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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BSA Gold Star Flat Tracker – Ridden By Jim Rice From “On Any Sunday”
The race-winning BSA Goldstar you see here was ridden by Jim Rice, a Hall of Famer and a memorable star of the iconic film…
Watch The 1969 East African Safari Rally
The East African Safari Rally was run from 1953 until 2019 under a variety of names, interestingly for the first 19 years of the…
For Sale: Porsche 911 Safari Rally Car – An East African Safari Winner
There are very few cars we can all agree on, and I think this is probably one of them. It’s a 1975 Porsche 911…
Alfa Romeo Matta AR51 – The Rare Mille Miglia Class-Winning Italian 4×4
Alfa Romeo Matta AR51 was Italy’s answer to both the American Jeep and the British Land Rover, though truth be told it was more…
Restore Or Preserve? A 1965 Volkswagen Splitscreen Panel Van
There are few vehicles as universally loved as the VW Type 2, the air-cooled van has a number of different names depending on region…
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…
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…