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: An Alfa Romeo 8C Engine – The Pre-WWII Grand Prix Legend
This is an Alfa Romeo 8C engine, it’s widely considered to be one of the most important pre-WWII automobile engine designs and it helped…
For Sale: Steve McQueen’s Solex Moped – Used While Filming “Le Mans”
There are countless memorable pictures of Steve McQueen, though few are more memorable than the images of him on his Solex 3800 moped riding…
The New Akin Moto Alpha Jacket 3.0
This is the new Akin Moto Alpha Jacket 3.0, as the name suggests its the third iteration of the Australian company’s highly regarded Alpha…
ISDT-Style BMW R75/5 Scrambler – Godfather Of The R80 G/S
This 1972 BMW R75/5 has been painstakingly rebuilt into an evocation of one of the most important motorcycles in the history of BMW Motorrad…
The Ferrari F50: A Formula 1 Car With Two Seats
When the Ferrari F50 was introduced in 1995 it had big shoes to fill, it was destined to be the successor to the enduringly…
For Sale: A Restored 1969 Nissan Patrol 60
This is a comprehensively restored 1969 Nissan Patrol 60, and a great example of what is now remembered as the first Patrol to be…
The Nexx XG200 Offroad Tracker Helmet
This is the new Nexx XG200 Offroad Tracker helmet, it’s a variation on the popular XG200 series of dual sport helmets from the Portugal-based…
A Rare Championship-Winning TVR Tuscan V6 Road-Legal Race Car
The TVR Tuscan V6 was introduced in 1969 to offer an alternative to the four-cylinder TVR Vixen and the larger-engined Tuscan V8. The Tuscan…
Marathon MSAR – Swiss-Made Automatic Military Dive Watch – $734.98 USD
This is the Marathon MSAR Automatic, it’s a Swiss-made diver’s watch the can be worn everyday, as well as when you’re diving of course, as far…
Vehicle Ambush Counterattacks: A 1970s Police Training Film
This 1976 California State Police training film teaches the viewer how to drive both defensively and offensively, and how to use a car as a battering ram when required to clear road blocks and scatter attackers.
Tom Hanks Is Selling His FJ40 Land Cruiser: $75,000+ USD
This customized 1980 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 was commissioned by Tom Hanks and built to his specifications. It’s now powered by 4.3 liter GM L35 Vortec…
1990 Survivor: A Subaru BRAT In Original Condition Throughout
The Subaru BRAT, short for “Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter,” was known by a few names in various world markets, in Australia it was the…