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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XTR Pepo Honda Shadow Custom
The Honda Shadow The Honda Shadow isn’t a motorcycle you would usually associate with a top tier custom rebuild. Honda introduced the Shadow in…
Gulf Porsche Hood Art by After The Race
After The Race is a boutique Belgian company that utilises the artistic talents of Edmond “Pogo” Thonnard – a man recognised as being one…
Honda CR500 Flat Tracker
The Honda CR500 The Honda CR500 first appeared in 1984, it was the most powerful model in the legendary CR series of two-stroke motocross…
A Brief History of the Honda CB550
Introduction The Honda CB550 was probably the best balanced Honda of the seventies. It did not have the awe-inspiring power of the legendary CB750,…
Joe and Alma – The First American Couple To Race The Isle Of Man TT
Meet Joe and Alma Rocheleau In the early 1960’s the Sidecar Racers’ Association was formed in Toronto which expanded to include competitors from all…
Land Rover Series III LWB
The Land Rover first appeared in the years just after WWII, resources were strictly rationed in the United Kingdom and practicality was cherished above all…
The Tahquitz Pack
The Tahquitz Pack is a new take on and age-old design – the backpack. It’s been developed using an outer shell of blended 400D…
1963 Porsche T6B 356 Carrera 2 GT
The Porsche 356 Carrera 2 GT was to be one of the final and most powerful racing iterations of the venerable model that had…
Flyte Levitating Light
The Flyte Levitating Light is a an LED desk lamp in the shape of a traditional light bulb. It levitates above its wooden base…
1929 Stutz Model M Supercharged 8-Cylinder
The Stutz Model M Supercharged Coupe was originally developed in 1929 to challenge Europe’s best at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – the…
Jenvey DCOE Heritage Throttle Bodies
When Jenvey announced the new DCOE Heritage Throttle Body they were overwhelmed with interest from classic car owners from all four corners of the…
The Ringbrothers 900 HP Winnebago
Taking a worn out 1972 Winnebago Brave RV and rebuilding it into a supercharged 900 hp behemoth that can perform a 0-50 mph sprint in…