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 Cluster Bomb Drinks Cabinet – Store Your Whiskey in an Authentic (Defused) Cluster Bomb
The Cluster Bomb Drinks Cabinet is one of the more famous creations from Plane Industries, a firm that makes high-end furniture from decommissioned aircraft…
The Remarkable Watkins M001 – A Futuristic Polish-Built BMW
When you see the Watkins M001 for the first time you spend a good 5 minutes staring, trying to wrap your mind around it….
Rusty’s Magazine Issue #01
Rusty’s Magazine is a new motoring publication with a refreshingly egalitarian approach to cars – they don’t judge based on value, genre, class, or…
The Pontiac GTO Judge – John DeLorean’s First Encounter With A Judge
The Pontiac GTO Judge The Pontiac GTO Judge is a car that very nearly didn’t exist. It was originally intended as a cheaper, entry level…
Young Henrys Motorcycle Oil – The Perfect Garage Beer
Young Henrys is one of Australia’s best loved local breweries and their reputation has been growing at an almost exponential rate. They recently received…
It’s Not Everyday That Batman’s Car Comes Up For Sale – The 1966 Batmobile “#5”
The Original 1960s Batmobile The original Batmobile from the 1966 TV series was famously built by George Barris with just 3 weeks notice. The…
Moto Rocker – The Aspiring Petrolhead’s First Motorcycle
The Moto Rocker was designed to be the first “motorcycle” for aspiring riders between the ages of 1.5 and 4 years. The Moto Rocker…
Documentary: The Greatest Years Of Rally – The 1970s
The 1970s were a golden age in the world of international rally, it was just before the monsters of Group B would arrive and…
Elspeth Beard: Lone Rider – The First British Woman To Motorcycle Around The World
The story of Elspeth Beard is legendary within the motorcycle community, in 1982 aged just 23 she set off on a round the world…
An Italian-American Supercar – The De Tomaso Pantera GT5
The De Tomaso Pantera GT5 was, in some respects, the blue-collar version of the Lamborghini Countach. Both cars featured a sweeping wedge-shaped profile, big…
The British Originals: Goldtop Short Bobber Motorcycle Gloves
The Goldtop Short Bobber Motorcycle Gloves are made in England using traditional materials and techniques, including 1.0mm hand-waxed Aniline cowhide leather and 5 strand cotton…
A Home-Built Kit To Convert The KTM 990 Adventure To Two-Wheel Drive
The idea of developing a home-built kit to convert the KTM 990 Adventure into a two-wheel drive motorcycle with hub-centre steering sounds difficult enough…