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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5-Time Daytona 24-Hour and Sebring 12-Hour Competitor – 1981 Porsche 924 GTR
The Porsche 924 GTR was the mightiest iteration of the 924 – Porsche’s first road-going car to have a front-mounted, water-cooled engine – a…
Whitcraft Services BMW R1150 Custom Adventure Bike
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Davey Whitcraft of Whitcraft Services. When possible we like to give custom builders the chance to tell…
TobyRich Moskito – Smartphone App Controlled Airplane
The TobyRich Moskito is a $49.98 USD remote controlled airplane that you pilot using an iPhone, iPad, or Android smartphone. It wasn’t that many…
The Bunker Customs Janus Full Body Kit For The Yamaha MT-25 & MT-03
The Janus Full Body Kit is designed to bolt directly to either the Yamaha MT-25 or Yamaha MT-03 with no welding, gluing, or hammering…
The Maria Riding Company Arrow Miccosukee Surfboard
The Maria Riding Company was founded by a group of friends to create custom motorcycles, surfboards, skateboards, motorcycle helmets, and a wide range of…
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…