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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For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Spey 511 Jet Engine – $7,500 USD
This is a Rolls-Royce Spey 511 jet engine, it’d currently listed for sale for $7,500 USD and when attached to the side of a…
1:2 Scale BMW R90S Flat Twin Airhead Engine Model Kit
This is a working 1:2 scale model of the BMW R90S flat twin motorcycle engine, it’s powered by an electrical motor and all the…
A Fire-Breathing Street Tracker by Dunworth_ + Mean Bird Motorcycles
This is the first in a series of Mean Bird Motorcycles built by custom motorcycle icon Kevin Dunworth (pictured above), Mean Bird Motorcycles is…
Whiskey Peaks Glasses – Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Fuji, And The Matterhorn
This collection of glasses by Whiskey Peaks features four of the most famous mountains in the world: Mt Everest, Mt Kilimanjaro, Mt Fuji, and…
Meet Heidi – An Australian BMW 2002
The BMW 2002 is a car that helped make BMW what it is today, perhaps more so than any other single model. As controversial…
Rare Porsche Poster Collection – Selling Individually With No Reserve
This collection of rare Porsche posters is selling each individually with no reserve price, the auction will be held online between the 5th and…
Project Car: A Lamborghini Islero GTS Out Of Long-Term Storage
Just 100 examples of the Lamborghini Islero GTS were made, the car was the higher-performance successor to the Islero GT, and today the Islero…
The Bell GT5 Touring Helmet – Snell SA2015 and FIA8859-2015 Certified
The Bell GT5 Touring Helmet was developed to offer a both professional and enthusiast racing drivers an affordable full face helmet that meets both…
The Opel GT – Germany’s Beautiful Baby Corvette
The Opel GT is often referred to as the “Baby Corvette” due to its visual similarity to the third generation Chevrolet Corvette (the C3),…
The New Red Eleven T-Shirt by Cure Collection – 20% Of Proceeds To Breast Cancer Research
This is the new Red Eleven T-Shirt by Cure Collection, 20% of the proceeds from its sale will go directly to The Breast Cancer…
Documentary: Fearless Flying – The Ercoupe Story
The Ercoupe was a revolutionary aircraft that was first flown in 1937. It featured a pioneering design with tricycle landing gear, twin rudders positioned…
For Sale: A 16.7 Litre Guiberson Radial Diesel T-1020 Tank Engine
The Guiberson 1020 series is a radial diesel engine design that was used in both aircraft and tanks in the 1940s, it was a…