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 Iso Grifo A3C – Bizzarrini’s Post-Ferrari 250 GTO Masterpiece
Giotto Bizzarrini famously developed the Iso Grifo A3C as an evolutionary descendent of a car he had designed a few short years prior…
The Simpson M50 Helmet – Retro Looks, Modern Safety
The Simpson M50 helmet is a 21st century reissue of Simpson’s classic 1970s-style motorcycle helmets, but it’s now built to current DOT safety…
Documentary: The 1978 Jeep Expedition of the Americas
Editor’s Note: Some of you may have noticed that this is the third “expedition across the Americas” type documentary that we’ve featured in recent…
The Rare Norton Classic – A Wankel Rotary-Engined British Motorcycle
The Norton Classic is one of the rarest motorcycles ever made by the storied British marque, just 100 were built and today they’re…
Silodrome x Japan Tee – Limited To 100 Pieces
This new t-shirt features the Silodrome logo over Japanese script that says “Gasoline Culture” – just 100 of these tees will be made,…
The Chevrolet El Camino SS – A 325 hp American Icon
The Chevrolet El Camino SS was the high performance version of the standard El Camino – a car that had been released in…
The 1:12 Scale Suzuki GSX750S Katana Kit by Tamiya
This is the Suzuki GSX750S Katana 1:12 scale kit from Tamiya, it faithfully replicates one of the most important Suzuki motorcycles of all…
The Original Hesketh Vortan Prototype Is For Sale
The Hesketh Vortan is a one-off prototype motorcycle developed by Hesketh engineer Mick Broom, it was intended to be built as a low volume…
Classic Car Photographic Poster Prints by Freddie Mycock
Freddie Mycock is a talented film photographer and automotive design student based just outside of London in England. He’s been photographing cars for…
A One-Off Citroën 2CV Twin-Engined 4×4 Desert Racer From The 1980s
This is completely custom-built Citroën 2CV is a twin-engined four-wheel drive desert racer that was developed by Frenchman Jack Hanon to compete in…
The New Snowmobile Two-Stroke Oil Scented Candle
This is the new Snow Tiger scented candle by the team at Flying Tiger Motorcycles – it’s a scented candle that uses two-stroke…
Chevrolet K5 Blazer Restomod – With A 480 HP LS3 Crate Engine
The Chevrolet K5 Blazer you see here has been modified with a brand new 376 cu. in. LS3 crate engine producing 480 hp…