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 Suunto Vertical: An Expedition-Grade Smartwatch – Made In Finland
The Suunto Vertical was developed by the Finnish company as an expedition-grade smartwatch. It offers up to 60 days of battery life, it has…
The Rare, Road-Legal Light Car Company “Rocket”
The Light Car Company Rocket was developed in the early 1990s by F1 car designer Gordon Murray, and racing driver Chris Craft. The Rocket…
Historically Significant Race Cars: An Art Collection By Arthur Schening
Arthur Schening is an artist and graphic designer who is perhaps known best for his automotive art, characterized by its close attention to detail,…
Jennifer Connelly’s 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Is For Sale
This 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was bought by celebrated actress Jennifer Connelly in the year 2000 and has remained in her ownership ever since….
A Restored Vintage Shell Petrol Pump – Circa 1950
This is an original Shell petrol pump, it was made in the United States around the year 1950 with the actual internal mechanism and…
Audi S3-Powered: A Modified Volkswagen Type 2 Fifth-Wheel Camper
This unusual Volkswagen Type 2 Camper is actually build from two split-screen Type 2 Vans into what is commonly called a fifth-wheel. Due to…
The County Comm General Purpose Radio – $99 USD
This is the County Comm General Purpose Radio, it was designed to be an entirely modern handheld radio with understated retro styling, as well…
Project Car For Sale: “The Last Analog Ferrari” – A 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS
The Ferrari 328 GTS, and its fixed-roof sibling the GTB, have been called the “Last Analog Ferrari” and not without good reason. When released…
The Holtzman 48-In-1 Survival Grenade
This is the Holtzman 48-In-1 Survival Grenade, it’s essentially an emergency first aid kit containing 48 individual items that are all wrapped in 45…
A Mercedes-Benz L 319 “Renntransporter” With Trailer: $22,500+ USD
This Mercedes-Benz L 319 has been converted and now features a kitchen in the rear with four gas stove burners and dual sinks with…
A Six-Wheeled V12 Daimler “Double Six” Pickup/Ute – $13,150+ USD
There can be no argument that this is one of the stranger vehicles we’ve featured on Silodrome in recent memory. It’s a custom-built six-wheeled…
Niki Lauda’s “Race of Champions” Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16
This is one of the two most historically signifiant Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16s in the world, it’s now being offered for sale, and the…