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 Vincent Rapide V-Twin Engine
The V-twin engine designed for the Vincent Rapide and later used in modified form for the Vincent Black Shadow and Black Lightning is unquestionably…
A 4×4 Chevolet Corvair Zombie Hunting Van: 100% Road Legal
This is the latest in our “Curious Contraptions” series, where we find unusual, offbeat, or downright insane vehicles online and bring them to you…
The Controversial-Looking BMW 2000 CS: A Neue Klasse GT
The BMW 2000 CS was a member of the all-important Neue Klasse (New Class) series of vehicles introduced by the German automaker in the…
An Original Camel Trophy Land Rover Defender
This is an original Camel Trophy Land Rover Defender from the Tierra del Fuego event in 1998. It would be the last of the…
The Lone Rider “Travel The World” Bundle
This is the “Travel The World” bundle by the team at Lone Rider, it includes their MotoTent as well as a series of motorcycle…
A Rare Japanese “Mini Supercar” – The Autozam AZ-1
The mid-engined Autozam AZ-1 is one of the most unusual Kei-class sports cars ever made. Originally developed in the 1980s the car carries styling cues…
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…