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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A Rare Kawasaki KLR650 Diesel-Powered Motorcycle For The Special Forces
This may look like an ordinary drab green military Kawasaki KLR650 but it’s actually something altogether more special. It’s one of the rare bikes…
An Original Porsche 901 Brochure Is For Sale
This is one of relatively few original brochures for the Porsche 901 – the car that would later be renamed the Porsche 911 after…
A One-Off Bentley Mark VI Majestic Major Hemi V8 Special – “A Lotus 7 On Steroids”
This Bentley Mark VI “Hemi V8” Special is the only one of its kind in the world. It’s a one-off British hot rod of…
The MOMO California Steering Wheel
This is the Momo California Steering Wheel, it’s a classically designed wheel intended for use in vintage cars, it has a 360mm diameter and you…
Bruce Springsteen’s 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 Is For Sale
This 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle was bought for Bruce Springsteen by his mechanic in 1981, he owned the car in the 1980s and it was later…
There’s A Rare Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider For Sale
The Ferrari 250 GT California Spider was actually the brainchild of an American named John von Neumann, he was a California-based importer who had…
The Remarkably Futuristic Tatra T77 From 1934
The Tatra T77 is a relatively unknown vintage car today however its influence on automotive aerodynamics was gargantuan. It was the first production automobile with…
There’s A 1985 Honda VF1000R For Sale
This is a Honda VF1000R, it’s a relatively rare motorcycle as it was only sold for two years – 1985 – 1987 – and it…
For Sale: “The Beast” John Dodd’s 27 Liter Merlin V12-Engined Monster
“The Beast” is one of the most famous custom cars ever built in Britain, this is largely because it’s powered by a monstrous 27…
The “J.L. Joplin Tanker” 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327 V8
This is a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette that was ordered new by J.L. Joplin, a wealthy Texas rancher, in a comfortable GT configuration which includes…
The Long-Lost Kanzler Coupe Has Been Found (In A Junkyard)
The unusual looking Malaise Era carriage you see here is a Kanzler Coupe, just three are known to have been built and one of…
Growler Beer Tap By Legacy
This is the Legacy Growler Beer Tap, it’s been designed to allow you to enjoy draft beers in the comfort of your own home,…