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 Windhoff Four Cylinder – The Motorcycle Of The Future From 1926
This four-cylinder Windhoff was one of the most advanced motorcycles of its time thanks largely to its engine, which doubles as the motorcycle frame,…
U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable With A Built-In Phono Pre-Amp
Each U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus Turntable is built by hand in Woburn, Massachusetts by a team of dedicated audiophiles who had struggled between overpriced…
1910 Cadillac Racer – A $35,000+ Brass Era Competition Roadster
This 1910 Cadillac racer is a brass era roadster that was built with one thing in mind – competition. In 1910 the automotive world…
A Cheat Sheet For The New Indian FTR 1200 + FTR 1200 S
This cheat sheet is designed to tell you everything you need to know to get familiar with the new motorcycles, without burying you in…
Steve McQueen’s 1953 Vincent Comet – $36,000 to $40,000 USD
The Vincent Comet was one of the great single-cylinder motorcycles of its era with an advanced engine that’s also a stressed chassis member, cantilever…
How To Fly The P-47 Thunderbolt – World War II Training Film
This World War II training film covers pilot familiarization with the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, one of the most prolific and beloved fighter/bombers of the…
An Original Covered Wagon Company Camping Trailer
The Covered Wagon Company and their legendary Covered Wagon Camping Trailer were essentially the Ford Motor Company and the Ford Model T of the…
1:10 Scale Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA R/C Car By Tamiya
This 1:10 scale Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA R/C car by Tamiya is a sizable little car, measuring in at 385mm long (15.1 inches)…
Craft A Brew American Pale Ale Beer Brewing Kit – $45 USD
The American Pale Ale Beer Brewing Kit by Craft A Brew is an all-inclusive $45 kit that’ll make approximately a dozen 12 oz bottles of beer….
Dennis Hopper’s Original Husqvarna 250 Cross
This is Dennis Hopper’s original 1970 Husqvarna 250 Cross, he bought it brand new just a year after the cinematic release of Easy Rider,…
B-17 Wright R-1820 Cyclone Radial Engine Table
This B-17 Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engine table is built from a decommissioned R-1820 engine – this is the motor that powered every wartime…
This Was Steve McQueen’s Nimbus Model C Motorcycle
This was Steve McQueen’s Nimbus Model C motorcycle – an unusual and quite advanced bike from Denmark characterized by its inline-4 cylinder engine with…