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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Iso Grifo 7 Litri – A Rare Italian GT Car Capable Of 186 MPH
The Iso Grifo 7 Litri was to be one of the fastest road-legal production cars of its time, with a claimed top speed…
Sergio Perez’s Ferrari 056 Formula 1 Exhaust – A Sculpture by Mike O’Connor
This unusual, almost alien-looking, sculpture is the work of Mike O’Connor. It started life In Maranello, Italy where it was manufactured by Ferrari…
For Sale: The Cagiva V593 That Won The 1993 USGP At Laguna Seca
This is the Cagiva V593 that John Kocinski famously rode to a David vs Goliath 1993 USGP win at Laguna Seca against far…
Lock Pick Training Kit – $40 USD
This Lock Pick Training Kit was developed to give people a quick and inexpensive entry into the world of competitive lock picking. Although…
The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend – 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Documentary
The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend is a new documentary from the American Historic Vehicle Association about a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE ordered…
A Rare Factory-Red Jaguar D-Type – Britain’s Le Mans-Dominating Supercar
The Jaguar D-Type is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was a car designed using some cutting edge aircraft technology (in…
Honda ATC70 Three-Wheeler – The Deadliest Little Motorcycle In America
Although the Honda ATC70 and its siblings in the ATC model family looked almost comically harmless, they were deemed responsible for nearly 7,000…
The Baldwin Motion Phase III Camaro – A Rare Street-Legal 525 hp 1/4 Mile Killer
The cars built by Baldwin Motion were among the fastest semi-production cars in the United States in the ’60s and ’70s, they were…
Opinari Rosso Acceso Peccary Leather Driving Gloves
These are the Opinari Rosso Acceso driving gloves, they’re made from sustainably sourced peccary leather which ensures that they’re able to last a…
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ70 – The Perfect 1980s-Era 4×4?
When the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ70, and the 70 series family, were introduced to the general public in 1984 Toyota executives must have…
You Can Buy A Working 1:3 Scale Cosworth DFV F1 V8 Engine – $13,100 USD
The Cosworth DFV is the most successful Formula 1 engine of all time, and probably the most successful top tier racing engines all…
The Crocker V-Twin – A Rare American Motorcycle Worth Almost A Million Dollars
Rare surviving Crocker V-twins are now the most valuable American motorcycles ever made, they sit shoulder to shoulder with the legendary machines from…