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 1971 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport – A Factory-Built 1970s Cafe Racer
This is an original Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from the first year or the model’s production – 1971. The V7 Sport would prove to…
The Fuel Division 2 Black – A Motorcycle Jacket For All Four Seasons
This is the new Fuel Division 2 Black, it’s a motorcycle jacket that’s been design for use both on road and off, and in…
A Porsche 911 / Bentley V8 Turbo Hot Rod By Alexandre Danton
This is undoubtably one of the most unusual vehicles we’ve ever featured on Silodrome, and it’s going to ruffle a lot of feathers. What…
Carts Of Darkness – 70 km/h Downhill On A Shopping Cart With No Brakes
Carts of Darkness is a film that covers the wild world of downhill shopping cart racing on the steep hills of North Vancouver, the pilots…
Trevor DTRe Stella Electric Motorcycle – A Flat Tracker For The Street
This is the new Trevor DTRe Stella, an electric dirt tracker from Belgium that produces 260 Nm (or 192 lb ft) of torque at…
For Sale: A Restored 7.3 Litre Lincoln Zephyr V12 Engine
It’s not everyday you get the chance to buy a rebuilt 414 cubic inch Lincoln L-head V12 engine on eBay, typically we see the…
An Uprated 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – Now With 402 hp + 456 lb ft
This 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a great example from the first year of production of the now famous high-performance Mach 1 version…
The Christopher Ward C65 Trident – Swiss Automatic Movement – $845 USD
This is the C65 Trident Automatic from British watchmaker Christopher Ward, it’s widely considered to be one of the best value automatic dive watches…
The Smallest Indian Ever Made – The Indian MM5A Mini Bike
The Indian MM5A, often just called the Indian Mini Mini, has the distinction of being the smallest Indian motorcycle ever made. As the story…
Tardza – The Recycled Porsche
Tardza is a unique short film about an unusual Porsche 911, nicknamed Tardza by its owner Pawel Kalinowski. The car has a fascinating history,…
Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special – An Affordable Mid-Engined Classic
This is a Lotus Europa Special, arguably the most desirable version of the famous mid-engined sports car that helped establish the British automaker as…
Sparrow V2 – A Minimalist Kangaroo Leather Wallet From Australia
This is the Sparrow V2, it’s the second generation of the Sparrow wallet line from Tailfeather in Australia – a specialist company based in…