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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There’s A Supercharged Snowmobile Dragster For Sale
This is snowmobile dragster powered by a mid-mounted supercharged 350 cubic inch (5.7 liter) V8. It has a tubular steel chassis, a cockpit with…
1:4 Scale! A VW Bus Flat-Four Boxer Engine Kit
This is a relatively large 1:4 scale kit of the VW Bus Bulli T1 flat-four boxer engine. It includes many transparent parts which allow…
The Holden Torana LX SS – An Australian Homologation Car Legend
This is a Holden Torana LX SS from 1976 that now benefits from a slew of upgrades including being retrofitted with the desirable A9X…
For Sale: A Series Of Original Bertone, Italdesign, And Michelotti Blueprints
This is a series of original Bertone, Italdesign, and Michelotti blueprints and development sketch prints of some of their most influential cars, including the…
For Sale: Elvis Presley’s Last Car – A 1977 Cadillac Seville
This 1977 Cadillac Seville was the last car ever driven by Elvis Presley, he was photographed driving it out of Graceland just one day…
The Brontosaurus Bone 3″ Damascus Lockback Knife – Made In The USA
This is the Brontosaurus Bone 3″ Damascus Lockback Knife from the team at Santa Fe Stoneworks. The handle contains fossilized 150 million year old…
A G Wagon-Based Van – The Rare Mercedes-Benz 310 TN 4×4
This is a Mercedes-Benz 310 TN 4×4, it’s one of a small number of examples that were given aftermarket 4×4 conversions in-period, using the…
A “Back to the Future” Hoverboard – Signed By The Cast
This is a Hoverboard replica from Back to the Future Part II, it looks just like the one used in the film, and it’s…
A Rare Australian Legend: The Holden Commodore VC HDT Brock
This is a 1980 Holden Commodore VC HDT Brock, part of the first generation of Peter Brock-developed Holden Dealer Team homologation specials based on…
Never Used! There’s A Dodge Viper V10 Crate Engine For Sale
This is a Dodge Viper RT/10 8.0 liter V10 crate engine that was mistakenly ordered by Chrysler dealership in 1996. It was never fitted…
For Sale: A 1977 Autozodiaco Damaca – A Rare Italian Dune Buggy
This is an Autozodiaco Damaca dune buggy from 1977, it was designed by the great American stylist Tom Tjaarda who also designed the DeTomaso…
The New Magrette Destro Moana Pacific From New Zealand
This is the new Destro version of the Moana Pacific from the team at Magrette, the only watchmaker based in Auckland, New Zealand. Magrette…