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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1956 Tojeiro-Butterworth AJB Air-Cooled Racing Car
The Tojeiro-Butterworth AJB is a bit of a historical anomaly, it’s the only one that was ever built, and it’s fitted with the unusual…
Recycled American Coin Guitar Picks
These coin guitar picks are made by Stephanie and Dustin Headrick at their workshop in Nashville. Stringed instrument musicians have been using metal and…
The Rambo Lambo: 1991 Lamborghini LM002 4×4
The Lamborghini LM002 was quickly dubbed the “Rambo Lambo” when it was unveiled to the public in 1986. Although very few realized it at…
Spidi Metropole Motorcycle Jacket
The Spidi Metropole is a new motorcycle jacket from the Italian company designed specifically for winter and cool weather riding. It has both Thermore®…
1952 US Navy Training Film: Introduction to Rotary Wing Flight
If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to fly a chopper, this 1952 US Navy Training Film will do an excellent job of getting…
Britain’s First Supercar: The Aston Martin V8 Vantage
On its introduction in 1977 the Aston Martin V8 Vantage was hailed by the company as “Britain’s First Supercar” – it accelerated faster than…
36 Litre Hispano-Suiza V12 Powered Hydroplane
The idea of taking an aircraft engine capable of over 1000 hp and bolting it into the front of a hydroplane is clearly insane….
Sakura Motorcycle Gloves by 78 Motor Co.
Each pair of Sakura Motorcycle Gloves is made from the finest Scandinavian aniline calf hides, chosen for their natural top grain, and each receive…
All-Original – 1940 Indian Sport Scout Model 640
The Indian Sport Scout was designed and built to regain the crown that had been lost when the Springfield, Massachusetts-based company discontinued their ever-popular…
The Automotive Art of Arthur Schening
Arthur Schening is a talented artist with a passion for everything automotive, we’ve featured his remarkable art before on Silodrome, and it always proves…
An Amphibious Classic: The 1963 Amphicar 770
The Amphicar is a 100% amphibious car built by the Germans in the 1960s, and lovingly described by their owners as “the fastest car…
Stylemartin Wave Motorcycle Boots
Stylmartin is an Italian company known for producing some of the best motorcycle boots in the world, usually with a distinctively retro flair. The…