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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1978 Kawasaki Z1R-TC Turbo
The Kawasaki Z1R-TC holds the distinction of being the first of what would become a rash of turbocharged Japanese motorcycles in the late ’70s…
1933 Model 1 Enigma Cipher Machine
The Enigma was invented shortly after the end of the First World War, and it would go on to be one of the most…
Walking Dead: Norman Reedus’s Yamaha XV920
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead has been a breakout success since it began airing in 2010, it’s been so successful that television shows…
Earnest K-Canvas® Tasker Motorcycle Pants
K-Canvas is a new material developed by the team at Earnest Co. to offer the comfort and wearability of cotton canvas, with the extreme…
1960 USAF Training Film – Dogfighting In Jets
This original USAF training film from 1960 gives a 20 minute introduction to the art of dogfighting in fighter jets – otherwise known as…
1900 Gasmobile Runabout
The Gasmobile Runabout was one of the fastest road cars in America in 1900, it might not look like a sports car now but it…
Jack Ehret’s Vincent Black Lightning
Jack Ehret, the Black Lightning, and the road near Gunnedah On January 19th, 1953 Jack Ehret rolled his Vincent Black Lightning onto the gleaming asphalt near…
The Väktare Ranger Waxed Motorcycle Jacket
The Ranger Waxed Motorcycle Jacket by California-based company Väktare uses an outer shell of 7 oz. waxed sailcloth combined with an under-layer of 1000…
1975 Shadow DN5 Formula 1 Car
The Shadow DN5 is a Formula 1 car that was raced in the 1975 and 1976 seasons with some notable successes, including a pole…
Timex MK1 Aluminum Field Watch
The new Timex MK1 Aluminum Field Watch is perfect for those outdoor activities that might result in damage to your slightly more expensive wristwatches…
Rally Fighter
The Rally Fighter was first released in 2010 by American company Local Motors. Each is built by hand in the USA, and somewhat unusually, customers are required to go into the factory to help build their own car alongside the engineers, technicians, and mechanics who work there.
Ferrari 412P at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona
This meticulous print is the result of countless hours involving a team of artists to recreate the scenes, sights, and sensations of the pit…