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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The FireCard™ – A Highly-Flammable Credit Card-Sized Fire Starter
This is the FireCard™ from the team at Wazoo. Wazoo was founded in 2013 by Dustin Hogard and Nick Blackman, and their first product…
For Sale: A 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB Project Car
This is a 1977 Ferrari 308 GTB project car that comes disassembled but includes a 2.9 liter V8, a 5-speed manual transaxle, 14″ Campagnolo…
The Wolverine 1000 Mile x Rawlings Grand Slam Boot
This is the new Wolverine 1000 Mile x Rawlings Grand Slam Boot, it’s a collaborative design between the legendary 141 year old American bookmaking…
For Sale: A 1981 Rothmans Trophy Race Boat Driven By Didier Pironi
This is the 1981 Tullio Abbate Sea Star that was built along with seven other identical boats specifically for the Rothmans Trophy race in…
The Ragnar Throwing Axe
This is the Ragnar Throwing Axe from the World Axe Throwing League (WATL), it’s said to have been inspired by viking folklore and each…
The Monteverdi Safari 4×4: Switzerland’s Range Rover Rival
This is a 1978 Monteverdi Safari, it’s a four-wheel drive vehicle you may never have seen before as it was built in Switzerland in…
For Sale: A 1000+ BHP TAG-Porsche 1980s-Era Formula 1 Engine
This is one of the 40 original examples of the TAG-Porsche TTE PO1 Formula 1 engine, a twin-turbo 1.5 liter V6 that powered McLaren…
Unusual Barn Find: A Rare 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5
This is a 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 that was delivered new to England, but has been living in France since the 1980s. It was…
For Sale: A Supercharged Saleen S281 Mustang V8 Coffee Table
This is a coffee table built around a supercharged 2006 Saleen S281 Mustang V8 engine. It’s the only one of its kind we’ve ever…
Rare In The USA: A 1968 TVR Tuscan V8 Project Car
This is a 1968 TVR Tuscan V8 that was sold new through Gerry Sagerman’s TVR Cars in Lynbrook, New York, making it a rare…
The Mag-Lev Audio ML1 – The World’s First Levitating Turntable
This is the Mag-Lev Audio ML1, it’s a turntable with a levitating platter courtesy of a unique electromagnet system. Once the platter is levitating,…
The 1970 Valiant Charger V8 Prototype Is Up For Sale
This is a prototype Valiant Charger V8 that was built in-period by Keith Anderson of the Anderson Brooker Motor Enterprise Chrysler dealership, in South…