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 Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 – The Rare Japanese-Italian Joint Project From The 1980s
The Autech Zagato Stelvio AZ1 is a Japanese-Italian joint project based on the underpinnings of the 280 bhp turbocharged Nissan Leopard that had been…
Ferrari 250 GTO Sculpture – Limited To 36 Pieces
This Ferrari 250 GTO sculpture by the team at Halmo was carefully shaped to capture the essence of what is widely considered one of…
1978 BMW 320i Turbo IMSA – The Only Lightweight Example Ever Made
This is one of only five examples of the BMW 320i Turbo IMSA ever built, and this car is the only lightweight example, with…
Star Wars TIE Fighter: Owners’ Workshop Manual
This is the Haynes Owners’ Workshop Manual for the legendary Star Wars TIE Fighter, one of the most memorable spacecraft from the Star Wars…
The Matchless G45 – The Model That Shocked The World To Win The Isle of Man TT
The Matchless G45 was developed in 1951 as a grand prix racer using an AJS 7R rolling chassis fitted with a modified Matchless G9…
The Off Grid Tools Survival Companion Multi-Tool – $11.98 USD
The Off Grid Tools Survival Companion Multi-Tool was developed by a team of Minnesotans as a pocket survival tool that can be easily carried…
The 1966 Duesenberg Model D Concept – The Only One Ever Made
The Duesenberg Model D Concept was developed in the early 1960s by Fred “Fritz” Duesenberg, the son of the original company co-founder Augie Duesenberg,…
There’s A Ferrari Formula 1 Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a Ferrari Formula 1 engine, more specifically this is a Ferrari Tipo 044/1 Formula 1 engine and importantly, it was the last…
Documentary: The History Of BMW
This documentary about the history of BMW covers everything from the earliest days of the company from 1916 onwards when they were in the…
The Peel Trident Was The World’s Smallest Production Car – It’s Now Worth A Cool $100,000 USD
When it was first unveiled in 1964, the Peel Trident was the smallest car in the world. It was developed by the engineers at…
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Grasshopper by Hookie Co.
This custom Yamaha XSR700 is the work of Hookie Co., a German workshop that have become world-leaders in the field of developing and selling…
A Rare Ferrari 308 GTS Mini – Probably The Least Expensive Ferrari In The World
It’s believed that only 100 or so examples of the Ferrari 308 GTS Mini were made, they were developed and built under license from…