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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Natural Glass Whiskey Tumblers
This set of natural glass whiskey tumblers looks a lot more like the glassware used by our great great grandfathers than the modern mass-produced…
The Rambo Lambo: 1990 Lamborghini LM002
The Lamborghini LM 002 was the first production 4×4 built by the Italian supercar (and tractor) builder, it was based on their 1977 Cheetah 4×4 prototype which had been intended for military use – with a rear mounted Chrysler V8. It’s not known how well-formed the plan was for a Lamborghini-badged military vehicle, although it’s clear that enough progress was made that the Cheetah was demonstrated for the US military.
Jerry by Nys Hervé
Hervé Nys is a French artist known for his unusual and often mechanical sculptures. This sculpture is called “Jerry” (for obvious reasons), it’s made…
Mule Motorcycles – The Midnight Express Harley Tracker
This is the exact motorcycle that Harley-Davidson should build. Perhaps with the addition of fenders for legal reasons. The world-famous American motorcycle company has…
Small Batch Supply Co. Camera Strap
The Small Batch Supply Co. Camera Strap is a bit of a personal favorite. It’s appealing for a few reasons but perhaps mostly because…
Beese Wendt’s Vincent Hillclimber
Between them, Glen Kyle and Beese Wendt won won 5 National Hillclimbing Championships aboard the heavily customised Vincent Rapide Series B Hillclimber you see…
Simpson Outlaw Bandit Helmet
Simpson updated their famous Outlaw Bandit Helmet in 2017 with some added features to make it more aerodynamically stable and give the wearer a…
Documentary: The DC-3 – The Plane That Changed The World
The Douglas DC-3 is remembered as one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century – largely because of the way it revolutionised…
Ferrari 312 by Dennis Hoyt
Dennis Hoyt is a highly-regarded automotive artist renowned for his sculptures of racing cars in action – famous for capturing accurate detail of each…
1926 Chandler Six Racing Car
In 1926 Ralph Mulford, one of the greatest of the early American racing drivers, drove a Chandler Six to an overall win in the annual Pikes Peak Hill Climb. Sometimes referred to as “The Race to the Clouds”, the Pikes Peak Hill Climb is a 12.42 mile track that winds up the side of Pikes Peak, with over 156 turns climbing 4,720 ft to a total elevation of 14,110 ft.
1941 Harley-Davidson WLD
Steve McQueen famously owned a Harley-Davidson WLD, much like the example you see here, and he loved it so much he kept it right…
Kriega Modular Motorcycle Tail Bag
Cross-country touring on a motorcycle typically requires figuring out a way to carry luggage with you on your bike – many (if not most)…