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 Stunning Jawa Two-Stroke Scrambler By Thornton Hundred
This is a 1981 Jawa 350 two-stroke that has been rebuilt by the team at Thornton Hundred into a 1960s-style scrambler, and it’s now…
Twin-Engined Go-Kart For Sale! A Hartman Blue Streak
This is a recently restored 1977 Hartman Blue Streak Go-Kart that is powered by not one but two Yamaha KT100 two-stroke engines. Double-engined karts…
3 x Pontiac GTO Project Cars For Sale As A Package Deal
This is an eBay lot for three Pontiac GTO project cars, all are original GTOs and they’re being sold as a package for $30,000…
For Sale Ford Model A Cutaway Training Engine
This is a Ford Model A cutaway training engine, it would have been used in period for training new mechanics on the finer points…
Project Car: A Rare Concept 2000 GT From The 1980s
This is a Concept 2000 GT, it’s a rare custom car that was produced in very limited numbers in the 1980s by a company…
For Sale: A Incredible Collection Of 400+ Slot Car Sets
This is a collection of over 400 slot car track sets, as well as individual slot cars and track parts, artwork, and slot car…
The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder – More Beautiful Than The Ferrari Daytona?
This is an Intermeccanica Italia Spyder, it’s an oft-forgotten Italian sports car powered by an American drivetrain, and its performance and looks put it…
Vallon Hazlewood Sunglasses – Affordable Classic Aviators
These are the Hazlewood sunglasses from Vallon, they were designed from the ground up with snow sports in mind, however they’re also well-suited to…
The Bill Thomas Cheetah – An American-Made Cobra Killer
This is a Bill Thomas Cheetah that was sold new in 2014 as an unfinished continuation body by BTM LLC of Arizona, a company…
The Leatherman Free® K4X – Made In The USA
This is the Leatherman Free® K4X, it’s a pocketknife and multi-tool that comes with a 25 year warranty, and each one is made in…
For Sale: “Blueberry” – A Rather Special Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL 5.0 AMG
This is a 1984 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL 5.0 AMG nicknamed “Blueberry.” It was built in secret for AMG North America founder and CEO Richard…
Off-Grid Power Source: The Goal Zero Yeti Portable Solar Power Station
This is the Goal Zero Yeti Portable Solar Power Station, it’s a compact option for people who need to create their own power when…