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 Official United States Thunderbirds Space Pen – Used by Astronauts, Fighter Pilots, and Jerry Seinfeld.
This is the United States Thunderbirds Space Pen, it’s made by the original Space Pen company Fisher, and it’s the standard issue pen of…
Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Is For Sale
This is Paul Walker’s 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429, it was undoubtably one of the most quintessentially American vehicles in his impressive collection, and…
The Espresso Veloce RS Black Edition – A Porsche Flat Six Inspired Espresso Machine
This is the new Espresso Veloce RS Black Edition by Super Veloce, it’s an espresso machine designed to evoke the design cues of the…
Watch The Austin Rover Rallysprint – Martin Brundle Racing Against Mansell, Rosberg, McCrae + More
This is the Austin Rover Rallysprint from 1984, it’s a goldmine of ’80s-era racing that’s only recently been transcoded from VHS and uploaded to…
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…