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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This Is The Allard J2 That Launched Carroll Shelby’s Racing Career
The Allard J2 you see here is the car that helped launch Carroll Shelby’s racing career back in March 1952 at the SCCA-sanctioned…
Kyrö Dark Gin – An Unusual Gin From Finland
Kyrö Dark Gin is one of the more unusual offerings from the Kyrö Distillery Company – one of Finlands most celebrated (and most…
The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster Elgin Race Car – Winner Of The First Officially Organized Stock Car Race
The 1933 Ford V-8 Roadster you see here is one of the most important cars in the history of American stock car racing…
A B-17 Flying Fortress Radial Engine Glass Coffee Table
This is a B-17 Flying Fortress glass coffee table, it’s made with an original engine from a B-17, the Wright R-1820-97 “Cyclone” turbosupercharged…
Full Documentary: Land Rover 50 Year Adventure
Land Rover 50 Year Adventure is an hour long documentary about one of the world’s most important off-road vehicles – the Land Rover….
There’s A Panavia Tornado Rolls Royce RB199 Jet Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a complete Panavia Tornado Rolls-Royce (Turbo-Union) RB199 jet engine, it’s capable of up to 42.5 kN of thrust (dry) or up…
An Unusual Project Motorcycle: A Rokon Trail-Breaker Two-Wheel Drive
The Rokon Trail-Breaker is one of the toughest and most off-road capable in the world thanks to its unusual two-wheel drive system, its…
Dixie Dean’s Toolbox Is For Sale – He Was The 1968 Le Mans-Winning Gulf GT40 Crew Chief
Norman “Dixie” Dean was one of the most highly respected racing mechanics in the business in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the…
An Iranian Custom F.B. Mondial HPS 300 by Ali Ahooei
Iran isn’t a country we typically associate with custom motorcycles however if Ali Ahooei has his way, this is all going to change….
The Astorflex Bitflex Chelsea Boot – Handmade In Italy – $145 USD
This is the Astorflex Bitflex Chelsea boot, each pair is handmade in Italy by a family that’s been making boots for six generations –…
The Three Unusual Stainless Steel Allegheny Ludlum Fords – Now For Sale As A Package
This series of three stainless steel cars was built by Ford and stainless steel producer Allegheny Ludlum Inc. starting in 1936, in order…
The All-New Dainese Metropolis D-WP Motorcycle Shoes
These are the new Dainese Metropolis D-WP motorcycle shoes, they’re specifically designed for use by motorcyclists and they’re certified to the CE-Cat. II…