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 Wilesco Mighty Atom – A Fully Functioning Steam Traction Engine
The Wilesco Mighty Atom is a fully functioning steam engine powered by the heat from small (4 gram) esbit fuel tablets that are placed…
The Lamborghini Urraco P250 S – Ferruccio Lamborghini’s Answer To The Ferrari Dino
The Lamborghini Urraco P250 S was a direct answer to the Ferrari Dino, and a shot across the bow of other European sports…
Tiger Snake Australian Whiskey – An Award-Winning Sour Mash From The Land Down Under
Tiger Snake Australian Whiskey is one of the newer creations from legendary Australian distiller Cameron Syme, the man behind the multi-award winning Great…
The Honda N600 – Japan’s Answer To The Mini
The Honda N600 was first released in the late 1960s as a Japanese answer to the famous British Mini, the Mini would prove…
An R/C 1:4 Scale Piper J-3 Cub With A 7.5 Foot Wingspan
This R/C 1:4 scale Piper J-3 Cub has a huge 90.5 inch wingspan (that’s 7.5 feet) a realistic cockpit, instrument panel, pilot figure,…
1 Of 4 Ever Made: A 1970 Dodge Hemi Coronet R/T – A Rare 425 HP American Muscle Car
For the 1970 model year just four examples of the Dodge Hemi Coronet R/T hardtop with the 4-speed manual transmission would be built,…
The Harmonica Used By Bob Dylan – The Hohner Marine Band – $64 USD
The Hohner Marine Band harmonica is one of the best loved harmonicas ever made, it’s been in production since 1896 and it’s been used by…
For Sale: A Pristine Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
The Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica was built as an homage to the remarkable victory by Mike Hailwood at the 1978 Isle of Man TT…
The Boeing 747 Window Fuselage Clock by Plane Industries
This is the Boeing 747 Window Fuselage Clock by Plane Industries, each one is made from a section of 747 fuselage that is cut…
Short Film: How To Race A Mini
The humble Mini shocked the world when it became one of the pre-eminent race cars in its class back in the 1960s, it…
For Sale: A Porsche-TAG TTE P01 Formula 1 Engine
The Porsche-TAG TTE P01 engine was one of the most dominant Formula 1 power units of its time, it was developed by Porsche…
The Valespeed 28 – A Custom Motorcycle For The Age Of Social Distancing
This is the new Valespeed 28 by Valespeed Motorcycles, it’s a limited run production bike that can be ordered either with or without…