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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Designed By An Icon: The Unusual 1988 Interstyl Hustler 6
This is an original Interstyl Hustler 6 designed by the great William Towns, the same man who penned the Aston Martin Bulldog, the Aston…
For Sale: A 1932 Ford Mini Bar
This is a mini bar hidden inside the front end of a 1932 Ford, you open the engine cover to showcase the well-equipped bar…
The Last Flying Alliance A-1 Argo Is For Sale
This is the last airworthy Alliance A-1 Argo in the world, it was recently restored and now has just 10 hours on the airframe…
Crate Engine: A Rare Ford Navarro Flathead V8
This is a rare Ford Navarro Flathead V8, it’s a high-performance version of Ford’s iconic first V8 fitted with a set of aluminum-alloy Navarro…
“Project Goldrush” – The 1998 WD1 Pilot + Engineering Trans Am
This is the 1998 Pontiac Trans Am WD1 pilot and engineering vehicle. It’s the first LS V8-powered Trans Am ever made, VIN #1 in…
A Garrett Turbine ATF3 Jet Engine
This is a Garrett Turbine ATF3 jet engine, it was originally fitted to a 1984 Dassault-Breguet Mystere Falcon 200, and it could produce up…
Forgotten For 50 Years! A Rare 1967 Glas 1700 GT Garage Find
This is a rare Glas 1700 GT, it’s one of the last built in 1967 before production shifted over to the BMW version of…
The Pro-Ject E1 Phono: An Affordable Turntable Made In Europe
This is the Pro-Ject E1 Phono, it’s a turntable that’s made in Europe, and it’s widely considered one of the best affordable, entry-level turntables…
“The Trans Am Toyota”: An ’80s Custom Toyota SR-5 With Nitrous
This is a 1980 Toyota SR-5 Pickup that was the subject of a collaborative rebuild by The Toy Truck Company and Truckin’ magazine in…
A Multi-Tool For Opening Wine (And Beer): The Craighill Wine Key
This is the Craighill Wine Key, it was developed to be a sommelier-caliber wine key ideal for professional use, or for personal use at…
A Yamaha RD400 Three-Wheeler: A 1980s-Era Two-Stroke “Death Machine”
This bike started out as a 1978 Yamaha RD400 two-stroke two-wheeler, at some point in the 1980s it was converted into a three-wheeler using…
Crate Engine: A Rare Holman-Moody Ford 427 FE 7.0 Liter V8
This is an original Holman-Moody Ford 427 FE V8 that was built back in the late 1960s, then installed into a 1967 Shelby Mustang…