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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Documentary: “27” – A 1953 Porsche 356 America Coupe Reunited Its 93-Year-Old Original Owner
“27” is a wonderful 8 minute film about a unique Porsche 356 America coupe and its history with its first owners in 1953…
Project Car: The Spydersport Maxton GT Prototype – $12,000 USD
This is the original prototype of the Spydersport Maxton GT, a high-perfomance sports car that was developed in England back in the early 1990s…
Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonic – The Most Beautiful Car Ever Made?
This is one of just 15 Fiat 8V Ghia Supersonics that were built, the Supersonic design was penned by Giovanni Savonuzzi for an Alfa Romeo…
Fifty Shades Of Grey – A Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster by Black Lanes
I’m a small towner who started skateboarding in the late 80’s for the fun, creativity and freedom. I loved every aspect of skateboarding and the feeling it gave me.
The Long Lost 1973 World Rally Championship A110 1800 Gr. IV – Discovered and Restored by alpineLAB
The car you see here was one of the original Alpine A110s that contested and ultimately won the inaugural World Rally Championship (WRC)…
Morgan 3-Wheeler EVS Junior – An Electric Car You Can Afford (But Not Fit Inside)
The Morgan EVS Junior is a 3-wheeler for kids based on the design of the full-scale Morgan EV3 that was announced in 2016….
A Custom Moto Guzzi Nevada 750 – TOMA #21 by TOMA Customs
This article was written by Thomas Jeukens of TOMA Customs – When possible we like to bring you the story of a bike in…
Surf Aviator Sunglasses by Vallon – $79 USD
The Surf Aviators by Vallon were designed to evoke the styling of classic skiing sunglasses from the ’70s and ’80s while incorporating modern…
The Iso Grifo – A Rare 435 hp Italian/American Ferrari Rival
The Iso Grifo is an Italian high-performance GT car with an American heart – the name “Grifo” means “Griffin” in English – the…
The Zippo Axesaw – Three Tools In One
The Zippo Axesaw is exactly what it sounds like, it’s a hand axe with a removable saw blade, and it has a tent stake mallet…
Aden’s Hot Rod by Retromotive Magazine
Aden Jacobi rummages through drawer after drawer brimming with artwork that should be framed and mounted on the walls. ‘I’ve got a unique filing system, really should sort this out one day.’
There’s A 533hp Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12 Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a complete Ferrari 612 Scaglietti V12, it’s listed as being a running engine from a car with 40,637 kms on the…