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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Bell Moto-3 Ace Cafe GP 66 Helmet – Modern Safety In A Retro Helmet
The Bell Moto-3 Ace Cafe GP 66 Helmet looks almost identical to the helmets worn by enduro, scrambler, motocross, and desert riders in the…
A 1964 Porsche 356 Outlaw with a 236 HP 2.8 Liter Flat-6
This 1964 Porsche 356 Outlaw has suspension and a tubular steel chassis developed and built by Porsche racing legend and former Brumos Racing Crew Chief Mike…
The Bremont U-2/51-JET – A Timepiece for the 100 Squadron
The new Bremont U-2/51-JET is a development of the Bremont U-2 range that has been updated with design cues from RAF’s 100 Squadron and…
An Original 1952 Kurtis KK4000 – A 6-Time Indy 500 Entrant
The 1952 Kurtis KK4000 you see here is one of approximately twelve that were built originally, and it took part in no fewer than…
The Taylor Stitch Long Haul Dyneema Motorcycle Jacket
The Long Haul Dyneema Motorcycle Jacket by Taylor Stitch is handmade in California using the world’s strongest fiber – Dyneema®, an Ultra-High Molecular Weight…
Ducati 848 Custom Street Fighter by XTR Pepo – Doud Maquina
The Ducati 848 was released in 2008 as a replacement for the outgoing Ducati 749, the new model quickly gained legions of fans thanks…
Black Arrow Queen Bee Women’s Motorcycle Gloves
The Queen Bee Motorcycle Gloves are a new design by Australian motorcycle gear maker Black Arrow – a Sydney-based company that focusses on creating…
Documentary: The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane
The Immortal Beaver – The World’s Greatest Bush Plane is a documentary that covers both the history of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver,…
The Supernova Corvette – Bill Jobe’s 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer
The Supernova Corvette started life as a factory-stock 327 1964 Chevrolet Corvette, it was ordered new by American racing legend Bill Jobe and raced…
Bowtex Kevlar Motorcycle Underlayer
Bowtex is a company dedicated to designing and manufacturing the most advanced motorcyclist underlayers in the world – although some might scoff at the…
Original 1969 Honda CB750 Sandcast Prototype “The Brighton Bike”
The Honda CB750 you see here is one of the original prototypes, with the now hugely collectible sandcast engine. It was nicknamed “The Brighton…
NASA Space Tourism Posters – Free To Download & Print
These NASA Space Tourism Posters were developed by a creative team of visual strategists inside JPL known as “The Studio”. Altogether there are 9…