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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US Army Vietnam Training Film: Shotgun Rider
Shotgun Rider is a 1967 training film created by The Army Pictorial Center for new recruits in training for deployment to Vietnam as helicopter…
1990 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II
The story of the Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5-16 Evolution II can’t be told without also telling a little about its arch rival – the…
An All-New Bimota HB1
The Bimota HB1 was the first bike to ever wear the now-legendary Bimota badge on its tank, and it came about by accident. And…
Captain America Lamp by The Modern Weld
The Modern Weld is a company in Columbus, Ohio that builds lamps from classic motorcycle headlights and vintage photography tripods. They modernize the intervals…
MotoEssence Yamaha RD350 YPVS Racer
Essenza – The Essence of Motorcycles is a 1/8 of a mile race developed this year with two runnings in Europe. One on the…
Moto 76 Engine Tee
Moto 76 is a small company that makes all of their gear by hand in the USA, their tees are all hand-drawn and screen…
1970 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser
The Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser is one of the major players from the world of civilian 4x4s that began mass production after WWII – a…
Legends of Speed Pins
The Legends of Speed series of collectible pins celebrate some of the most important and iconic names in the history of motorcycling – Rollie…
Maddox Pulsejet Motorcycle
Robert “Rocketman” Maddox has been building pulsejet-powered vehicles since the 1990s, and is now considered one of the world’s foremost experts on pulsejet design…
Iconic Racing Cars by Arthur Schening
Arthur Schening is a talented artist with a love of classic racing cars, his art adorns walls in homes, garages, and offices across the…
Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Twin Cam
Harley-Davidson Twin Cam development began back in 1992, in the waning years of the twentieth century. By this time Harley-Davidson was a long way…
Desert Fox 5000 Fuel Bag
The Desert Fox 5000 is a fuel bag that can hold 5 litres (1.32 gallons) of fuel, and be strapped to your bike for…