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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Motorcycle Madness: The Twin-Turbo Boxer Metal BMW R100
This is a custom-built twin-turbocharged BMW R100 that was painstakingly built by the team over at Boxer Metal, a husband and wife run BMW…
For Sale: A Ferrari Colombo V12 Engine
This is a Colombo V12 from a 1960 Ferrari 250 Series II Cabriolet, it’s a 3.0 liter version of the legendary engine with a single overhead…
Affordable Vintage Lamborghini For Sale: A 1956 Lamborghini DL25 Tractor
This is an original Lamborghini DL25 tractor from 1956, and interestingly, it’s road-registered in the United Kingdom. Possibly making it the least expensive Lamborghini that…
Vintage 4×4 Instructional Film: Land Rover Driving Technique
This off-road driving instructional film was produced by the Rover Triumph Film Unit back in 1974, it features the then-new short wheelbase Series 3…
Curtiss Motorcycles Is Selling Their Pre-Production Prototypes
The Curtiss Motorcycle Company is selling off their collection of pre-production prototypes in the build up to the full production run of their first fully…
For Sale: A GKN FV432 Armored Personnel Carrier – $8,000+ USD
This is a GKN FV432 Armored Personnel Carrier, or FV432 APC for short, it was developed by the British company GKN (Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds)…
The Incredible Art Of Schascia Morosi
Schascia Morosi is an artist from the small town of Angera on Lake Maggiore, northwest of Milan not far from the Swiss border. The…
Still In The Factory Crate: A Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000
This is a rare 1993 Moto Guzzi Daytona 1000, it would already be a desirable motorcycle however this one is a little unusual in that…
The Seiko Olympia: A Perfect Garage Clock
This is the Seiko Olympia digital clock, it’s been carefully designed to look like the Japanese company’s famous marathon and Olympic timers but in a smaller…
French Campervan Perfection: A 1969 Citroën HY Home-On-Wheels
This is a 1969 Citroën HY van that has been discreetly upgraded and turned into a campervan able to accommodate two people for holidays…
A 1978 Porsche 911 Turbo – The Iconic 930 In Martini Livery
The Porsche 911 Turbo was originally developed as an homologation special that would allow Porsche to take a high-performance turbocharged version of the 911…
For Sale: An Aermacchi MB-339 Light Attack Jet
The Aermacchi MB-339, known as the “Macchi” in many parts of the world, is a light attack aircraft and military jet trainer that saw…