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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Affordable Vintage V8 Roadster: A Crosley Almquist Sabre – $12,800+ USD
This is a Crosley Almquist Sabre Roadster that was built in 1957 with a Ford Flathead V8, a lightweight Almquist Engineering glassfibre body, and…
For Sale: A Homemade Ferrari Formula 1 Simulator
This is a home-built Ferrari Formula 1 similar that includes a cockpit, front end, suspension, and wheels of a 1:1 model designed to evoke…
A BMW 2002 Speedster – $14,950 USD
This is the first BMW 2002 Speedster we’ve ever featured on Silodrome and it’ll probably be the last, as I suspect it’s the only…
Needs Assembly: A Dismantled Ferrari 4.4 Liter Colombo V12 Engine
This is the 4.4 Liter Colombo V12 from a 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2, it’s currently in a disassembled state and requires a recommissioning…
Low-Mile Survivor! A 1975 Bricklin SV-1
This Bricklin SV-1 from 1975 is a low-mile original survivor, with just 8,000 miles on the odometer. The car is said to have stayed…
The Nomad: A Portable Charcoal Grill & Smoker
This is the Nomad, it’s a fully-portable charcoal grill and smoker that can be transported like a suitcase when not in use. It’s made…
The Angry Lane Triumph Thruxton Custom Racer
This is the new Thruxton Custom Racer from the Hong Kong-based French team at Angry Lane. This bike is based on a 2007 Triumph…
WWII Icon: The Schott B-3 Sheepskin Leather Bomber Jacket
This is the Schott B-3 sheepskin leather bomber jacket, it’s a design that can trace its linage back to WWII, when it was worn…
For Sale: A Street-Legal Supercharged Ariel Nomad Tactical Buggy
This is the supercharged version of the Ariel Nomad, it’s a 300 bhp off-road buggy that also happens to be street-legal in California, with…
Used By Mike Tyson: A 1994 Range Rover Vogue Limousine – $38,600+ USD
This is the 1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE Limousine that was originally commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei for his younger brother, Prince Jefri….
Mystery Engine: Can You Help Identify It?
This engine has proven a bit of a mystery, the auction house Aguttes is offering it for sale but they haven’t been able to…
Rare American Sports Car Project: A Woodill Wildfire
This is a Woodill Wildfire project car, it’s a little-known American sports car that debuted in 1952 and is claimed by some to be…