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 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds – After 20+ Years In Storage!
This is one of 3,001 examples of the 1983 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds 15th Anniversary Edition cars that were made. It spent the last 20+ years…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A Refurbished 1972 Airstream “Land Yacht” Ambassador
This is a 1972 Airstream Land Yacht Ambassador that benefits from a recent refurbishment. This series of Airstreams were among the largest and most…
For Sale: John Cena’s V12-Powered Jaguar XJ13 Replica
This is a Jaguar XJ13 replica built by the team at Predator Performance in Largo, Florida. It belongs to actor and WWF wrestling superstar…
A 10.16 Liter Lom Praha M462RF 9-Cylinder Radial Engine
This is a rare nine-cylinder Lom Praha M462RF radial engine, it has a displacement of 620 cubic inches (10.16 liters) and is capable of…
For Sale: The Mercedes-Benz Stunt Car From “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”
This is the 1953 Mercedes-Benz 170-series that was modified into a stunt car, then used in a memorable scene in the 2023 film Indiana…
For Sale: A Volkswagen Beetle 4×4 – $5,400 USD
This is a Volkswagen Beetle that’s been given a chassis swap to turn it into a four-wheel drive. It’s now powered by a front-mounted…
The Dark Energy Spectre 18W Folding Solar Charger
This is the Dark Energy Spectre 18W folding solar charger, as the name implies it’s a folding solar panel-based charging system that can be…
A Yamaha “Big Wheel” BW350 – Original ’80s Survivor
This is a rare Yamaha “Big Wheel” BW350 that remains in remarkably original condition throughout. Though these were not rare in the 1980s when…
For Sale: A Rebuilt 500 Cubic Inch (8.2 Liter) Chrysler 440 V8
This is a Chrysler 440 V8 that was rebuilt by the specialist team at Hampton Engines of Westhampton Beach, New York into an 8.2…
For Sale: The Kellison Stallion Cobra From “Bad Boys” (1995)
This is a 1965 Kellison Stallion Cobra, a Shelby Cobra 427 replica, that was repainted and used during the filming of the 1995 film…
For Sale: Bruce Lee’s Personal Butterfly Swords
This is a pair of vintage butterfly swords that were given to Bruce Lee as a gift from his teachers at the Ip Man…
For Sale: A Reliant Regal Supervan From “Only Fools and Horses”
This is a 1972 Reliant Regal Supervan III that is said to be one of the original six vehicles from the wildly popular 1980s…