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 Norton Challenge P86 – The Bike That Could Have Saved The British Motorcycle Industry
The Norton Challenge P86 was a machine developed by two of Britain’s most famous motoring companies to save the British motorcycle industry and revive Norton to their former Isle of Man TT dominating form.
Shelby Series 1 Clay 1:1 Scale Design Model
This is a full-sized clay Shelby Series 1 clay design model in 1:1 scale, it was created in the late 1990s as a…
1968 Chevrolet Chevelle Sportsman – Linda Lather’s Original Racer
This is an original Chevelle oval track race car that was campaigned in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Ohio by local…
The Indian eFTR Jr. – An Electric Mini-Replica Of The FTR750 Race Bike – $749.99 USD
The Indian eFTR Jr. is an electric mini-bike designed to evoke the styling cues of the American Flat Track championship-winning Indian FTR750 –…
Land Rover Defender 90 Custom By Outlander Vehicles
This eye-catching Land Rover Defender custom does a great job of answering the question “what would Hue 166 look like if it had…
100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles
The 100% Barstow Rat Race Goggles were inspired by the classic hare & hound desert races of the 1960s and 1970s that took place…
A Custom BMW R80 Scrambler From Monnom Customs
This post was written by Mike Gustafson at Monnom Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle…
Motor Mugs – Celebrating The Cars We Love, And The Cars We Love To Hate
Motor Mugs is a brand new UK company that offer a selection of mugs containing some forgotten cars from years gone by, it was…
Instructional Film: Camel Trophy 4×4 Driving School
This hour long instructional film contains a series of off-road driving lessons by the team behind the Camel Trophy – arguably the world’s…
For Sale: An Official A-Team Van – 1 of 6
This 1979 Chevrolet Van is one of just six that were built and licensed by Universal Studios to Hollywood Productions Inc. to promote the TV series…
For Sale: The First Production Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 LT5 V8 Engine
The engine you see here occupies a special place in Corvette history, it’s the first production LT5 engine that was manufactured by Mercury…
Mickey Thompson’s Personal Chevrolet Corvette Z06 “Tanker”
This car was Mickey Thompson’s personal daily driver back in the mid-1960s, it’s a rare Corvette Z06 “Tanker” – essentially a factory-built race…