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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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)…
1926 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost Pickup Truck
A Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost pickup truck might seem like an unusual thing on the surface of it, but it’s actually a very well-suited vehicle for industrial use – as it’s powered by a famously reliable 7.5 litre straight-6.
Nautilus Submarine: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
This is a model of Nautilus, the legendary submarine from the Jules Verne classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. It was created by Harper…
The Jeep + Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet – 1956
This is the original Jeep and Robby the Robot (suit) from the exceedingly influential 1956 science fiction film Forbidden Planet – Amazingly they’re coming…
Shangri-La Cafe Racer Moto Jacket
Shangri-La Heritage is a boutique motorcycle gear manufacturer based in Bergamo, in the Northern Italian Alps. They make each piece individually and they’re known…
XTR Pepo Suzuki Bandit 600
The Suzuki Bandit first appeared in 1989 with both 250 and 400cc models. They were among the first of the modern naked and half-faired sport bikes, and they would form a foundation for what would become one of Suzuki’s most popular motorcycle series.
Conrod Bottle Opener
The Rag and Bone Man is a small company run by friendly Londoners Paul and Lizzie. Traditional rag and bone men have plied the…
Documentary – Chuck Yeager: Breaking the Sound Barrier
Chuck Yeager is now 94 years old, and amazingly he’s very active on Twitter – where his famously fearless personality is on full display,…