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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Boeing 747 Wheel Table by Plane Industries
This Boeing 747 Wheel Table by Plane Industries is more or less exactly what it says on the tin – it’s an authentic Boeing…
The Car Used In Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is For Sale – A Modena GT Spyder California
The car used in the seminal 1986 film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is widely thought to be a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. This is…
Airfix Combustion Engine Kit – A Transparent Working Engine Model
The Airfix Combustion Engine Kit is a model engine powered by batteries that has red lights in the spark plugs to show firing order….
The Lancia Stratos HF – The King of ’70s Rally
The Lancia Stratos was the first car designed specifically for top flight rally competition – developed by the all-Italian dream team of Lancia, Nuccio…
BSMC x Ethen Scrambler Goggles
The BSMC x Ethen Scrambler Goggles are a collaborative effort between the world-famous Bike Shed in London, and Ethen, a company known for making…
1970 Laverda GT 750 – The Big Italian Parallel Twin
The Beginnings of Laverda The Laverda GT 750 is one of the most famous, and most popular, motorcycles from Italy’s “other” motorcycle manufacturer –…
The Technologically-Advanced Saint Adventure Waxed Motorcycle Jacket
Despite its traditionally-styled appearance, the Saint Adventure Waxed Motorcycle Jacket is one of the most technologically advanced motorcycle jackets on the market – it’s made from a combination of 12 oz waxed-cotton canvas fused with the world’s strongest fibre – UHMWPE.
Documentary: Malcolm Smith’s Bike Stories
Malcolm Smith is one of the world’s pre-emiment off0rad racers, he primarily raced motorcycles but in the 1970s while recovering from a broken leg, he built his own off-road racing buggy and competed in both the Baja 1000 and the Baja 500.
The Official Goodwood Festival of Speed 2018 Live Stream
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with a highlights reel to showcase the best of the Goodwood Festival of Speed for this who…
The JM Customs BMW R80 RT Monolever Street Scrambler
BMW R80 RT Monolever The BMW R80 RT was released in 1982 as a road touring motorcycle fitted with the Paris-Dakar Rally winning BMW…
Original Dambusters Print – Signed by Members of the 617 Dambusters’ Squadron
The story of the Dambusters has become legendary, officially known as Operation Chastise, it was an attack on German dams using bombs that bounced…
The Allard J2X – A Rare, Unusual, and Highly Influential British Sports Car
Although the cars built by Allard aren’t particularly famous outside of classic car circles, the influence they had on the future of sports car…