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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Office Furniture Essentials: A Ferrari 250 GTE Trunk Lid Desk
This is a glass-topped desk made from the trunk lid of a Ferrari 250 GTE, one of Ferrari’s most important (and popular) models from…
Eppie Wietzes’ Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Is For Sale
This is the 1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso that belonged to two-time Canadian Driving Champion and Canadian Motorsport Hall of Famer Eppie Wietzes. It…
Freddie Mercury’s 1977 Martin HD-28 Guitar Is For Sale
This 1977 Martin HD-28 acoustic guitar was given to Freddie Mercury by his manager and lover Paul Prenter. Mercury played the guitar at home,…
For Sale: The Wabi-sabi Overland Unimog Camper
This is a Unimog camper that was built by Wabi-sabi Overland as an expedition vehicle for their five month Alaska/Canada arctic adventure. They covered…
There’s A Giant ~16 Foot Wide Slot Car Race Track For Sale
This is an almost 16 ft wide slot car race track that was built by the team at 1:32 Customs in Australia. It features…
The Incredible “Flying Merkel” – Was This America’s First Superbike?
This is an original 1914 Flying Merkel Model 471, it was a superbike in every sense of the word, with a top speed of…
For Sale: A 1981 Kuwahara BMX Bike From “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”
There were five bikes made for the character Elliott (Henry Thomas) to use in E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, just two are known to survive to…
For Sale: A Honda Super Cub – The Most Produced Vehicle In World History
The Honda Super Cub holds the record for being the single most mass-produced vehicle of any kind in world history, with over 100 million…
For Sale: Nike MAG “Back to the Future” Shoes
This is an original pair of Nike MAG Back to the Future shoes that were made as part of a very limited edition run…
A 1982 Mercedes-Benz 230CE With A Handmade 300SL Gullwing Body
Though it looks like a 300SL Gullwing at first glance, this car actually started life as a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 230CE. It later received custom-fabricated…
1 Of 200: An Rare 1970s Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit
This is one of just 200 examples of the Heuer Ferrari Chronosplit that were made between 1977 and 1978, and all of them were…
For Sale: The 1932 Ford “Li’l Foose Coupe” From Gone in 60 Seconds
This 1932 Ford was built by Chip Foose and his team, earlier in its life it appeared in the Fox TV show Titus, it…