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 WWII-Veteran North American B-25 Bomber
This is a 1943 North American B-25 bomber, typically referred to as the B-25 Mitchell. Nearly 10,000 of them were built during WWII, they…
The “Lautrec Commission” – A Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer
This is the “Lautrec Commission”, it’s a Porsche 911 Reimagined by Singer that’s powered by a fire-breathing, hand-built 4.0 liter flat-six producing 390 bhp…
The Matador Betalock Locking Travel Carabiner
This is the Matador Betalock, it’s a travel carabiner with a deadbolt-style locking gate that discourages grab-and-go theft, ensuring your gear can’t be quickly…
The Kruk Garage Tool Roll: Handmade In Ukraine
This is the Kruk Garage Tool Roll, each one is made by hand in Ukraine by a small band of leatherworkers from vintage British…
The Astorflex Bitflex Chelsea Boot
This is the Astorflex Bitflex Chelsea Boot, each pair is made by hand in an Italian workshop from European nubuck leather and comfortable 100%…
A Rare 1968 Ford Bronco U13 “Roadster” – 1 Of 26 Known Survivors
This is a Ford Bronco U13 Roadster from 1968, it’s one of the lesser-known variants of the Ford 4×4 that was designed as a…
Retro Home On Wheels: A 1962 Airstream Globe Trotter
This is a 1962 Airstream Globe Trotter, specifically it’s the 19 foot long single-axle version, and it now benefits from a full restoration that…
A 1:1 Scale Airfix-Style 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Model Kit Display
This is a life-sized display that’s been cleverly designed to look like a 1:1 scale Airfix kit of the legendary Martini-liveried 1973 Porsche 911…
For Sale: The Legendary Balchowsky “Ol’ Yaller” Mk VII
This is the Balchowsky Ol’ Yaller Mk VII, it’s the seventh of just nine Balchowsky Ol’ Yallers that were built and it raced in-period…
The New Tamiya 1:12th Scale R/C Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 “Quadtrack”
This is the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 “Quadtrack” from Tamiya, the Japanese company that has arguably become the most famous model and R/C maker…
For Sale: A 1985 Paris-Dakar Rally Veteran Opel Manta GT/E
This 1976 Opel Manta GT/E was significantly modified in the 1980s in order to go rallying, the pinnacle of its competitive life was its…
The Long Lost American Dream Cars Of The 1950s
“This article was written by Geoff Hacker of Undiscovered Classics, a world-leader in the history, preservation, and restoration of rare handcrafted American postwar sports cars.” This…