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: A Ferrari 642 F1-91 F1 Car Front Wing – Ex-Alain Prost 1991
This is a front wing used by Alain Prost on his Ferrari 642 F1 car during the controversial 1991 season. The four time F1 World Champion…
Curious Contraptions: The Pulse Autocycle (And It’s For Sale)
This is one of just 326 examples of the Pulse Autocycle that was made, this example was used by Coca-Cola as a marketing vehicle…
Brutus Rampante Off-Road Motorcycle Boots
These are the new Brutus Rampante boots, they’re off-road motorcycle boots designed and made in Italy from locally tanned cowhide in the style of…
This Is The Only Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 Coupe Ever Built
This is the only Glöckler-Porsche 356 Carrera 1500 that was ever made, it’s a hand-built car sitting on a Porsche 356 platform and powered…
For Sale: An Early McDonnell Douglas Space Shuttle Model Proposal
This is an original early Space Shuttle model from McDonnell Douglas, it wasn’t the final design chosen for production of course but it does provide an…
The Jensen 541R: A Rare British GT Classic
This is the Jensen 541R and if you’ve never seen one before that’s probably because just 193 of them were made between 1957 and…
ADV:Overland At The Petersen – Curated By Paul d’Orléans
The all-new ADV:Overland exhibition kicked off at the beginning of July at the Petersen Automotive Museum, it’s made up of 23 machines including record-setting motorcycles,…
A Custom Triumph Speed Twin by Untitled Motorcycles
This is a brand new Triumph Speed Twin that’s been given the custom treatment by Adam and the team over at Untitled Motorcyles in…
An Original Custom 1980s Ford Econoline Van
This is a 1987 Ford Econoline van that’s been equipped for prolonged road trips, or as they call it nowadays, “Vanlife.” Original surviving examples…
Art Helmets – For Sale To Benefit The Monaco Liver Disorder Association
This series of art helmets has been created by a wide range of artists, each will be sold individually and the proceeds will go…
For Sale: An International Scout 800 Restomod
This is a recently restored and modified version of the International Harvester Scout 800, from the chassis on down almost everything has been changed…
1980s Supercar Review: The Rare Cizeta-Moroder V16T
This short film from a 1980s-era Australian television show gives a glimpse into what was then the newest and most exciting supercar manufacturer in…