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 Ligier JS2 – A Rare French/Italian Mid-Engined Sports Car
The Ligier JS2 is a car with a remarkable story, dual French/Italian heritage, and competition history in many of Europe’s great races. That said,…
Super Veloce Flat Six Espresso Machine
The Super Veloce Porsche Flat Six is an espresso machine designed to evoke the look of the engine used in the Porsche 993 GT2 Cup car from the mid-1990s. It’s a fully functioning coffee and espresso maker designed for office or home use that uses mess-free coffee capsules and push button simplicity.
The Yamaha XT500 – Winner Of The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies
The Yamaha XT500 won the first two runnings of the Paris-Dakar Rally as well as the Paris-Abidjan-Nice, it also surprised everyone by winning the…
The New Fuel Discovery Jacket – A Classic Motorcycle Adventure Jacket
The new Fuel Discovery Jacket is a modern take on the iconic waxed canvas motorcycle jacket made popular by the likes of Lawrence of…
A Rare Maserati Motorcycle – 1955 Maserati T2
Whenever I see a Maserati motorcycle at a show I have to go over for a closer look and chat to the owner, they’re…
Huet Brothers HB Benefactor – An Affordable Swiss Watch With A Mission
The Huet Brothers HB Benefactor is a Swiss made watch with a very special mission – to generate funding for one of the most…
Land Rover Stage 1 V8 – A Rescued Fire Truck Gets A Second Life
The bright orange Land Rover Stage 1 V8 you see here was rescued from junkyard status by Ricardo and the team at Cool N’ Vintage,…
Documentary: The Flying Boats
Flying boats were initially considered to be the only way to feasibly build large aircraft successfully due to the fact that they didn’t need…
A Garage On Your Wall – The Automotive Art Of Arthur Schening
Arthur Schening is an artist and graphic designer who is perhaps known best for his automotive art, characterized by its close attention to detail,…
This Was Paul Newman’s* Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.0
In motor racing circles there are a few things that are invariably spoken of with only with deep reverence. Two of those things are…
Pando Moto Karl Navy Slim Fit Cordura® Stretch Denim Motorcycle Jeans
Pando Moto design and manufacturer all of their gear in Europe to ensure top notch quality control at each stage of the production process….
The CCM Spitfire – Possibly The World’s Fastest Selling Hand-Built Production Motorcycle
The CCM Spitfire was developed by an A-Team division within Clews Competition Machines nicknamed the SkunkwerX – a hat-tip to the legendary Skunk Works team at Lockheed…