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: The “Forgotten” First Quad Bike – A 1970 Rupp Go-Joe
This is a 1970 Rupp Go-Joe, it’s been called the world’s first four-wheeled ATV or quad bike, having debuted over a decade earlier than…
Turbocharged! A Road-Legal California “Street Rail” With 300 BHP
On a pound-for-pound basis, this is likely one of the most entertaining cars we’ve ever featured on Silodrome. It weighs in at just 1,150…
A 1979 Dodge Magnum: An “Affordable” NASCAR Aero Racer – $30,000+
The Dodge Magnum of the late 1970s would become the final car ever made on the B-body platform, a platform that had formed the…
The Triumph Stag: A “British Corvette” For $13,800+ USD
The Triumph Stag has been memorialized by Time magazine, perhaps a little unfairly, as #20 on their “50 Worst Cars Of All Time” list….
Art Deco Home-On-Wheels: A Restored 1948 Spartan Travel Trailer
This is a completely restored 1948 Spartan Manor 18′ Travel Trailer that retains its timeless post-WWII styling, but now has modern upgrades like a…
For Sale: A Ford Flathead V8 Motorcycle
This is a Ford Flathead V8-powered motorcycle built by the world-famous Olson’s V8 Flathead Motorcycle Company based in Maple Park, Illinois. It was built…
Rediscovered In Tasmania: A 1975 Ferrari 400i “Prototipo” Factory Prototype
This 1975 Ferrari 400i was an original factory prototype used for testing and development purposes for the then-new 400 series. In this capacity it’s…
For Sale: The Smallest Electric Car On Earth – The Peel P50
This is the 100% electric Peel P50, it’s a modern version of the P50 microcar that debuted in 1962, and it still holds the…
For Sale : A 1948 Tucker 48 – Used in “Tucker: The Man and His Dream”
This is the 21st of the 51 examples of the Tucker 48 that were made, it has had just three owners from new, and…
1 Of 16 Made: The Turbocharged 1981 Chevrolet Yenko “Turbo Z”
This is one of just 16 examples of the 1981 Chevrolet Yenko Turbo Z that were ever made – the final production model ever…
Discovered Under A House: A Rare 1970 Ford XY Falcon GT Worth $230,000
This is a remarkably original 1970 Ford XY Falcon GT that was used as a Field Evaluation Unit by Ford Australia before it was…
(Almost) A Supercar Go-Kart – A McLaren MP4-12C Rolling Chassis
This is a McLaren MP4-12C rolling display chassis, created to showcase the carbon fiber tub of the 12C as well as the front and…