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 Bell Moto-3 Blackout Helmet – Retro Style + Modern Safety
The Bell Moto-3 Blackout helmet is a new iteration of the much-loved Moto 3 design – a retro-styled motocross helmet that’s been built…
1 of 3 Ever Made: The Rare Ferrari 375 America by Vignale
Just three examples of the Ferrari 375 America were bodied as coupes by Turin’s legendary Carrozzeria Vignale in 1954, each of the cars…
Husqvarna Camping Axe – Hand-Forged Swedish Steel – $69.95 USD
This is the Husqvarna Camping Axe, it has an axehead made from hand-forged Swedish steel that’ll last a lifetime (or more) with ease,…
The Cizeta V16T – Built For The Sultan Of Brunei – Powered By A Transverse V16
The Cizeta V16T is undoubtably one of the most unusual supercars ever made, it’s powered by a transversely mounted 6.0 litre V16, it…
Film: Suzuki GS750 | The Superbike Snake in the Grass
This film from Brightside Media tells the story of the Suzuki GS750, a motorcycle of pivotal importance to the Japanese motorcycle industry as…
Silodrome’s Top 20 Cars 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 early January of the following year. The reason for this is that last year we unfairly missed a car from the list because it went viral after we published the Top 10 in late December – so from now on we’ll do the Top Cars and Top Motorcycles lists in early January.
The Only De Tomaso Mangusta Shelby MkV Prototype Ever Made
The De Tomaso Mangusta Shelby MkV prototype is a little known historical oddity, but it very nearly became the Ford-badged successor to the…
The Seiko 5 Sports – An Unusually Affordable Automatic Dive Watch – $295 USD
The Seiko 5 Sports offers one of the best value propositions in the world of big-name automatic mechanical wristwatches. The watch carries an…
The Mighty American Doodle Bug Scooter
The Doodle Bug was an American scooter that was built in the late 1940s and largely targeted at teens and those too young…
The 18 Wrench Leather Tool Roll by Kruk Garage
This is the popular leather tool roll by the team at Kruk Garage, each uses thick cowhide leather construction for toughness and they…
The Renault 5 Turbo – The World’s First Mid-Engined Hot Hatch Production Car
This Renault 5 Turbo 1 is a rare original Marlboro livery team car that was driven in the European Championship R5 Cup –…
Fast Ladies – A Book About Female Racing Drivers By Jean-François Bouzanquet
Fast Ladies by Jean-François Bouzanquet is a fascinating look back at the female racing drivers who made their mark on the world from…