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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Swiss Soldier’s Knife 08 By Victorinox
This is the Swiss Soldier’s Knife 08 by Victorinox, the manufacturer of those world-renowned Swiss Army Knives that everyone seems to have owned once…
Heinkel Kabine: From Bombers And Fighter Planes To Microcars
During World War II the names Heinkel and Messerschmitt struck fear into the hearts of both the military and civilian populations of all Allied…
The Ford Supervan – A Van Built On A GT40 Chassis With A 435 HP V8
The Ford Supervan was built in the early 1970s by Terry Drury Racing, they used an actual Ford GT40 chassis including its Gurney-Weslake 435…
The Mini Moke From “The Prisoner” TV Series
This is one of just two surviving Mini Mokes from the legendary British TV series The Prisoner, and it’s the only car for which…
The Kammok Mantis: An All-In-One Hammock Tent
This is the Kammok Mantis, it’s described as an all-in-one hammock tent as it includes both an insect proof mesh and a rainfly to keep…
Lola T70 MkI Spyder – Owned by Carroll Shelby and Dan Gurney
This Lola T70 MkI Spyder has remarkable double-barreled former ownership, having been previously owned by both Carroll Shelby and Dan Gurney, two larger-than-life legends…
“P89” – The Mysterious Norton Cosworth Experimental Prototype
The motorcycle you see here is a prototype that was never meant to be seen outside the Norton Villiers Triumph engineering department, however unlike…
For Sale: A “Back To The Future” Spec Toyota SR5 Pickup Truck
Although the DeLorean DMC-12 is the undisputed automotive lead character in the Back to the Future series, the jet black Toyota SR5 Pickup Truck…
The Biltwell EXFIL-0 Tool Roll
This is the Biltwell EXFIL-0 Tool Roll, it was developed for use by motorcyclists but it’s also well-suited to automotive applications, particularly if you…
The Unusual Nash-Healey Roadster – A British/American Joint Project
The Nash-Healey is a British/American sports car that was thought up over dinner and drinks aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth ocean liner on a…
The Decade of Dapper Helmet Auction – Now Live Online
The Decade of Dapper Helmet Auction includes the work of 10 celebrated artists from around the world, each was given an identical canvas –…
TV Tommy Ivo’s Wagon Master: The 4×4 Dragster With Four Engines And 2,000+ HP
In the early 1960s TV Tommy Ivo and a small crew set out to build a four-wheel drive dragster with four Buick nailhead V8s. It…