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 Pulse Jet Powered Jaguar S-Type by Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox

Bob “The Rocketman” Maddox is one of the most interesting people in the world of custom vehicle creation. He has single-handedly advanced pulse jet…
The Sidewaze Motorcycle Jacket From Fuel – 100% Full Grain Buffalo Suede Leather

This is the new Sidewaze motorcycle jacket from Fuel, it’s been designed in a style reminiscent of the jackets worn by flat track…
The BMW 2002 Turbo – The First Turbocharged BMW Production Car

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the fastest and most desirable version of what was arguably the Bavarian automakers most important fast saloon car…
The Monsters of Group B Rally by We Are Ink

The Audi S1 E2 was one of the true monsters of the Group B rally world, the bodykit alone looked lethal but underneath…
Paul Walker’s 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 FAM

This 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 is one of just two special “FAM” edition vehicles that were built, it was personally ordered by Carroll…
Simon’s 1973 Triumph Bonneville – The Bike With The Chrome Tank

Editor’s Note: This article is the first in a new series we’re doing on Silodrome, in this series we’ll be asking owners to…
Iso Grifo 7 Litri – A Rare Italian GT Car Capable Of 186 MPH

The Iso Grifo 7 Litri was to be one of the fastest road-legal production cars of its time, with a claimed top speed…
Sergio Perez’s Ferrari 056 Formula 1 Exhaust – A Sculpture by Mike O’Connor

This unusual, almost alien-looking, sculpture is the work of Mike O’Connor. It started life In Maranello, Italy where it was manufactured by Ferrari…
For Sale: The Cagiva V593 That Won The 1993 USGP At Laguna Seca

This is the Cagiva V593 that John Kocinski famously rode to a David vs Goliath 1993 USGP win at Laguna Seca against far…
Lock Pick Training Kit – $40 USD

This Lock Pick Training Kit was developed to give people a quick and inexpensive entry into the world of competitive lock picking. Although…
The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend – 1970 Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi Documentary

The Black Ghost: Street Racing Legend is a new documentary from the American Historic Vehicle Association about a 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE ordered…
A Rare Factory-Red Jaguar D-Type – Britain’s Le Mans-Dominating Supercar

The Jaguar D-Type is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was a car designed using some cutting edge aircraft technology (in…