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 Original Ferrari F40 Patent Drawings
These are the original six drawings for the patent application for the Ferrari F40, the application was filed in December 1987 listing Leonardo Fioravanti…
A Rare American Sports Car – The Woodill Wildfire
The Woodill Wildfire is considered by many to be the first production fibreglass sports car in the world, it was very nearly mass-produced by…
Sturdy Brothers Overlanding Car Kit Tool Roll – Made In The USA
The Sturdy Brothers Overlanding Car Kit Tool Roll is handmade in Georgia, USA from waxed canvas, full grain buffalo leather, copper, and brass. Its…
The BOTT XR1 Buell Conversion Kit
The BOTT XR1 is a Buell conversion kit that turns the already razor-sharp Buell XB12 into a lighting fast street tracker with 100 bhp,…
The Technique of Motor Racing by Piero Taruffi
The Technique of Motor Racing by Piero Taruffi is the book that all other instructional motor racing books are measured against. It was written…
The Only One Ever Made: The Plymouth Road Runner Rapid Transit
This is the 1971 Plymouth Road Runner Rapid Transit, it’s the only one ever made and today it stands as a high watermark for…
The Veldt Helmet Collection by Chanel + Pharrell Williams
This collection of Veldt helmets was customised at the direction of Chanel and Pharrell Williams as part of the American singer’s new Chanel collection….
Full Film: The DeLorean Pennebaker-Hegedus Documentary
This is the DeLorean documentary by Pennebaker Hegedus Films, it’s a full-length film about the DeLorean Motor Corporation, the DMC-12, John DeLorean, and the…
The Icon 1000 Varial Motorcycle Boots – Designed To Be Comfortable On And Off The Bike
The new Icon 1000 Varial Boots are an EN 13634:2015 certified motorcycle boot designed to work as regular streetwear when you’re not on the…
The Incredible Art of Chris White – aka Buzz Vizualz
This article was written by Chris White aka Buzz Vizualz, it gives a detailed look into his work and his inspiration. Line / Distance…
For Sale: A Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 Engine
The Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 is almost certainly the most famous aircraft engine in history, I’m sure there are other contenders of course but I’m…
USWE Scrambler 16 Motorcycle Backpack
The USWE Scrambler 16 motorcycle backpack was developed from scratch to be the perfect day pack for riders, it’s firmly attached to the back…