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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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…
Spidi X-Village Motorcycle Boots
The new Spidi X-Village Boots are protective motorcycle boots with a water-repellent 1.4mm thick, oiled leather upper, a padded collar, and shifter pads on…
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione Conversion
The 365 GTB/4 Daytona is a car built by the Italians at Ferrari to win back the “World’s Fastest Car” crown from the Italians at…
A Brief History of the Honda CX Series
Introduction Before the movie “Back to the Future” had been thought of, Honda introduced its new model for 1978 as “First to the Future”….
Documentary: The History of Austin Healey
Editor’s Note: The original documentary has been removed from YouTube, we’ve substituted with the next best thing. This documentary about the history of Austin…