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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Film: C’était un Rendez-vous – 1970s Street Racing in Paris
When describing C’était un Rendez-vous Jeremy Clarkson claimed that “it makes Bullitt look like a cartoon” and Carroll Shelby simply said “Outstanding”. Filming took…
The Cytech Motorcycles BMW R80/7 Cohiba Bobber
Cytech Motorcycles have been organizing African motorcycle expeditions since the mid-1970s, they’ve only ever used BMWs because of their legendary toughness and reliability, and…
1971 AMC Gremlin Modified Stock Car – Raced in the 1970s at Charlotte, Daytona, and Talladega
The AMC Gremlin and Modified Stock Car racing are a match made in 1970s oval track heaven. The Gremlin was small and cheap, with…
Azio Retro Classic – The Traditional Mechanical Computer Keyboard
The Azio Retro Classic is a mechanical keyboard that uses tactile, “clicky” keys reminiscent of a vintage typewriter. Each key is an individual mechanical…
The Golden Sahara II – A Self-Driving Custom Car From The 1950s
The Golden Sahara II is remembered as one of the most important custom cars of the 1950s – and it only came to be…
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 Batmobile from the 1966 TV series was famously built by George Barris with just 3 weeks notice. The contract to build 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…