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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For Sale: A 1,100 BHP 28 Liter Supercharged Allison V12-Powered “Gentleman’s Racer”
This is a 33′ “Gentleman’s Racer,” it’s a speed boat with a mahogany stepped-hull that was handbuilt by Tom Hill and Peter Russett in…
For Sale: A Williams F1 Cosworth CA Engine Coffee Table
This is a Cosworth CA, or more specifically a CA2010, that was built to the specification used by the Williams Formula One Team during…
Retro Home On Wheels: A 1970 Dodge Starcraft Motorhome
This is a 1970 Dodge Starcraft Motorhome, it’s an unusual shorter wheelbase design that makes it look almost like someone cut a bus in…
Project Plane For Sale: A Crashed WWII Focke-Wulf Fw 190: $600,000 USD
The aircraft you see here is a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 that was shot down by Soviet Hurricanes during a battle of the “Continuation War”…
A Master Replica Of Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber From “Return of the Jedi”
This is a master replica of the lightsaber used by Luke Skywalker in Return of the Jedi, it was produced by LucasFilm Ltd and…
For Sale: An Original WWII-Era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell”
This is a WWII-era Air Ministry “Scramble Bell,” bells like this were used at RAF airfields to call pilots to their aircraft to intercept…
The Miyota 8215 Movement Kit – Build Your Own Watch Movement At Home
This is the Miyota 8215 Movement Kit, it’s a fully functioning mechanical automatic watch movement that comes with a movement holder and all the…
Project Car For Sale: An Impossibly Beautiful Alfa Romeo 6C 2500
This project car consists of a chassis from an Alfa Romeo 2500 6C, an engine block from a Tipo 6C 2500 Sport, and a…
This Is The LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Countach
This is the LEGO Speed Champions Lamborghini Countach, the kit includes 262 pieces in total and it builds what appears to be the same…
Rare In The USA: An Ex-Italian Military Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4×4 Unimog Rival
This is an Iveco VM90 Torpedo that was originally bought and used by the Italian Armed Forces. The Torpedo variant of the VM90 is…
For Sale: An Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo Rocket V8 – The World’s First Turbo V8 Engine
This is an original Oldsmobile Jetfire Turbo Rocket V8 engine, it was pulled out of a 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire, and it has the unique…
For Sale: The “Poor Man’s Ferrari” – A Toyota MR2 Rebuilt By The Skid Factory
This Toyota MR2 was comprehensively rebuilt by the team at The Skid Factory as part of a popular YouTube series called the “Poor Man’s…