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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Ever Wanted To Hit The Ski Slopes On A Porsche? The Arova-Porsche 212 Skibob Has You Covered
This is an original Arova-Porsche 212 Skibob, for the uninitiated it’s essentially a bike with skis instead of wheels that you can use as…
The Car With A Hand-Formed Copper Body – 1965 Shelby 427 S/C Cobra “CSX 4602”
It’s not everyday we get a chance to write about a car with a body made from hand-formed copper sheet metal. In fact in…
The Ellis – A Minimalist Pocket Knife From James – $99 USD
This is the Ellis, it’s a minimalist pocketknife/multitool from James designed to hold all of the things you need, and none of the things you…
An LS-Swapped Rear Wheel Drive VW Rabbit Pickup – Now With 366 RWHP
This is the only LS-swapped rear wheel drive VW Rabbit Pickup we’ve ever seen, and it might very well be the only one in…
The Spyder Donington Coupe – A Rare V8 Lotus Eclat
This is a Spyder Donington coupe, it’s a rare car that uses the body of a Lotus Eclat paired with an all-new chassis built…
A 1:3 Scale 5’7″ Ferrari F40 Body Shell Display Piece ~ $1,400 USD
This is a 5’7″ long (170cm) Ferrari F40 body shell that was moulded in fiberglass from an original produced by Pininfarina/Ferrari for shows and…
Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850 – The Mighty Little Two-Stroke Rally Winner
This is a rare Saab 96 Monte Carlo 850, it was built by the Swedish automaker to commemorate the victories of rally driver Erik Carlsson…
10 Strange Automobile Mascots From The Bonhams Online Sale
These our our favorite mascots from the upcoming March Fine Motoring Mascots Online Sale currently being held by Bonhams. Each of these mascots is…
A 1971 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport – A Factory-Built 1970s Cafe Racer
This is an original Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from the first year or the model’s production – 1971. The V7 Sport would prove to…
The Fuel Division 2 Black – A Motorcycle Jacket For All Four Seasons
This is the new Fuel Division 2 Black, it’s a motorcycle jacket that’s been design for use both on road and off, and in…
A Porsche 911 / Bentley V8 Turbo Hot Rod By Alexandre Danton
This is undoubtably one of the most unusual vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, and it’s going to ruffle a lot of feathers. What…
Carts Of Darkness – 70 km/h Downhill On A Shopping Cart With No Brakes
Carts of Darkness is a film that covers the wild world of downhill shopping cart racing on the steep hills of North Vancouver, the pilots…