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 Lada Riva Sedan – The Soviet Union’s Workhorse
In the West our knowledge of cars from behind the Iron Curtain is often lacking, largely due to lack of exposure or first hand…
The Cobra Dragster – An 8+ Foot Long R/C Two-Stroke Nitrous Dragster Capable Of 70+ MPH
In the world of R/C cars there are your standard off-the-shelf designs popular with kids and adults alike, then there are the slightly more…
For Sale: An Alvis Sabre Light Tank – A Pandemic Proof Daily Driver?
This is an Alvis Sabre light tank and it’s historically notable for a couple of reasons, the most significant of which is that it’s…
Blundstone 510 – The Classic Australian Leather Boot – $190 USD
Blundstone has been one of Australia’s most famous boot makers for over 150 years and counting. Headquartered on the island of Tasmania the company…
The Mini Jeep – A Drivable Gasoline-Powered Off Roader
This mini Jeep is modeled on the WW2-era military MB/GPW Jeeps from the early to mid 1940s. Just like the original full sized Jeep…
Full Film: Master Hands – A Detailed Look At Chevrolet Manufacturing In Pre-WWII America
This is the first 4K resolution scan of Master Hands, a film described as a classic capitalist realist drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolet automobiles…
Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Custom – A Distinguished Gentleman’s Cafe Racer
This Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 custom was built by Mark Hawwa, a man best known in the global vintage and custom motorcycle world…
Barn Find: A Rare Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 “John Player Special”
This is one of just 115 examples of the “John Player Special” version of the Lotus Elan +2 130S/5 that were finished in the…
The Super73-S2 Universal Electric Motorbike
This is the Super73-S2, it’s the updated version of the original Super73, an electric motorcycle/bicycle that has become a common sight on streets from…
For Sale: The First Lancia Rally 037 Group B Prototype
The car you see here was the first and most significant prototype made for the Lancia Rally 037, a vehicle with significant historic significance…
MOMODesign Firegun 3 WP Motorcycle Boots
These are the new MOMODesign Firegun 3 WP Motorcycle Boots, a recently developed model line from the Italian company designed to cater to urban…
Affordable Time Machine – A DeLorean DMC-12 With Just 6,000 Miles On The Odometer
This is an original 1982 DeLorean DMC-12, it’s fitted with the desirable 5-speed manual transmission and amazingly it has accumulated just 6,000 miles since…