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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Hidden BMW Power – A Citroën 2CV Van “Sleeper”
This 1969 Citroën 2CV Van may look like a worn original example from the outside, but under the hood it’s hiding a BMW engine…
Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival is a New York Times bestseller written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury. He’s…
For Sale: A Street-Legal V8 “Casket Car”
This is the custom V8 “Casket Car,” and if you’ve ever been worried that your spouse will kill you if you buy another automobile,…
The Sunski Estero Sunglasses – $98 USD
These are Sunski’s Estero sunglasses, they come in both Tortoise Amber and Olive Forest colorways and polarized CR-39 lenses that are as clear as…
The Fiberfab Caribee: A Little-Known American Gullwing Coupe
This is a 1960s-era Fiberfab Caribee, an unusual American sports car designed by Russell and Chris Beebe. Just 12 of these are said to…
The Original .50 Cal Ammo Can Speaker: 100% Handmade By Veterans
This is the original .50 Cal Ammo Can Speaker from the team over at Thodio. Though there are many replicas of this design, the…
The 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado From The “Willie Dynamite” Movie
This is the 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado that was memorably used throughout the 1973 film Willie Dynamite. It was also used in the 1973…
eBay Find: A Gigantic 9.3 Liter Lamborghini Marine L900 V12 Engine
It’s not every day you stumble across an unused Lamborghini Marine L-900 V12 on eBay, but fortunately today is one such day. This is…
1 Of 2 Survivors: A Rare 1965 Vauxhall Viva HA Brabham GT
This is one of just two surviving examples of the 1965 Vauxhall Viva HA Brabham GT, a rare period competitor for the far more…
The Lego Indiana Jones™ Fighter Plane Chase Set – $64.90 USD
This is the Lego Indiana Jones™ Fighter Plane Chase Set, it allows both young and old to recreate the famous chase scene from Indiana…
Retro Classic: 1995 Polaris Indy XLT Special 600 Snowmobile
This is an astonishingly original Polaris Indy XLT Special 600 from 1995 that is showing just 26 miles from new. It remained with its…
The 80s Motorcycle That Helped Save BMW Motorrad: The BMW K100RS
This is a remarkably original 1987 BMW K100RS that has accrued just 4,600 miles from new, 3,200 of which were added since 2022. It’s…