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 Stetson Skyline Cowboy Hat
This is the Skyline Cowboy Hat by Stetson, each goes through the Stetson production line which involves it passing through more than 100 sets…
“The Forgotten Lotus” – The Extraordinary Lotus 340R
This is a Lotus 340R, it’s the 60th of the 340 examples that were built in the year 2000 as a factory-modified version of…
A Porsche 930 Turbo Engine Block Coffee Table
This is a coffee table made from the engine block of a Porsche 930, the legendary first-generation of the turbocharged Porsche 911. The table…
For Sale: An Unusual 100% Electric Land Rover Defender 90
This 1988 Land Rover Defender 90 has been subjected to an electric vehicle conversion, for the not-insignificant price of £43,000 or approximately $54,700 USD….
The Brunton TruArc™ 15 Compass: Made In The USA
This is the Brunton TruArc™ 15 Compass, each is made in Riverton, Wyoming and can be ordered with a unique Global Needle that works…
For Sale: An Ex-Peter Brock Australian Safari Rally Holden Rodeo
This is a 2004 Holden Rodeo that was built for the Australian Safari Rally by the Holden Rally Team for none-other than Australian racing…
Rare Vintage Home-On-Wheels: A 1961 Bedford Dormobile Camper
This is a 1961 Bedford Dormobile Camper, it’s one of relatively few surviving originals based on a British Bedford CA van with a camper…
Ferrari 156 F1 “Sharknose”-Style Wine Stand
This is a wine stand that can accommodate two bottles, one in each of the intakes. It’s designed to look like the distinctive front…
Street-Legal NASA Race Car – A Factory Five Type 65 Coupe
This Factory Five Type 65 Coupe was built specifically to race in both NASA and VARA racing events. It’s powered by a 347 cubic…
The OMP Lamborghini “Vintage One” Race Suit
This is the OMP Lamborghini Vintage One race suit, it’s an entirely modern triple-layer, fire-resistant racing suit designed to look like the overalls worn…
A Tastefully Modified 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
This is a 1977 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV, it’s one of Giorgetto Giugiaro’s classic 1970s designs created at his own company, Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A.,…
1:3rd Scale: A Ferrari 312T Formula 1 Engine
This is an exact 1:3rd scale model of the Ferrari Tipo 015 flat-12 engine that powered the Ferrari 312T Formula 1 car driven by…