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 Honda Super Cub – The Most Produced Vehicle In World History
The Honda Super Cub holds the record for being the single most mass-produced vehicle of any kind in world history, with over 100 million…
For Sale: Nike MAG “Back to the Future” Shoes
This is an original pair of Nike MAG Back to the Future shoes that were made as part of a very limited edition run…
A 1982 Mercedes-Benz 230CE With A Handmade 300SL Gullwing Body
Though it looks like a 300SL Gullwing at first glance, this car actually started life as a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 230CE. It later received custom-fabricated…
1 Of 200: An Rare 1970s Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit
This is one of just 200 examples of the Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit that were made between 1977 and 1978, and all of them were…
For Sale: The 1932 Ford “Li’l Foose Coupe” From Gone in 60 Seconds
This 1932 Ford was built by Chip Foose and his team, earlier in its life it appeared in the Fox TV show Titus, it…
The Complete Knife Making Kit By Indy Hammered Knives
This is the Complete Knife Making Kit from the team at Indy Hammered Knives based in Indianapolis, Indiana and founded by James C. Wahls,…
There’s A WWII-Era Volkswagen Kübelwagen For Sale
This is an original 1944 Volkswagen Kübelwagen, it’s a WWII-era vehicle developed and built specifically for use by the Wehrmacht, or German armed forces,…
1,385 HP! A Sonny’s Automotive Racing 11.9 Liter V8 Crate Engine
This is a recently rebuilt 727 cubic inch (11.9 liter) V8 built by Sonny’s Automotive Racing that has been dyno-tested, and shown to produce…
For Sale: A 1973 Chevrolet Van 4×4 “Go Anywhere” Camper
This is a 1973 Chevrolet Van that’s been converted into a high-top camper with a sink, fridge, double bed, drawers, cupboards, curtains, a 110…
A Rare Original NYPD 1971 Lambretta Li 150 Special Scooter
This is one of just two surviving examples of the Spanish Eibar factory-built Lambretta Li 150 Special scooters made for the New York Police…
For Sale: A Rare Chevrolet Camaro “Autoform Roadster” From 1983
This is one of just 1,000 or so examples of the Autoform Roadster that were ever built. At the time, Chevrolet didn’t offer a…
A Twin-Engined 1965 Hornet Marauder III Enduro Go-Kart
This is a vintage twin-engined 1965 Hornet Marauder III enduro go kart from 1965. It’s powered by two West Bend 820 two-stroke motors, each…