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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The 1970 MTD Minibike – An Unusual American Minibike
Starting in 1970 the American company MTD released its first line of minibikes, this was right in the middle of the minibike revolution that…
The Matra Murena – A Rare (And Affordable) 1980s Mid-Engined Wedge
The Matra Murena is an unusual mid-engined French sports car from the early 1980s, it features the wedge-shaped styling that was so in vogue…
The Danner x Huckberry – Vertigo 917 Gold Rush Boot
The new Vertigo 917 Gold Rush Boot is the result of a collaboration between legendary American boot makers Danner, and the team of world renowned…
The Only Lyster Velocette In The World – Raced By Holly Varey
The photography in this article was provided by Douglas MacRae, you can visit his website here to see the prints he has for sale…
The Snugpak Ionosphere – A Motorcycle Adventure Tent
The Snugpak Ionosphere is a British-made, swag-style one person tent designed to be extremely small and lightweight – making it ideal for motorcyclists on…
Rowan Atkinson’s 1964 Ford Falcon Race Car Is For Sale – $76,000 to $89,800 USD
Rowan Atkinson is of course best known for his work as a comedic actor and writer, but what a lot of people outside the…
Best Made Brass Flashlight: MMR-X
This is the MMR-X Best Made Brass Flashlight, it’s a modern LED flashlight designed to last a lifetime (or more), with a solid brass body and…
The New Defender Works V8 Trophy – A Low-Volume Production Model From Land Rover Classic
When Land Rover announced that the legendary Defender would cease production in 2016 it caused much angst throughout the motoring world, and no small…
For Sale: An Original Titanium McLaren F1 Tool Kit
This is an original McLaren F1 tool kit, it was made by French company Factom from titanium and finished with a titanium nitride coating which…
GMC DUKW – A World War II Era Six-Wheel Drive Amphibious Truck –$25,000 to $28,000 USD
The DUKW, better known simply as the “Duck”, is a six-wheel drive amphibious truck that was designed to land troops and cargo en masse…
Tour The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing With Don Garlits
Editor’s Note: The original film we posted here has been removed from YouTube, we’ve replaced it with this collection of highlights from his racing…
1980s Project Car – A Rare BMW 635CSi Koenig – $21,000 to $27,800 USD
As far as ’80s project cars go, they don’t get much more eclectic than this – it’s a 1986 BMW 635CSi with an original…