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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Hasegawa 1:16 Scale Model Sopwith Camel – The Legendary WWI British Fighter
This 1:16 scale Sopwith Camel model kit by Hasegawa has breathtaking detail throughout, it’s been designed to be displayed uncovered with no fabric…
Classic Racing Livery Surfboards by Racing Emotion
This series of eight surfboard by Racing Emotion carry some of the most famous motor racing paint schemes in history, including the legendary…
For Sale: A Vincent Black Lightning – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World In 1948
The Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world when it was first offered to the public as a production…
Barebones Pulaski Axe – The Legendary American Firefighter’s Axe
The Barebones Pulaski Axe is a modern version of the legendary Pulaski axe which was invented by Ed Pulaski in 1911 to fight…
The Fourth-Generation Toyota 4×4 Pickup – The Indestructible Hilux
This vehicle, known as the Toyota Pickup in the United States but as the Toyota Hilux in almost all other world markets, has become…
A 1:8th Scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza – A Model That Took 40 Years To Complete
This astonishingly detailed 1:8th scale Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza was such a complex kit to assemble that it took three consecutive owners…
The Original BMW M6 – A Naturally-Aspirated Bavarian Muscle Car
In 1983 BMW introduced the first M6, known as the M635CSi outside of the USA and Japan, it was a high-performance grand tourer based…
The Can-Am Chronograph by Omologato – $468 USD
This is the Can-Am chronograph by Omologato, it’s limited to just 200 pieces worldwide, and it comes at a refreshingly affordable price point…
The Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 – Ferruccio Lamborghini’s V12 Ferrari Challenger
The Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 was a critically important car for the then-new Italian automaker – the 400 GT was the direct successor…
Boeing 747 Wheel + Tire Coffee Table by Plane Industries
This Boeing 747 wheel and tire coffee table by Plane Industries is one of the British firm’s newer offerings, it’s a genuine Boeing 747…
Documentary: The Incredible Story Of The 1965 FIA World Manufacturers’ GT Championship
*Editor’s Note: The original documentary we featured here has now been removed by YouTube. We have replaced it with a similar film (embedded above.)…
Project Car: Ligier JS4 – A Microcar With Formula One (And Tractor) Heritage
Despite its unusual boxy looks the little Ligier JS4 proved an unlikely best seller in France in the early 1980s. This popularity came down to a few factors – the JS4 was built by Ligier which also ran the French Formula One team Equipe Ligier, it was possible to own and drive a JS4 without a driver’s license, and the vehicle was quite inexpensive to buy and operate.