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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Rolex Daytona
The Rolex Daytona was first introduced in 1963 as a chronograph for racing drivers and their crew. The rotating bezel is engraved with a…
1976 Indianapolis 500 – McLaren’s Last Win at the Brickyard
The 1976 Indianapolis 500 would be the last time a McLaren-badged car would win the iconic American motor race – with American driver Johnny Rutherford…
Velocette KSS MkII Project Motorcycle
A Very Short History of Velocette Velocette was a British motorcycle manufacturer founded by the German-born Johannes Gütgemann, who would change his name to…
1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA was the out-and-out race version of the Giulia Sprint GT road car – just 500 GTAs were built…
Escape One Tiny House
The Escape One is built by a company with over 25 years of experience designing high-end tiny houses known for their unique styling and light, airy…
Aston Martin DB6 MKII Vantage
The Aston Martin DB6 was produced in higher numbers than its forebear the DB5, and it would be the last in the original series…
Cure Collection GT Veloce Tee
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the man named Car Designer of the Century in 1999 after an…
NCT Motorcycles BMW R100T “ToastBrot”
There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as the BMW Airhead. The opposed twins were first built by the German marque in 1923 based…
Stylmartin Ace Motorcycle Boots
Stylmartin’s Ace motorcycle boots are designed to be daily-wearable leather boots, with built in malleolus protection on both sides – making them ideal for motorcycle…
1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302
The Ford Mustang Boss 302 was largely the brainchild of two former GM employees – Larry Shinoda and Semon “Bunkie” Knudson. Knudson had been…
German Icons by Remove Before
Remove Before is the Catalonia-based studio of Marc Carreras, a 3D modeller in the automotive industry, currently working at Audi Concept Design. Marc started…
Ex-Michael Schumacher 1991 Benetton F1 Car
Michael Schumacher is a man who needs no introduction, even people who’ve never seen a Formula 1 race in their lives have heard of…