• Silodrome Silodrome
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books

Road Legal: An LS1 V8-Powered Desert Dynamics Buggy

Ben Branch January 3, 2023
Desert Dynamics Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a Desert Dynamics off-road racing buggy, it’s powered by a rear-mounted Chevrolet LS1 V8, and amazingly it’s been successfully registered for road use with a California Special Construction title. Racing buggies like this are…

Read More

For Sale: Lamborghini Miura Front + Rear Clamshells

Ben Branch January 3, 2023
Lamborghini Miura Clam Shell Bodywork 3
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

These are the original front and rear clamshell body work sections from a Lamborghini Miura S, they’ve now been welded to display stands and they’re being offered for sale – either as display pieces…

Read More

The Revolutionary 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

Ben Branch January 2, 2023
Oldsmobile Toronado
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

When the Oldsmobile Toronado was introduced in 1966 it would become the first front wheel drive American production car since the Cord 810/812 from almost 30 years prior in 1937. The front wheel drive…

Read More

550 BHP Crate Engine: A Ford Mustang Shelby GT500

Ben Branch January 2, 2023
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Engine
  • Cars
  • Extraordinary Engines For Sale

This is a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 V8, it was purchased new as a crate engine from Ford Racing in 2016 and was then kept in storage – it’s never been used and remains in…

Read More

A Rare Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 TT Racer

Ben Branch January 1, 2023
Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883 13
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a Harley-Davidson Sportster XLR 883, it’s one of the rarer models in the long-running Sportster family with an estimated 200-500 having been produced in total from the early 1960s until the early 1970s…

Read More

Silodrome’s Top 10 Cars Of 2022

Ben Branch December 31, 2022
Top 10 Cars Of 2022
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

Every year we sit down and go over the stats to whittle down a list of all the vehicles we featured over the preceding 12 months to find the 10 most popular. There are…

Read More

Bulletproof 4×4 Legend: A 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 Pickup Truck

Ben Branch December 30, 2022
Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a restored 1976 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ45 pickup truck that has been given a few subtle improvements, like upgraded suspension, air-conditioning, disc brakes, and power steering – but the correct nature of the…

Read More

A Camelot Cruiser Motorhome With Matching Poloron Snowmobiles

Ben Branch December 29, 2022
Camelot Cruiser Motorhome Hero
  • Camping
  • Cars

This is a Camelot Cruiser motorhome with a matching 1974 Ford C-750, it’s a time capsule of sorts – showing the absolute pinnacle of the motorhome world back in the 1970s. Thankfully it retains…

Read More

For Sale: A Dodge Dart Swinger – Restored By Car Craft Magazine In 1984

Ben Branch December 28, 2022
Dodge Dart Swinger
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger was restored by the team at Car Craft Magazine in 1984, then raffled off at the 1985 Street Machine Nationals. The restoration process was detailed in extensive articles that…

Read More

Cold War Nuclear Attack Rescue Vehicle: A 1965 Austin Gipsy

Ben Branch December 27, 2022
Austin Gipsy 24
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This 1965 Austin Gipsy was originally stationed at a nuclear base in North Wales where it was on standby for a nuclear attack on Britain. If such an attack occurred its job was to…

Read More

Retro Vanlife Luxury: A 1965 GMC Bus Motorhome

Ben Branch December 26, 2022
GMC Bus Motorhome
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars

This classic motorhome actually started life as a troop transport bus at Fort Ord Army Base on Monterey Bay in California in 1965. In this role it would doubtless have carried thousands of new GIs…

Read More

A Rare Kingsbury 2¼ hp: A 102 Year Old Motor Scooter

Ben Branch December 25, 2022
Kingsbury Scooter
  • Motorcycles

This is a 1920 Kingsbury 2¼ hp, a rare standup motor scooter that was built over a century ago by the Barningham Brothers’ Kingsbury Engineering Co Ltd – an aircraft manufacturer who turned to…

Read More

  • Prev
  • 212
  • 213
  • 214
  • 215
  • 216
  • 217
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • Next
  • Home
  • Brief Histories
  • About Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
What Is A Silodrome?

The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

About Us

Silodrome was founded in 2010 as a website dedicated to Gasoline Culture and all it entails - We write about modern cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, gear, gadgets, clothing, boats, planes, airships and the occasional submarine.Read more...

Subscribe to Our Weekly Email

© Silodrome 2026. all rights reserved. Powered by Gasoline and Caffeine.

Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Contact Us

×
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books
×