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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Top Gear Presenter Chris Harris Is Selling His Ferrari 512 TR
This 1992 Ferrari 512 TR currently belongs to Top Gear presenter Chris Harris, he bought it back in 2013 and featured the car in…
For Sale: An Original Concorde Air Speed Indicator
It’s not every day that an original Concorde air speed indicator pops up for sale. Aircraft parts and other Concorde memorabilia have always been…
The Ford Capri – This Was The “European Ford Mustang”
The Ford Capri was originally intended to be named the Ford “Colt,” an equine reference to the venerable Ford Mustang. Ford hoped that the…
Full Documentary: “The ’49 Ford In Your Future”
When the 1949 Ford was released it was the first all-new automobile design introduced by an American Big Three automaker after World War II….
1980 Fiat 238: A Lamborghini “Roadside Assistance” Van
This is a 1980 Fiat 238 van that’s ready to go out and start rescuing Lamborghini owners who have found themselves parked by the side…
A Sauber C32 Ferrari Formula 1 Exhaust Sculpture
This is a Sauber C32-Ferrari exhaust sculpture by Mike O’Connor, a major figure in the classic Formula 1 world who owns the company Vintage…
An NSU Ro80: The Rare Wankel Rotary-Powered Sedan That Killed Its Maker
The NSU Ro80 is an advanced passenger sedan released in the 1960s that would ultimately kill the company that developed it and result in…
David Beckham’s Motovespa “England Scooter” Is For Sale
This is David Beckham’s “England Scooter,” it featured heavily in advertising in the lead up to the 2004 UEFA European Football Championship in Lisbon….
For Sale: DeLorean DMC-12 5-Speed – With The “Stage II” Engine Upgrade
This is a 1982 DeLorean DMC-12 fitted with the desirable Stage II performance kit to boost power output. The original DeLorean was famously low on…
The Commander – A 3-In-1 Fire Tool From Pit Command
This is the Commander, it was designed to be an all-in-one tool for fireplace and fire pit management – it includes an axe head, a…
This Is Steve McQueen’s Husqvarna 400 Cross – The Sports Illustrated Cover Bike
This is arguably the most famous of the Husqvarnas owned by Steve McQueen, it’s the bike that he was riding on the now legendary…
Italian Barn Find: An Fully-Functional, Amateur-Built Ferrari F92A F1 Car
Although this may look like a Ferrari F92A Formula 1 car it’s actually a fully-functional copy that was built by an Italian enthusiast named…