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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There’s An Original Spitfire Straight-8 Engine For Sale
This is an original Chrysler Spitfire straight-8 engine from 1949, it has a displacement of 323 cubic inches, or 5.3 liters, and depending on…
The Tiny Subaru 360 Was The First Subaru Production Car Imported Into The USA
While today we often think of Subarus as being either championship winning rally cars or tough all-wheel drive station wagons, the first car ever…
Film: The Spark Plug Story
This short film offers an excellent 15 minute history lesson into one of the internal combustion engine’s simplest but most important parts: the humble…
The Dodge Firearrow II: A Highly-Influential 1950s Concept Car
The Dodge Firearrow II was one of four influential concept cars built by Italian coachbuilders Ghia under the direction of Virgil Exner, one of…
The New Bell Eliminator Stockwell Helmet
This is the new Bell Eliminator Stockwell Helmet, it’s a limited edition design by Charlie Stockwell, a name you may already be familiar with…
For Sale: A Ford GT40 RCR Stunt Car From “Ford v Ferrari”
This is one of six GT40s built by RCR for the Oscar winning film Ford v Ferrari starring Christian Bale and Matt Damon. The car was built…
One Year Only Model: The 1927 Indian Scout
Despite the fact that the Indian Chief tends to get more adoration from the general motorcycle population, it was the Indian Scout that did…
A Rare Fiberfab Jamaican
If you’re looking at the car pictured above and wondering what it is, you’re not alone. It started life as a 1967 Austin-Healey 3000…
The Shinola Monster Automatic: A Swiss-Powered Watch From Detroit – $1,250+ USD
This is the new Shinola Monster Automatic, it’s a full-featured dive watch assembled in the United States and powered by a Swiss-made automatic movement. Shinola…
A Highly-Modified Lotus Europa Racer – 24 Hours of Daytona Veteran
This Lotus Europa is a road racer that competed in the 1978 Daytona 24 Hours after being comprehensively rebuilt into a dedicated race car…
The Seraph Gloves By 78 Motor Company
These are the new Seraph gloves by the 78 Motor Company, they were originally sketched out on a napkin during a pre-Covid flight and…
Cagiva VX Traveller – A Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 For The 21st Century
The Cagiva VX Traveller is a one-off custom motorcycle built by the founder of Venier Customs, Italian designer Stefano Venier, for his own personal…