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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Barn Find: 8 Historic Motorcycles Found In Northern Irish Racing Legend Joe Ryan’s Barn
These eight historic motorcycles all belonged to racing legend Joe Ryan, a Northern Irish specialist motorcycle tuner who famously worked on road racing…
The Tamiya Hornet Is Back In Production – It Was The Best-Selling R/C Buggy Of The 1980s
Anyone who was a child in the 1980s has heard of the Tamiya Hornet – it was the most desirable R/C buggy of…
Restoration Project: An Original 1944 North American P-51D Mustang
This 1944 North American P-51D Mustang is currently for sale, it’s in the midst of a full restoration – once complete it will…
The Schwarzenegger Watch – The Seiko Prospex “Arnie” Watch From Predator
Predator is one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s most famous ’80s action films and if you zoom in on his wrist you’ll see that he’s…
The Rare Alpine GTA V6 Turbo Mille Miles – A French Porsche 944 Challenger
The Alpine GTA V6 Turbo Mille Miles was a special edition of the Renault Alpine GTA Turbo, a car released by the French…
The Bullitt Mirror By Joel Clark
Anyone who’s see the classic Steve McQueen film Bullitt will immediately recognise the 1968 Dodge Charger mirror shown above, it contains an image…
For Sale: A Vintage 6×6 Alvis Saladin Armored Vehicle – With A Functional 76mm Main Cannon
The Alvis Saladin is a 6×6 armored infantry fighting vehicle developed by the British in the years after WWII as a replacement for…
AOS Bushman Deluxe Apex Swag – An Authentic Australian Swag
This is the Australian-made AOS Bushman Deluxe Apex Swag, it comes with a 10 year manufacturing and workmanship warranty, and it’s one of…
A Beautiful Land Rover Series 3 by Falcon Design in Germany
There are few people better suited to the classic vehicle restoration business than the Germans. They’re renowned for their engineering chops and attention…
Concord Cufflinks – Made From Alloy Sourced From The Fastest Of The Concordes
These cufflinks have been cast from Hiduminium RR58 aluminium alloy sourced from the air intake assembly of Concorde 101 (G AXDN) – this…
1970s Documentary Series: Skills of Defensive Driving
This is a complete defensive driving course that was made in 1973 by Film Australia. Although times have changed the overwhelming majority of…
For Sale: A Rebuilt Porsche 911 E 2.4 MFI Engine – 180 hp
This is a complete Porsche 911 E 2.4 litre MFI engine that has been rebuilt by Mittelmotor GmbH Bochum Porsche Motorentechnik in Germany. Whereas…