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 Porsche 911 (996) GT3 R Engine And Gearbox – 411 HP at 8,200 RPM
This is an original Porsche 911 (996) GT3 R Porsche “Works” engine and gearbox that has been disassembled, refurbished, and reassembled by Michael Kessels Sportwagen…
The One – A New Electric Motorcycle By Curtiss Motorcycles
This design brief was written by JT Nesbitt of Curtiss Motorcycles, the lead engineer behind the Curtiss One motorcycle shown here. When possible we…
The Armored Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII
This is the new Ashley Watson Eversholt Jacket MKII, as the name suggests its the second iteration of the jacket that helped put Ashley…
A Land Rover For Hikmet Sugoer – Berlin’s Sneaker King
This unusual Series 3 Land Rover was built to the exacting specification of Hikmet Sugoer, otherwise known as Berlin’s “Sneaker King” and a name…
A Custom-Built Harley-Davidson XRTT 750 Road Racer
The Harley-Davidson XRTT is remembered today as one of the most beautiful machines ever conceived by the Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer. Underneath that handsome fairing…
For Sale: A Rare, Road-Legal Brooke Cosworth Double R
This is a Brooke Cosworth Double R, it’s a lightweight sports car that tips the scales at just 510 kgs (1,124 lbs) and it’s…
For Sale: A Martin-Baker Mk 7 Ejection Seat From An F4 Phantom II
This is a Martin-Baker Mk.7 rocket-assisted ejection seat from a McDonnell-Douglas F4 Phantom II – America’s pre-eminent fighter jet in the 1960s that was used…
The GSM Dart – An Unusual African Sports Car
The GSM Dart was one of South Africa’s first production sports cars, it is believed that 116 were built over five years of production, making…
The Jonaker Compact Hatchet By Hults Bruk
This is the Jonaker Compact Hatchet from Hults Bruk, an ironworks based in Norrkoping, Sweden that’s been operating since 1697 – originally with water-powered hammers….
A Jaguar V12 Engine Block Coffee Table
This is a Jaguar V12 engine block coffee table that is estimated to sell for £900 – £1,200 at the Goodwood Festival of Speed…
The Cushman Series 60: America’s Answer To The Vespa – $2,000 to $3,000 USD
The Cushman Series 60 is an American-made scooter from the mid-20th century that would become the first form of motorized transportation for countless young…
For Sale: A Deactivated Hughes AIM-4 Falcon Guided Air-To-Air Missile
The Hughes AIM-4 Falcon was the first operational guided air-to-air missile used by the United States Air Force, development began soon after WWII ended…