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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1964 AC Cobra 289
Despite the fact that it was only built from 1962 to 1967, the AC Cobra had a profound impact on the motoring world. The…
1970 Meyers Manx
A Brief History of the Meyers Manx The Meyers Manx is a dune buggy developed by Bruce Meyers, it originally had an advanced fiberglass composite…
Ex-Peter Sellers Porsche 930 Turbo
A Short History of the Porsche 930 Turbo In 1974 Porsche displayed a new car to the general public at the Paris Auto Show….
Black Arrow Wild & Free Men’s Motorcycle Jacket
Black Arrow is based out of Sydney, Australia, and since the company was founded they’ve developed a reputation for creating well designed, detail oriented…
1962 Chevrolet Corvette – 327 Cubic Inch
The fuel-injected version of the 1962 Chevrolet Corvette was the fastest and most powerful of the first generation Corvettes thanks to the V8 enlargement…
Ex-David Gilmour / Pink Floyd Ferrari F40
In July 1988 Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and drummer Nick Mason arrived at Ferrari’s Fiorano test track to take possession of their matching Ferrari F40s….
Corvette-Engined Land Rover Defender 90
Carroll Shelby might not have been the first person to drop an American V8 into a British vehicle, but he’s by far the most…
Documentary: Challenge for the Championship
Challenge for the Championship is a short documentary produced for British Leyland that covers the 1977 Formula One season. It’s largely commentated by Colin…
Vulcan Innova VI52 Watch Winder
The Vulcan Innova VI52 is a watch winder built into the engine block of a BMW M52 straight-6. The pistons have been modified to…
1973 Iso Grifo Series II
A Brief History of the Iso Grifo The Iso Grifo was developed by a dream team of Italians in the 1960s, the body design was…
Pur Sang Type 35
A Brief History of the Pur Sang Type 35 The Pur Sang Type 35 has the unique distinction of being the first replica car ever…
James Hunt Poster Series
This series of four James Hunt posters were created by the team at Automobilist to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the British driver’s World…