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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The Vehicles of Jomar Machado
Jomar Machado was an early adopter of 3D design tech, switching from pencil, brush, and paper based print art to largely using computers back…
Jane Motorcycles Driggs Jacket
The Driggs Jacket by Jane Motorcycles is a new waxed cotton motorcycle jacket designed to be worn both on and off your bike. It…
1960 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in both Roadster and Gullwing configurations is considered by many leading automotive minds to be one of the most beautiful…
Documentary: Full Throttle – The Life of Tim Birkin
Editor’s Note: The original documentary has been removed, so we replaced it with a similar film about Tim Birkin. Full Throttle – The Life…
1910 Thor Single
Although many people have never heard of Thor, the company played a huge role in the early days of the American motorcycle industry –…
1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
Though the Dino wasn’t originally badged or sold as a Ferrari it retains a very special place in the annals of the Italian company’s history, because it was a project launched by a father in memory of his son.
Dainese HF D1 Perforated Leather Jacket
The Dainese HF D1 Perforated Leather Jacket is a reissue of one of the Italian brand’s early designs from the 1970s – though the…
1958 Tracked Cuthbertson Land Rover
The Cuthbertson Land Rover is a tracked vehicle designed to go where normal 4x4s can’t – waist-deep mud, thick marshes, and heavy snow. A…
Morgan Leather Suitcase
The Morgan Motor Company was founded in 1910, and have survived where many failed by weaponizing their British heritage. The company is now best…
Immaculately Restored: BMW R75/6
Although some may claim BMW boxers have a look that only a mother could love, for Owen Hobbs the classic airhead has always epitomised the purity, individualism and adventure that riding motorcycles represent.
Momentum Torpedo Blast Watch
Momentum assemble all of their timepieces by hand in Vancouver, and impressively they offer a 2 year warranty which can be extended to 6…
1966 Iso Grifo GL Series I
Though the Chevrolet Corvette is a thoroughly American car, it was always intended as an answer to the sports cars being built on the…