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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Short Film: South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa – Dargle to Dargle
South Africa to Ireland in a Vintage Alfa is a short film that tells the story of Jethro Bronner’s journey across the length of…
1971 Vauxhall Firenza “Old Nail” ex-Gerry Marshall Race & Championship Winner
This is one of the most famous examples of the Vauxhall Firenza in existence, if not the most famous outright. Nicknamed “Old Nail” this is…
Barn Find: 1973 Jensen Interceptor – 7.2 Litre V8 British Muscle Car Project
The Jensen Interceptor was built by the relatively small company out of their West Bromwich factory to compete with the likes of the Aston…
REV’IT! Safeway 2 Belt – Attach Any Pants To Your REV’IT! Motorcycle Jacket
The REV’IT! Safeway 2 Belt is a leather belt with a zipper that allows you to attach your REV’IT! motorcycle jacket to any pair…
The Curtiss Zeus Electric Motorcycle – 190 HP – 0-60 MPH In 2.1 Seconds
The Curtiss Zeus is a new electric motorcycle from the company formerly known as Confederate Motorcycles. It has a 0-62 mph time of 2.1…
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….