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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Award-Winning Restoration – 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda
The Plymouth Hemi Cuda is now recognised as one of the most collectible of the original generation of muscle cars, it was first offered…
The Nexx XG200 Flat 6 Motorcycle Helmet
The Nexx XG200 Flat 6 is a modern helmet – with retro styling cues that’ll look right at home on a vintage motocross bike,…
Original Survivor – 1983 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck
The Toyota Pickup Truck (known also as the Hilux in many world markets) is respected as one of the toughest 4x4s of its era…
(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…