Ben has had his work featured on CNN, Popular Mechanics, Smithsonian Magazine, Road & Track Magazine, the official Pinterest blog, the official eBay Motors blog, BuzzFeed, 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 millions of readers around the world and many hundreds of thousands of followers on social media.
This is a nose cone from the last front-engined car to ever qualify for the Indy 500 – Jim Hurtubise’s 1969 Mallard-Offenhauser. Both Jim Hurtubise and his Mallard-Offenhauser would become legends in the long history…
This is the Group 44 Jaguar XJS that won the Trans-Am Category 1 Drivers’ and Manufacturers’ Championship in the hands of Bob Tullius and his Group 44 team in 1978. Trans-Am was separated into two…
The Merlin Chaplow Tool Roll has a main chassis of hard-wearing Halley Stevensons 12oz Scottish waxed cotton with adjustable premium leather straps to keep it rolled up tight. Waxed cotton is highly water resistant while maintaining…
The Volkswagen Type 166 Schwimmwagen was one of the most remarkable vehicles developed during WW2. It was an amphibious 4×4 designed by the same man who would later design the Porsche 356 and the Porsche…
These are the new Spidi Rainwarrior H2Out motorcycle gloves, they were designed to offer a premium 3 to 4 season glove for riders who want a combination of modern safety as well as comfort and…
The Toyota 2000GT is one of the most important Japanese cars of all time, it’s now the most valuable vintage Japanese production car ever – just 351 of them were made. The Toyota 2000GT –…
This is an engine cover from the Ferrari F2004 Formula 1 car that was driven by multiple World Champion Michael Schumacher in the 2004 season. Schumacher won both the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours and…
In 1977 when the Panther 6 was unveiled to the general public for the first time at London’s 1977 Motorfair show at Earls Court it caused a global sensation. It had been developed by the small…
This engine is a 1948 Packard Straight 8, it’s an L-head inline 8-cylinder engine, it has a capacity of 327 cu. in (5.35 litres), and it produces 145 hp. Long before the era of emissions restrictions…
This is the new Biltwell EXFIL-60 Bag, it’s a motorcycle utility bag designed to be used either as a daily pack or as a weekend adventure bag. It has a large main compartment and an…
When people see the Kettenkrad, officially called the NSU Sd. Kfz. 2, for the first time they usually all have the same question. Is the front wheel actually capable of turning the vehicle? Surprisingly the answer…
The Welton by Timex x Todd Snyder is a new take on the iconic American mid-century watch, it keeps the spirit of the original but adds a series of tasteful upgrades which make it a…
