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 Kestrel Teardrop Trailer By Timberleaf Trailers – $8,750 USD
This is the Kestrel Teardrop Trailer from Timberleaf Trailers, a specialist company based in Colorado that has been building some of the world’s most…
1:1 Scale: A Full-Size Porsche 917K “Wall Art” Front End
This fiberglass Porsche 917K-style front end was reportedly made from one of the original factory molds, it’s finished in the iconic blue and orange…
Rescued After 30 Years In Storage: A 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROC-Z
This is a 1986 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 IROC-Z that spent the last 30 years in long-term storage with just 13,000 miles on the odometer….
For Sale: A Vintage Gulf Oil Sign
This is a vintage Gulf Oil sign from 1989, it measures in at 28″ wide by 25″ tall and it has internal illumination via…
Unusual Machines: The Panoz AIV “Aluminum Intensive Vehicle”
This is an original Panoz AIV from 1997, it’s billed as America’s first aluminum-intensive vehicle, and it was developed to offer state-of-the-art engineering with…
The Barebones Cowboy Wok: A Camp Cooking Solution That’ll Last A Lifetime
This is the Barebones Cowboy Wok, it was designed in the style of the originals from the 1800s, but it benefits from modern heavy-duty…
For Sale: A Motorized Rocket Barstool Racer
This is a motorized Rocket Barstool Racer that’s been painted to look like a winged sprint car carrying Home Depot sponsorship and the racing…
The Aera Instruments P-1 Pilot Watch – An Affordable Aviation Tool Watch
This is the P-1 Pilot watch from the team at Aera Instruments, it’s a minimalist take on the classic pilot watch design featuring a…
Rare In The USA: A TVR Cerbera “Speed Eight”
The Cerbera was released in 1996 by the low-volume British automaker TVR as their first true mass-market GT car, offering 2+2 seating, a fixed…
The Oru Bay ST Kayak – A Folding Kayak You Can Take Anywhere
This is the Oru Bay ST Kayak, it’s a clever folding kayak that can be quickly packed down into a box measuring in at…
A Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Stunt Car From Steve McQueen’s Final Film
This is a stunt vehicle that was memorably used in Steve McQueen’s last ever film, The Hunter, released in 1980. The car was blown…
Porsche 986 Flat-Six Engine Coffee Table
This is a coffee table made using a Porsche Boxster (986) flat-six engine. It was built earlier this year and features a block and…