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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Royal Enfield Interceptor “Desert Runner” by Revival Cycles
The Desert Runner is one of the most consequential custom motorcycles built by the team at Revival Cycles, in order to build it…
North American T-28 Trojan Bent Propeller Blade Table
This table was made using three damaged propellers from a North American T-28 Trojan – they were almost certainly damaged from a belly landing…
The Mazda Cosmo Sport – The World’s First Mass-Produced Twin Rotary Sports Car
This is a rare Mazda Cosmo Sport Series I, just 343 of these were made and they were the world’s first mass-production sports…
The “Watch For Cycles” Enamel Mug by Great Lake Supply Co.
This is the “Watch For Cycles” enamel mug by Great Lake Supply Co., a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based outfitter founded by the Ducati aficionado, writer, and…
The Suzuki RB50 GAG – The Mini Gixxer
This is the Suzuki RB50 GAG, a much loved minibike better known by its “Mini Gixxer” nickname, a reference to the fact it’s essentially…
Tuning For Speed – A Book By Legendary Vincent and Formula One Engineer Phil Irving
Tuning For Speed is a book by legendary engineer Phil Irving about how to performance tune motorcycle engines, if you recognise the name Phil Irving but…
1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 – The 428 cu. in. 335 bhp Camaro Killer
The original Ford Mustang Mach 1 was first released in 1968 as a 1969 model, it would prove instantly successful with 72,458 sales…
The G-Shock Full Metal 5000 – A New All-Metal Version Of The Iconic G-Shock
The G-Shock Full Metal 5000 (model GMWB5000D-1) is a new series in the legendary line of watches that has been in production for…
Royal Navy WWII Instructional Film: Catapult Ships
This is a 1940 Royal Navy instructional film about the safe operation of ship-based catapults for launching aircraft like the Supermarine Walrus. The…
This Lincoln V12 Is Almost Certainly The Cheapest V12 In the World At $1,200 USD
After some quick research I’m convinced that this Lincoln V12 is the cheapest V12 for sale anywhere on earth at this moment in…
1980s Icon: Honda CX500 Turbo – The First Mass-Produced Turbocharged Motorcycle
The Honda CX500 Turbo was a one-year-only model released in 1982 that helped fuel an arms race among the big four Japanese motorcycle…
The AGV AX9 Ocean Helmet – A Modern Dual Sport Helmet With A Carbon-Aramid-Fiberglass Shell
This is the new AGV AX9 Ocean helmet, it’s a dual sport design with a lightweight carbon, aramid, and fiberglass shell, and the…