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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1977 MV Agusta 850SS
The MV Agusta 850SS was the last, the largest, and the fastest of the MV Agusta 4-cylinder road machines from the 1970s. In fact…
MOMO Super Grand Prix Steering Wheel
MOMO is a contraction of the words “Moretti Monza”, the company was founded by racing driver Gianpiero Moretti in 1962 almost by accident –…
Lithium Cycles Super 73 Scout
The Super 73 Scout by Lithium Cycles is an electric bicycle designed for people who hate electric bicycles. It’s been developed to look nothing…
Icon Variant Double Stack Helmet
The Icon Variant Double Stack Helmet is offered in a series of bold colours with minimal graphics, for those who prefer simpler styling when…
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…