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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Nestout Portable Solar Panel: Charge Your Devices Off The Grid
This is the Nestout portable solar panel, and as the name suggests, it’s a portable fold-out solar array that allows you to charge your…
Aristotle Onassis’ 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Is Up For Sale
This 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC has the unusual distinction of having been ordered new by Aristotle Onassis, the legendary industrialist who would build the…
The New Bunker Jacket By Fuel Motorcycles
This is the new Bunker Jacket from the team at Fuel Motorcycles. It’s designed to evoke the styling of early 20th century military and…
There’s A 1943 White M2 Half-Track From WWII For Sale
This is a White M2 Half-Track, it was built during World War II by the White Motor Company and it was likely used as…
For Sale: A Set Of Steve McQueen-Designed “Baja Bucket” Seats From 1970
This is a set of three original Baja Bucket Seats designed by legendary actor Steve McQueen. He patented the design for use in the…
A Rare 1968 Chevrolet Corvette “Sportwagon”
This is a rare 1968 Chevrolet Corvette Sportwagon, and if you’ve never heard of this Corvette variant before that’s likely because it wasn’t actually…
The American-Made Dango GMT-01 Automatic GMT
This is the Dango GMT-01 Automatic GMT, it’s one of the newer watches from the American company and it has a surprisingly affordable MSRP…
Garage Find: A 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS
This 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS was found parked in a dusty garage alongside a Cadillac, a Corvette, and a Jaguar E-Type V12. It hasn’t…
The American-Made “Sweet Move” Slingshot By Ka-Bar – $19 USD
This is the Ka-Bar “Sweet Move” Slingshot, it’s made in the United States and it’s designed to fit neatly in a pocket or backpack….
For Sale: A 1965 Brabham BT14/21 + Matching Thames Transporter
This period-correct pairing of a 1965 Brabham BT14/21 and a Ford Thames Trader Transporter are now being offered for sale as a package out…
eBay Find: An 1888 Daimler Airship Cockpit – $24,000 USD
This is an exact replica of the 1888 Daimler Airship cockpit/gondola, featuring an engine, two propellers, and the controls, all contained in a structure…
A 1944 Willys Jeep Used In “Saving Private Ryan” – $22,000+ USD
This WWII-era 1944 Willys Jeep is being offered for sale by TLO Film Services, a company that supplies vehicles to the film and TV…