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 Only De Tomaso Mangusta Shelby MkV Prototype Ever Made
The De Tomaso Mangusta Shelby MkV prototype is a little known historical oddity, but it very nearly became the Ford-badged successor to the…
The Seiko 5 Sports – An Unusually Affordable Automatic Dive Watch – $295 USD
The Seiko 5 Sports offers one of the best value propositions in the world of big-name automatic mechanical wristwatches. The watch carries an…
The Mighty American Doodle Bug Scooter
The Doodle Bug was an American scooter that was built in the late 1940s and largely targeted at teens and those too young…
The 18 Wrench Leather Tool Roll by Kruk Garage
This is the popular leather tool roll by the team at Kruk Garage, each uses thick cowhide leather construction for toughness and they…
The Renault 5 Turbo – The World’s First Mid-Engined Hot Hatch Production Car
This Renault 5 Turbo 1 is a rare original Marlboro livery team car that was driven in the European Championship R5 Cup –…
Fast Ladies – A Book About Female Racing Drivers By Jean-François Bouzanquet
Fast Ladies by Jean-François Bouzanquet is a fascinating look back at the female racing drivers who made their mark on the world from…
There’s a Ferrari 412 Pick-Up/Ute For Sale – $20,000 to $27,000 USD
This is a Ferrari 412 pick-up (or a ute as they would say in Australia), it was heavily modified by Elo and Will…
Merlin Ashby Waxed Cotton Motorcycle Rucksack
The Merlin Ashby waxed cotton rucksack was specifically designed for use by motorcyclists – it has a primary chassis of water repellent Halley…
For Sale: An Original Land Rover Defender SVX From “Spectre”
This is one of the Land Rover Defender SVX “Spectre” vehicles used while filming the 2015 James Bond film “Spectre”. Just 10 were…
Carroll Shelby’s Dodge Omni GLHS Is For Sale
The Dodge Omni GLHS you see here was personally owned by Carroll Shelby, it’s now titled in the Carroll Hall Shelby Trust name, and…
The Runge RS010 – Built By Hand In A Secluded Minnesota Barn By Christopher Rünge
The Runge RS010 was hand-built by Christopher Rünge as a bespoke one-off sports car with styling reminiscent of late 1950s racers. Rünge is…
A Rare Lister-Jaguar Knobbly – The Giant-Killer From Cambridge
The Lister-Jaguar “Knobbly” was the most famous creation of Lister Motor Company, a small British sports car maker that was founded by Brian…