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 Unusual Monteverdi Sahara 4×4 From Switzerland (And America)
This is an original Monteverdi Sahara from 1978, it’s one of just 30 that were made by the little-known Swiss automaker, with the intention…
The Fender Audio™ Indio 2 Bluetooth Speaker
This is the Fender Audio™ Indio 2 Bluetooth speaker, it’s designed to look and sound like those classic Fender guitar amplifiers from the 1960s…
Twin-Engined! The 7.2 Liter 1930 Ford Model A “Ballard Special” Speedster
This is a custom Ford Model A with a difference. It was built into a speedster and fitted with not one but two Model…
The Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph For Hodinkee
This is the Autodromo Group B Rallysport Chronograph, it was made in collaboration with world-famous watch site Hodinkee and just 100 examples of each…
California Garage Find: A 1956 Ford Thunderbird Project Car
This is a 1956 Ford Thunderbird that was stored up in California for many years before being acquired by the current eBay seller. It’s…
eBay Find: A Rolls-Royce T58 Gnome Turboshaft Engine – $9,000 USD
This is a Rolls-Royce T58 Gnome turboshaft engine, originally designed for use in helicopters by American company General Electric, and later built under license…
An Unusual Volkswagen Beetle “Super Bugger” Camper
This is an original Volkswagen Beetle Super Bugger Camper, it’s essentially the four-wheeled answer to the question “how can I make a VW camper…
The Weltron “Space Ball” Music Player
This is an original Weltron “Space Ball” portable radio-cassette player from 1970, it’s finished in bright yellow and comes with both its original pair…
Hidden BMW Power – A Citroën 2CV Van “Sleeper”
This 1969 Citroën 2CV Van may look like a worn original example from the outside, but under the hood it’s hiding a BMW engine…
Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival
Bushcraft 101: A Field Guide to the Art of Wilderness Survival is a New York Times bestseller written by survivalist expert Dave Canterbury. He’s…
For Sale: A Street-Legal V8 “Casket Car”
This is the custom V8 “Casket Car,” and if you’ve ever been worried that your spouse will kill you if you buy another automobile,…
The Sunski Estero Sunglasses – $98 USD
These are Sunski’s Estero sunglasses, they come in both Tortoise Amber and Olive Forest colorways and polarized CR-39 lenses that are as clear as…