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 Japanese-British Racer – A 1970 Rickman Metisse-Suzuki 500 Titan
This is an original Rickman Metisse-Suzuki 500 Titan, one of the earlier Japanese-engined road racing Rickmans. The combination of reliable, high-output Japanese motorcycle engines…
The Amazing One Wheeled Vehicles Of Inventor Charles F. Taylor
Inventor Charles F. Taylor’s one wheeled vehicles are a fascinating automotive “what if?” that never saw the required development time or resources devoted to…
This Is The First Apollo 3500 GT Spider – It’s 1 Of Only 5 Ever Made
This is the first Apollo 3500 GT Spider that was ever built, just 5 Spider versions of the Apollo 3500 GT would be…
A Rare 1964 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Race Bike
The Harley-Davidson Aermacchi era was an early pre-cursor to both the Buell era and the current era where we see Harley-Davidson branching out into…
A Historically Significant Project Motorcycle – An Early Egli-Vincent Black Shadow
This Egli-Vincent Black Shadow is a project motorcycle that’ll take a fair amount of work and parts to get back into road-going form. That…
The DL Adventure Dromedary Patented Ultra Lightweight Motorcycle Tent
The DL Adventure Dromedary Patented Motorcycle Tent is a relatively new offering in the growing motorcycle camping genre. It incorporates two features we’ve seen…
A Rare Italian-American Corvette Rival – The 1968 Intermeccanica Italia
The Intermeccanica Italia is a remarkable ’60s-era sports car designed and built by a small team of Americans and Italians all under the direction…
The Billykirk No. 495 Camera Strap – 100% Made In The USA From Latigo Leather
The Billykirk No. 495 camera strap is made from premium American latigo leather hide. This type of leather is made using a combination tanning…
An Electric Scrambler by Droog Moto
This electric scrambler by Droog Moto started life as a Brammo Empulse R, one of the most important electric production motorcycles of the modern…
A BMW R100RT Heirloom Custom by Other Life Cycles
This BMW R100RT is a family heirloom of sorts, it belongs to Sam, a Texan with a lifelong relationship with this BMW and a…
The Search – A Short Film Presented by The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride
This is the latest film from the team at Stories of Bike, it’s been made in collaboration with The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, a global…
America’s Ferrari Hunter – The Rare Apollo 3500 GT
The Apollo 3500 GT is one of the most remarkable American GT cars of its age, it’s largely unknown by many due to its…