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 Marcos GT: An Unusual Sports Car With A Plywood Chassis
This is a Marcos 1600 GT from 1968, a car that’s remarkable for a few reasons, the most famous of which is that its…
The Explorer Set Mk II By Kasperi x Roselli
This is the Explorer Set Mk II By Kasperi x Roselli, it’s a kit made up of a Kasperi Fold Top backpack made from whitetail…
The Brockhouse Corgi: A Folding Motorcycle Based On A Design For WWII Commandos
The Brockhouse Corgi is the civilian version of the Welbike, a small folding motorcycle developed during WWII to be air-dropped behind enemy lines with…
You Can Buy An Original “Jungle Bird” Hawaiian Shirt Made Famous By Magnum P.I.
The “Jungle Bird” shirt worn by Tom Selleck in his role as Magnum P.I. is undoubtably the most famous Hawaiian shirt in history. Selleck wore the…
1 Of 14 Ever Made: The Rare 1989 Isdera Spyder 036i
This is the Isdera Spyder 036i, just 14 are believed to have been made by the secretive German automaker, and the example shown here…
Adventure Rig For Sale: A Land Rover Defender + A Fantic Caballero Scrambler
It’s not everyday that a rig like this comes up for sale, it comprises of a modified Land Rover Defender 110 and a Fantic…
Full Vintage Documentary: How Oil Is Drilled, Transported, And Refined To Gasoline
This vintage documentary is titled More Power to You, it covers the process of drilling for oil, transporting, it and refining it into gasoline. Now…
Still In The Factory Crate: A 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot
This 1982 Honda FT500 Ascot that has remained in its factory crate since it was delivered to Northline Motorcycles of Houston, Texas. The bike…
The New Lego Speed Champions 1970 Ferrari 512 M – $19.99 USD
This is the 1970 Ferrari 512 M as built from the new New Lego Speed Champions kit, once assembled the model measures in at 1.5″…
For Sale: A Restored 1963 Polaris Sno-Traveler
This is a restored Polaris Sno-Traveler K-95 from 1963, it’s a model we’re not used to seeing much of as the vasty majority of them…
A Build-It-Yourself V8 Beer Caddy
This is a build-it-yourself V8 beer caddy from Geek Dad Laser on Etsy, they’re available in V8 and V6 layouts, with another version that’s…
For Sale: Robbie Coltrane’s (Hagrid From Harry Potter) Sunbeam S7 De Luxe
This 1950 Sunbeam S7 De Luxe was previously owned by Robbie Coltrane, one of Scotland’s most celebrated actors who is perhaps best known today…