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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1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup
The Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup was based on the iconic VW Bus, a vehicle that revolutionized the automotive industry almost as much as…
1979 Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine – Tipo 1260
There’s nothing like finding an original Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 engine up for sale for the borderline affordable price (for some) of ~$20,000…
Carroll Shelby’s Other V8 British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger
The Sunbeam Tiger famously features a V8 shoehorned into an engine compartment designed in England by engineers who would have been mortified had they…
The Bolt Safe – A Hiding Place For Cash When Traveling Overland
The Bolt Safe was designed to offer a simple but very effective hiding place for small items, including rolled up bank notes. People who…
John Lennon’s Monkey Bike – An Original 1969 Honda Z50A
John Lennon’s Monkey Bike might not be something you thought you’d be reading about when you woke up this morning, but there it is….
Essential Read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book we’ve featured before on Silodrome, it’s one of those must-read paperbacks that tends to…
Documentary – SENNA: The Test – Ayrton Senna’s 1992 Indy Car Test
On December the 20th 1992, Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna stepped out of a rented limousine with Emerson Fittipaldi at Firebird Raceway in Arizona….
The 1966 Lotus Elan – Twin Cam British Roadster Royalty
The Lotus Elan is a British sports car with a cult following around the world, since it was first introduced it’s had an impact…
The Original American Dune Buggy – 1965 Meyers Manxter 2+2
The Meyers Manxter 2+2 is the slightly longer wheelbase version of the Meyers Manx – a dune buggy with a form so iconic that it’s…
John Wyer Team’s Original Pit Signaling Board And Signals
The John Wyer Team took multiple wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – often with cars wearing the iconic light blue and orange…
Porsche Tractor – A Rare 1961 Porsche Junior 108
The first Porsche tractor designs were penned by Dr Ferdinand Porsche in the early 1930s alongside the early designs for the VW Beetle –…
Nezumi Baleine Dive Watch – A Classic Swedish & Japanese Automatic
The Nezumi Baleine Dive Watch is made by Swedish company Nezumi Studios – they specialize in developing classically styled watches with surprisingly affordable price…