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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Aircraft Hangar Find: A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Speed
This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette is now being offered for sale on eBay after spending many years sitting under a layer of dust at the…
For Sale: A Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 Homage Display
This is a Ford Escort Mk 2 RS1800 display based on the car driven by Roger Clark in 1975. It contains a Minilite-style wheels…
The Harley-Davidson MT500: Harley’s Rare 1990s Military Bike
This is a Harley-Davidson MT500 from 1999, it has just 8 miles on the odometer, and (arguably) it is still the toughest off road…
The Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT
This is the new Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT, it’s a 1950s retro-styled dive watch and dual-timezone GMT powered by the new Swiss Sellita…
The Troy Roadster: A Fascinating American Low-Volume Production Car
This is the Troy Roadster, there can be little argument that it’s one of the most sensational American cars currently in low-volume production. It’s…
A Small Block Chevrolet V8 Coffee Table
This is a Chevrolet small block V8 coffee table, we’ve seen the wildly popular small block fitted to a wide array of vehicles over…
For Sale: An Air-Cooled Wombat
This is a Wombat, it looks like the kid brother of the Humvee but it has no relation to it – it’s one of…
The Atech Innovation Multitool Pen: A 9-in-1 Box Cutter – $24 USD
This is the Atech Innovation Multitool Pen, it includes nine different functions including a box cutter, spirit level, mini flat-head screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, metric…
Rare Prototype For Sale: A 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X
This is the only Holden GTR-X in private hands anywhere in the world, it’s one of only two surviving prototypes, and it’s now being…
Formula 1 Wheel Coffee Table
This is a Formula 1 APP Tech wheel fitted with a Pirelli P Zero tire, topped with a tempered-glass tabletop. This wheel and tire…
For Sale: A 500 BHP Dodge Ram SRT-10 8.3 Liter V10
This is an 8.3 liter V10 engine out of a 2006 Dodge Ram SRT-10, a high-performance pickup truck that debuted in 2003 with a…
Arizona Barn Find: A Rare 1983 Audi Quattro
This is an original 1983 Audi Quattro that somehow found its way into a barn in Arizona. It remained there since the year 2000…