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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(Probably) The Most Handsome American Motorcycle Ever – The Indian Four
The Indian Four is considered by many to be one of the most handsome American motorcycles of the 20th century, if not all time….
Documentary: Victory For Suzuki – The 1970 Grand Prix Motocross Season
This documentary covers the complete 1970 motocross season, it was created for Suzuki to celebrate their dominance of the 250cc World Championship, with an…
The Bamford Mayfair Watch – A Daily Wearable Bamford
The Bamford Mayfair is a new watch from George Bamford and his talented team, unlike the other creations from the Bamford Watch Department, the…
Matchless G50 Racing Motorcycle
The Matchless G50 is a competition motorcycle first introduced in 1958, to compete with the Norton Manx and the other top notch racing single-cylinder…
Belstaff Endurance Boots – Made From Water-Repellent Buffalo Leather
The Belstaff Endurance boots are made in the traditional motorcycle-style from thick water-repellent, full-grain waxed buffalo leather – chosen for its hardiness and excellent…
1 of 404: An Original 1968 Shelby GT350 Mustang Convertible
The 1968 iteration of the Shelby GT350 Mustang benefitted from a relocation of the production line from the California-based Shelby factory to the larger…
The Art of Kathrin Longhurst
Kathrin Longhurst is an artist born behind the Iron Curtain in East Berlin in 1971, she started art classes at 14, but they were…
Ex-Honda Britain 1989 Honda VFR750R Type RC30 Racer
The Honda VFR750R Type RC30 was a homologation special developed for the then-new World Superbike Championship by the Honda Racing Corporation. By late-1980s standards…
Autodromo Stringback Driving Gloves
Professional and gentleman racing drivers have been wearing driving gloves since the early days of motorsport. The reason that gloves are so important is…
A Battle of Britain Spitfire Pilot’s 1939 OK-Supreme Road Racing Special
I have little doubt that OK-Supreme is one of the greatest motorcycle marque names in history, if not the best outright. The brand started…
MotorMemo – A Logbook For Classic Cars
MotorMemo is a logbook developed specifically for use with classic cars, to help owners keep track of servicing, maintenance, parts, expenses, and mileage –…
The Hawkers One Triumph Thruxton by Tamarit Motorcycles
This 2004 Triumph Thruxton was built by Tamarit Motorcycles for Hawkers and El Ganso, the brief was very specific and the timeline was tight…