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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Porsche 911 RSR “Pink Pig” Wall Display
This wall display consists of an authentic Porsche 911 RS carbon fibre bonnet and a swan-neck rear wing that has been fitted to a…
Beautifully Restored: A 1954 Yellowstone 18′ Travel Trailer
This is a fully-restored 1954 Yellowstone 18′ travel trailer that is said to have won best in show awards in every competition it’s been…
For Sale: A 1999 Sega Ferrari F355 Challenge DX Racing Simulator
This is an original Sega Ferrari F355 Challenge DX racing simulator from 1999, it was developed by renowned automotive game designer Yu Suzuki, who…
Mystery Maserati: A 1979 Maserati 330 Ricarrozata By ATL
This is a 1979 Maserati 330 Ricarrozata Berlinetta that is said to have been coachbuilt by Autotechnica de Lario (ATL) into an elegant hardtop…
The Redstone Pocket Knife – $89 USD
This is the Redstone Pocket Knife by the team at the James Brand based out of Portland, Oregon. It was designed as a compact…
The Only One Made: The 1963 Ford Thunderbird “Italien” Show Car
This is the 1963 Ford Thunderbird “Italien Show Car,” it’s the only one of its kind, it was designed by Ford Styling and built…
Stuttgart’s Most Beautiful Creation? The Porsche 906
The Porsche 906 debuted in 1966 as an almost complete redesign of the earlier Porsche 904. Both vehicles were two seat homologation race cars…
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302: A Trans-Am Homologation Special
This is a 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 finished in its factory-correct color combination of Grabber Orange over black vinyl upholstery, and it has…
There’s A Rare 8.0 Liter Marmon V16 Engine For Sale
This is one of fewer than 400 examples of the Marmon V16 engine that were made, it’s an advanced American-made design with an aluminum…
The Love Child Of A Ford Mustang SVO And An MGB Roadster
This unusual looking car is based on an MGB Roadster, with the turbocharged powertrain supplied by a Ford Mustang SVO, and a slew of…
The Ion Lamp – Portland Edition By Schoolhouse
This is the Ion Lamp from Portland, Oregon based company Schoolhouse. The lamp is closely based on Thomas Edison’s earliest electric lamp prototypes, simple…
The Shinola Monster Lake Superior Automatic Dive Watch
This is the Lake Superior version of the Shinola Monster, a highly-regarded dive watch with a Swiss automatic movement, a depth rating of 1,000…