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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This Is The New Farer Cobb III: A Monopusher Chronograph GMT
This is the new Farer Cobb III, it’s a watch that combines both chronograph and GMT functionality with a Swiss mechanical movement powering both….
M30 Engine Swapped: An Unusual 1968 BMW Glas “Glaserati”
This is one of just 389 examples of the BMW Glas 3000 V8 coupe that was made, it’s one of the more unusual BMWs…
For Sale: A John Player Special Formula 1 “Egg Chair”
This is a classic egg chair with a design inspired by Arne Jacobsen’s original mid-century design, it’s been finished in John Player Special livery,…
Fox Body Sleeper! A 400+ BHP Coyote V8-Powered 1981 Ford Mustang
This 1981 Ford Mustang Ghia was rebuilt in 2019 into a sleeper with ~400 bhp under the hood. It’s now powered by a 5.0…
Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1976 Airstream Argosy Motorhome
This is a remarkably original 1976 Airstream Argosy Motorhome that remained with its original owner for the first 46 years of its life in…
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…