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 Matchless G45 – The Model That Shocked The World To Win The Isle of Man TT
The Matchless G45 was developed in 1951 as a grand prix racer using an AJS 7R rolling chassis fitted with a modified Matchless G9…
The Off Grid Tools Survival Companion Multi-Tool – $11.98 USD
The Off Grid Tools Survival Companion Multi-Tool was developed by a team of Minnesotans as a pocket survival tool that can be easily carried…
The 1966 Duesenberg Model D Concept – The Only One Ever Made
The Duesenberg Model D Concept was developed in the early 1960s by Fred “Fritz” Duesenberg, the son of the original company co-founder Augie Duesenberg,…
There’s A Ferrari Formula 1 Engine For Sale On eBay
This is a Ferrari Formula 1 engine, more specifically this is a Ferrari Tipo 044/1 Formula 1 engine and importantly, it was the last…
Documentary: The History Of BMW
This documentary about the history of BMW covers everything from the earliest days of the company from 1916 onwards when they were in the…
The Peel Trident Was The World’s Smallest Production Car – It’s Now Worth A Cool $100,000 USD
When it was first unveiled in 1964, the Peel Trident was the smallest car in the world. It was developed by the engineers at…
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Grasshopper by Hookie Co.
This custom Yamaha XSR700 is the work of Hookie Co., a German workshop that have become world-leaders in the field of developing and selling…
A Rare Ferrari 308 GTS Mini – Probably The Least Expensive Ferrari In The World
It’s believed that only 100 or so examples of the Ferrari 308 GTS Mini were made, they were developed and built under license from…
REV’IT! Stripes Tracer Air Overshirt – An Armored, Vented Motorcycle Shirt
The new REV’IT Tracer Air Riding Shirt has a main chassis of heavy-duty PWR mesh – a tightly woven mesh that looks like a…
OMP Carrera Low Race Boots – Automobili Lamborghini Collection
These are the OMP Carrera Low Race Boots made in collaboration with Automobili Lamborghini Collection, they feature OMP’s well-known Carrera boot with its fire-resistant…
The Crocker Small Tank V-Twin – The Fastest American Production Motorcycle Of Its Time – Now Worth $700,000 USD
The Crocker Small Tank V-twin is one of the rarest and most valuable American motorcycles ever made, in fact it’s quite easily one of…
The 1977 Sparco Rally T-Shirt
The Sparco Rally t-shirt celebrates the year the company was founded, 1977, with a suitably ’70s era retro design on a simple plain tee….