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 Last Unrestored P-51D Mustang In Original Military Configuration
This is likely the last original unrestored P-51D Mustang in original military configuration left anywhere in the world, and fortunately for someone, it’s currently…
A Scratch-Built 40% Scale Model of a Ducati Square Case Engine
This Ducati square case model engine is exact down to the smallest detail, it’s not made from a commercially available kit, each of the…
The Wishbone by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth – A VW-Engined One-Off Custom Car
The Wishbone is a custom car built by Ed “Big Daddy” Roth in 1967, it proved to be a disaster for him and his…
The Douchebags™ Backpack – A 20 L Daily Carry Bag
Though it’s somewhat comically named, the Douchebags™ Backpack is actually a very well engineered backpack designed by Swedish freeski icon Jon Olsson and Norwegian…
Triumph TR6SS Trophy – Bud Ekin’s International’s Six Days Trial Gold Medal Winner
This is the Triumph TR6SS Trophy that Bud Ekins rode to a Gold Medal-win in the 1962 International Six Days Trial in Europe while he…
For Sale: An Original Concorde Jet Engine (With Afterburner)
This is an original Rolls-Royce Olympus Turbojet engine (593-610), fitted with afterburner. It was fitted to a Concorde and flown at supersonic speeds as…
Bill Thomas Cheetah #4 – The Race Car Designed In Chalk On A Garage Floor
The Bill Thomas Cheetah has become an unlikely success story, the car was first designed as a concept car of sorts for Chevrolet who…
Kytone Potcho 3-In-1 – A Simple Shelter, Camp Bed, or Poncho
The Kytone Potcho is designed to perform three essential functions, it can be worn as a waterproof poncho, laid down as a camp bed,…
Short Film: South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa – Dargle to Dargle
South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa is a short film that tells the story of Jethro Bronner’s journey across the length of…
1971 Vauxhall Firenza “Old Nail” ex-Gerry Marshall Race & Championship Winner
This is one of the most famous examples of the Vauxhall Firenza in existence, if not the most famous outright. Nicknamed “Old Nail” this is…
Barn Find: 1973 Jensen Interceptor – 7.2 Litre V8 British Muscle Car Project
The Jensen Interceptor was built by the relatively small company out of their West Bromwich factory to compete with the likes of the Aston…
REV’IT! Safeway 2 Belt – Attach Any Pants To Your REV’IT! Motorcycle Jacket
The REV’IT! Safeway 2 Belt is a leather belt with a zipper that allows you to attach your REV’IT! motorcycle jacket to any pair…