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-Powered Dune Buggy: A 1968 Kellison Sandpiper Roadster
This 1968 Kellison Sandpiper Roadster was built by well-known Porsche restorer Tim Goodrich. He fitted it with an enlarged Porsche 912 engine and a…
Freshly Rebuilt: A Ferrari 328 V8 Engine By Motion Products – $25,000 USD
This is a Ferrari 328 engine that’s been comprehensively rebuilt by Motion Products. It’s a 3.2 liter V8 with double overhead cams per bank,…
One of A Kind: A Royal Enfield Super Meteor “Desert Sled”
This Royal Enfield is essentially an almost-new motorcycle, it has a completely rebuilt engine, a brand new frame, and a slew of other new…
A Jaguar E-Type Series 3-Style Wire Frame Sculpture
This is a wire frame sculpture of a Jaguar E-Type Series 3, it’s approximately 1:3rd scale and impressively it has rolling wheels and functional…
For Sale: The Peterbilt Tow Truck From “Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw”
This is the highly-modified Peterbilt tow truck from the 2019 film Fast & Furious Hobbs & Shaw. It’s used in a memorable scene starring…
The Award-Winning Sinn Hunting Watch 3006
This is the Sinn Hunting Watch 3006, it’s a tool watch in every sense of the word specifically developed for use by German hunters,…
A Vintage Carter Brothers Mini-Monster Little Bigfoot Go-Kart
This is an original Carter Brothers Little Bigfoot go-kart, it was produced under license in the 1990s and it can accommodate either adults or…
An Original 1960s Supercar Dodgem – The “Rolls-Royce Of Bumper Cars”
This is an original and unrestored Supercar Dodgem from the 1960s, known as the “Rolls-Royce of bumper cars” by those in the British carnival…
Original Survivor: A 1972 Ford Maverick Grabber 302 V8
This is an original Ford Maverick Grabber from 1972, it’s fitted with the desirable 302 V8 engine option and the manual transmission, as well…
The Überleben Leicht Fire Starter Neck Lanyard
This is the Leicht fire starter neck lanyard from the team at Überleben. It was developed as an ultra-lightweight and easy to carry fire…
For Sale: The Wrecked Lamborghini Countach From “The Wolf of Wall Street”
This white Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition is undoubtably the most famous Lamborghini in modern cinematic history thanks to its memorable appearance in Martin…
A Ferrari 360 Modena F131 V8 Display Engine
This is the Ferrari F131 V8 from a Ferrari 360 Modena, it’s now been mounted to a pedestal display stand and it’s being offered…