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 Austel Lotec MkII – A Motorcycle With A 998cc Mini Engine
The Austel Lotec was the brainchild of British engineer and designer Chris Castell. He developed an entirely unique motorcycle powered by a Mini car engine…
Project Car: A Barn Find Lincoln-Zephyr V12 Coupe For ~$16,300 USD
When it was introduced in 1935 the Lincoln-Zephyr V12 had its work cut out for it, it was a high-end luxury car being…
The Gullinbursti Kevlar Original Motorcycle Zip-Up Hoodie
The Gullinbursti Kevlar Original Zip-Up Hoodie is designed to provide an additional layer of protection for motorcyclists and anyone else who wants full Kevlar…
A Rare 1983 Volvo 242 Group A Homologation “Flathood” Turbo
The Volvo 242 Group A Homologation “Flathood” is a rare special build from the Swedish automaker that’s still shrouded in a certain amount…
British Leyland T-Shirts by Roy McCarthy
This series of British Leyland t-shirts was created by graphic designer and illustrator Roy McCarthy celebrate the memorable advertising from one of the United…
The Surf Rat – A Hot Rod Surfboard by Jim O’Mahoney
The Surf Rat is a combining of passions that were shared by many young Americans in the 1950s and 1960s – hot rods and…
World of Speed – A Collection Of Photographic Prints by Johannes Huwe
Johannes Huwe is a world renowned photographer who focusses much of his attention on the world of automobiles, motorcycles, and the adventures people have…
The Double Zero Club – Birmingham Motorcycle Counter Culture In The 1960s
This is an edited extract from This Way To The Revolution, a book by Ian Francis about Birmingham in the late 60s. Available via…
The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Emory Is For Sale
The Porsche MOMO 356 RSR Outlaw by Rod Emory and his team is one of the fastest street-legal Porsche 356s anywhere in the world….
A Mystery Motorcycle Engine – Do You Recognise It? (Now Solved)
Editor’s Note: We now have an answer to this, please see the new addendum under the original post. This mystery motorcycle engine has us…
Documentary: The Revival Of A De Havilland Mosquito
This one hour documentary shows the restoration of a WWII era De Havilland Mosquito, from an empty abandoned shell to a fully equipped aircraft…
The Original M*A*S*H Bell 47 Helicopter Is For Sale
The most memorable vehicles in the M*A*S*H TV series were almost certainly the twin Bell 47 choppers that featured heavily in the opening credits – the…