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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1946 Oldsmobile ICON Derelict Coupe
The ICON Derelict series of cars are built by Jonathan Ward and his team in Los Angeles, California. Each Derelict has a patinated original…
Kustom Research Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has been around since 1957 – making it the longest running Harley model ever. The original Sportsters were more similar to…
L-Dopa Design Ford Bronco Hoodie
The original Ford Bronco has become an iconic design and a highly collectible 4×4, its simple construction and legendary off-road ability have endeared it…
“King” Kenny Roberts’ Yamaha OW72 Flat Track Racer
The Yamaha OW72 looks remarkably similar to the Yamaha XS650 on which it’s based, but this similarity hides a staggering amount of engineering that…
Salty Old Bastard Flask
The Salty Old Bastard Flask is the work of The Sneerwell, a company based out of Denver, Colorado with a unique line of products….
1973 Triumph X-75 Hurricane
Historically speaking, the Triumph X-75 Hurricane is a genuinely significant motorcycle. Just 1,200 or so were built before production ended in 1973 due to…
Bulb Keo Nixie Tube Clock
The Bulb Keo is a modern nixie tube clock powered by USB and capable of displaying the time, date, temperature, and of acting as…
Fuel Motorcycles Moto Guzzi V65 TT
The Moto Guzzi V65 TT was released in 1984 as a competitor of sorts for the all-conquering BMW R80 G/S, the engineering team at…
Short Film: ‘Morgan & I’ – Mr P. Gutteridge
Morgan & I is a short film about Pete Gutteridge, a Morgan owner since 1952 – when he bought a shed full of parts…
Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Flathead
The Flathead is one of the most important early Big Twins built by Harley-Davidson, this is its story. Introduction With the Wall Street Crash…
GrowlerWerks uKeg
The GrowlerWerks uKeg is a beer container and dispenser developed for serious home brewers and those who want to ensure their favourite tipple is on hand, at…
Ford Design Film: Styling and the Experimental Car
Styling and the Experimental Car is a Ford film from 1964 that shows the future design direction of the company. One of the designs bares…