
How To Squeeze More Miles From Your Car is a film created for Datsun in 1976 to help teach American drivers how to keep…
Found In A Barn: The (Almost) Forgotten Ascari FGT Prototype
Despite its modern looks the Ascari FGT prototype was designed and built in 1992 by legendary British supercar designer Lee Noble. The rights to…
The New Silodrome x Limited100 Print Store
We’re pleased to announce that we’re teaming up with the folks at Limited100 on a new print store, it’s curated by us and it…
An Unusual Volkwagen Beetle Pick Up “Ute”
The Volkswagen Beetle overcame its ignominious beginnings as one of the The Third Reich’s pet projects to become one of the most beloved automobiles of…
Custom Built Superbike Perfection: The Walt Siegl SBK Nr4
I built this SBK the way I would have built it for myself, and that’s exactly what the owner asked me to do: Build the bike I would want to own.