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 Extraordinary Art of Manu Campa
Over the past 10 years Manu Campa has risen to prominence as one of the world’s foremost automotive artists. He’s based in Malasaña, Madrid…
The Rare MG Metro 6R4 – Britain’s Hairy-Chested Group B Challenger
The MG Metro 6R4 is one of the unsung hairy-chested heroes of the legendary Group B rally era. It was co-developed by the…
Bushcraft Survival Ferro Rod + Fire Starting Rope Survival Kit – $17.95 USD
This fire starting kit from Bushcraft Survival contains a ferro rod and a fire starting rope that’ll allow you to get a fire going…
A Modified Mercedes-Benz Unimog 416 – The German Bigfoot
The Unimog 416 was a direct descendant of the first post-WWII Unimogs which had been developed as a vehicle that could be used as…
Reincarnation: A Surreal Automotive Art Series By Lou Carvell
This series of artworks by Lou Carvell is called “Reincarnation”, he developed the collection to celebrate oft forgotten design elements from some of history’s…
The Indian Four – An Elegant American Pre-WW2 Four-Cylinder Motorcycle
The first Indian Fours were fitted with an engine that had been design by a man who died years before, he was one of…
An Original Ferrari 126 CK Formula 1 Wind Tunnel Model
This is believed to be an early wind tunnel development model of what would become the Ferrari 126 CK Formula 1 car, it measures in at 3.5 feet long by 1.7 feet wide
For Sale: Tony Mantas’ Unusual “Prototipo” De Tomaso Pantera GTS
There can be no denying that this is one of the most unique and unusual Panteras ever built by De Tomaso. It was a custom-built version…
Forma Legacy Boots – Classic Styling With Modern Protection
These are the popular Legacy Boots from the Italian company Forma, they’ve become a common sight on the feet of people in the…
Jensen Interceptor SP – The Fastest Road-Legal Car Ever Built By Jensen
The Jensen Interceptor SP has the unusual distinction of being the quickest Interceptor ever built by Jensen in their factory near Birmingham. The Interceptor…
Documentary: Growing Old Disgracefully – A Film About Motorcycles And Families
Growing Old Disgracefully is an Australian documentary film about motorcycles and families, and how relationships change over time. Most people outside of Australia will…
Silodrome’s Top 20 Motorcycles Of 2020
Editor’s Note: For the first time in Silodrome’s 10 year history we’re publishing the Top Cars list for a year in January of the…