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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The Indian 841 – Originally Designed To Fight Nazis In the North African Desert
The Indian 841 was developed by engineers at Indian specifically to fight the Nazis across the deserts of North Africa. The Germans had one of…
The New Deck Jacket by Jane Motorcycles
This is the new Deck Jacket by Jane Motorcycles, a New York City company known for their well-designed motorcycle clothing, custom built motorcycles, and…
The Unusual Sunhill Buggy – Winner Of The Dakar Classic 2021
In 2021 for the first time ever there was a classic class in the Dakar Rally – allowing the iconic Paris Dakar vehicles of…
The New Bowlus Terra Firma Travel Trailer
The Bowlus Terra Firma is the newest travel trailer from the company that invented the aluminum home on wheels – Bowlus was founded by…
Holden Monaro GTS – Australia’s Answer To The Ford Mustang
This is an original, unrestored Holden Monaro GTS, it was Australia’s answer to the onslaught of American muscle cars in the 1960s like the…
The Tamiya FMC XR311 R/C – A Re-Release Of Tamiya’s First Off-Road Buggy From 1977
The unusual looking buggy you see here is historic two for reasons, firstly (the full scale version) was a prototype intended to replace the…
For Sale: A Restored Dodge M37 – A Tough Ex-Military 4×4 Pickup Truck
The Dodge M37 was developed as an improved version of the venerable Dodge WC Series 4×4 trucks from WWII. When engineers set to work…
Deck Landing – A WW2-Era Instructional Film For Aircraft Carrier Landings
Deck Landing is a World War II era instructional film designed to help new pilots landing on Britain’s vitally important aircraft carriers. The systems…
A Two Wheeled Jeep – A Custom Yamaha TW125 From Portugal
This Yamaha TW125 was completely rebuilt by classic car restorer Manuel Vieira, his goal was to build the perfect long-range off-roader with a fuel efficient…
Rod Stewart’s Lamborghini Countach LP400 “Periscopio” Is For Sale
All surviving examples of the Lamborghini Countach LP400 “Periscopio” are valuable, just 157 were made and today they’re seen as among the purest expressions…
VSSL First Aid – Flashlight First Aid Kit with 46 Medical Essentials + 4-Mode LED Light
The VSSL First Aid is an LED flashlight that contains 46 first aid essentials, a compass, and a 4-mode LED light that can operate…
Maserati Biturbo Si Black – The World’s First Twin-Turbo Production Car
This is the Maserati Biturbo Si Black, just 105 of these were built between 1986 and 1988, and they’re powered by what was the…