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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Project Vehicle: A Swedish Stridsvagn 74 Light Tank
This is a Stridsvagn 74 Light Tank, it’s a military vehicle built by AB Landsverk in Landskrona, Sweden in the late 1940s as the…
For Sale: An Original Star Trek Klingon Disruptor Pistol
This is a Klingon Disruptor pistol prop that was used in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) starring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and…
For Sale: A 1990 Consulier GTP – “The Forgotten American Supercar”
This is a 1990 Consulier GTP, it’s a handbuilt American supercar that was once the toast of the town, but which is now largely…
There’s A 1903 “Wright Flyer” Wing Fabric Segment For Sale
This is a small fabric segment from the wing of the 1903 Wright Flyer – the first manned heavier-than-air powered aircraft to achieve sustained…
For Sale: Burt Reynolds’ Personal 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
This is a modified 1978 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am that was personally owned by Burt Reynolds, the man who made the Trans Am a…
295 BHP: A 5.3 Liter Jaguar XJS V12 Engine
This is the 5.3 liter V12 engine out of a 1989 Jaguar XJS HE, it’s been removed from the car and it’s being offered…
The World’s Most Powerful Production Car (In 2000): The Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans V600
The Aston Martin Vantage Le Mans V600 was nicknamed “the brute in a suit” by the motoring press after its release, and it’s not…
The Beatles: George Harrison’s Resonet Futurama Guitar Is For Sale
This is George Harrison’s Resonet Futurama, it was his most-played guitar in the early days of the Beatles seeing extensive stage and studio use…
Ex-Nigel Mansell! A 1990 Ferrari Testarossa With 10,602 Miles
This is the Ferrari Testarossa that was delivered new to Formula 1 driver Nigel Mansell in his second season racing at Ferrari in 1990….
For Sale: The CosMoS Submarine From James Bond’s “Thunderball”
This is a CosMoS Seahorse II Submarine “Swimmer Delivery Vehicle,” in short, it’s a “wet” submarine with an electric drivetrain that can carry two…
For Sale: A “Reborn” Land Rover Series I
This is one of the 25 examples of the Land Rover Series I that were restored in-house by Jaguar Land Rover as part of…
Unusual American Project Car: A Rare Kaiser Darrin
This is a rare 1954 Kaiser Darrin that is currently being sold in largely complete but disassembled condition, with the body, chassis, and engine…