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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Ayrton Senna’s Last Kart – He Drove It 6 Weeks Before His Death
This is the last kart ever driven by Ayrton Senna, he piloted it around his personal go kart track on his farm in the…
A Technical Drawing By Ettore Bugatti
Ettore Bugatti was one of the early motoring world’s greatest characters, almost as famous for his gruff and oftentimes hilarious customer service as he…
Documentary: The Phil Hill Story – America’s First Formula 1 World Champion
Phil Hill is remembered as the only American-born Formula 1 World Champion, and one of the greatest drivers in the history of the sport. Unlike…
Beeline Moto GPS Unit – Motorcycle GPS For The 21st Century
The Beeline Moto is a GPS unit designed to do away with bulky touchscreens and strip navigation down to its core functions – which…
Sir Paul McCartney’s Mini Cooper S Is For Sale
It isn’t every day you get the chance to buy Sir Paul McCartney’s original Mini Cooper S. The Harold Radford & Co Mini Cooper…
You Can Now Buy A Functioning HAL 9000
Anyone who’s ever had an argument with Siri or Alexa will already be familiar with the parallels to HAL 9000 – the prescience of…
This Was Carroll Shelby’s Own Personal 1969 Shelby GT500
This 1969 Shelby GT500 is being sold directly from the private collection of Carroll Shelby, interestingly he bought the car secondhand to add it…
Cure Collection WWII Willys Jeep Tee – 20% Goes To Breast Cancer Research
Cure Collection is an automotive apparel company that donates 20% of their sales revenue to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, the company is run…
Timberleaf Pika Teardrop Camper Trailer – $11,750 USD
The Timberleaf Pika Teardrop Camper Trailer is a new offering from the highly-regarded Colorado-based company, designed to be one of the lightest and most…
Red Wing Heritage Minimalist Wallet + Card Holder
This is the new minimalist Red Wing Heritage wallet and card holder, with space for 4 cards (8 if you double stack) and folded…
The Indian Scout Racer That PJ Grakauskas Built
If you’d like to vote for this bike to win you can click here to visit the competition page. PJ Grakauskas When PJ Grakauskas was…
Fuel Sergeant Colonial Fratelli Pants – Limited Edition
Fuel Motorcycles developed the Sergeant line of motorcycle pants to replicate the design and function of the gear worn by Paris-Dakar and other desert…