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 591 bhp Craft Performance Engines Ford 427 FE V8
This is a Ford 427 FE V8 built by Craft Performance Engines out to a displacement of 527 cubic inches. It has an aluminum…
For Sale: The Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds E-150 Support Vehicle
This 1989 Ford Econoline E-150 van was used for many years by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Snowbirds Air Demonstration Squadron, based out of…
The Zippo Fire Starting Multitool – $23 USD
This is the Zippo Fire Starting Multitool from the brand best known for their windproof lighters. This multitool was developed at Zippo for use…
A Rare Ford Four Wheeler: The Ford Falcon 500 XY 4X4
The Ford Falcon 500 XY 4X4 is one of the rarest of the Australian-production Fords, with just 432 examples made. It was developed as…
Madness On Wheels: The “Green Machine” Mercedes-Benz 450SLC 6.9 V8
This car is best known in enthusiast circles as “The Green Machine.” It’s the only one of its kind ever made, having been built…
The Schott NYC x The Bikeriders Jacket
This is the new Schott NYC x The Bikeriders Jacket, it was developed as a collaborative effort between Schott and Erin Benach, the costume…
For Sale: The (Real) Hot Wheels Golden Hawk Dream Roadster From “Forza Horizon 4”
This vehicle is best known as the Hot Wheels Golden Hawk Dream Roadster, it was built over the course of 17 years, the show-winning…
Rare Engine For Sale: A Rebuilt Bentley 4½ Litre
This is a recently rebuild Bentley 4½ Litre engine, it’s a rare unit with just 720 made, one of which won the 24 Hours…
For Sale: A Rare BMW R nineT Nostalgia
This is one of very few examples of the BMW R nineT Nostalgia that were made, each was built by hand by the team…
The Leatherman Super Tool 300: 19 Tools In One
This is the Leatherman Super Tool 300, it’s one of the most popular multitools ever released by the American company, and they describe it…
There’s A Ford Mustang Ranchero Crossbreed For Sale
This is a combination between a 1960 Ford Falcon Ranchero and a first-generation Mustang, with a 302 Mustang V8 and a 5-speed manual transmission….
The American Made Huckberry X GoRuck GR2 40 Liter Slick Backpack
This is the Huckberry X GoRuck GR2 40 Liter Slick Backpack, each is made in the USA as a tough, military-grade pack that also…