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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Nexx XG100 Carbon Helmet
The Nexx XG100 Carbon Helmet is a new offering from the European company, as the name suggests it has a 100% carbon fibre shell…
Confederate Wraith B210
Less than 100 examples of the Confederate Wraith B210 were built during its limited production run, and it was the first motorcycle to roll…
Uncle Duke’s Scotch Whisky
Uncle Duke’s Scotch Whisky was a secret up until very recently. It started life back in 2010 as a personal project from the people…
Ton-Up Garage Triumph Hot Rod
Ton-Up Garage is a Portuguese garage that has produced some of the most aesthetically well-designed customs you’ll find anywhere. Proprietors Daniel and Pedro are…
Singi Fallkniv Arctic Knife
Each Singi Fallkniv Arctic Knife is made by hand north of the Arctic Circle in Sweden using natural materials native to the region, including a…
Porsche 917/10 Prototype
The Porsche 917 is one of the most successful racing cars of all time, in fact some automotive historians go so far as to call…
1930’s Continental Radial Engine Coffee Table
This maybe the first and only time that many of us will ever get genuinely excited about a coffee table. Largely because it’s a…
Scuderia Ferrari Rudge 500 TT
Editor’s Note: This motorcycle has since been revealed by RM Sotheby’s to be a facsimile of those raced by Scuderia Ferrari – not an…
A Brief History of the Triple Cylinder Motorcycle Engine
The triple-cylinder engine, as applied to motorcycles, provides an engine that can be inherently balanced. If you listen to a triple-cylinder motorcycle, such as…
Short Film: Turbo Encabulator
Turbo Encabulator is a short film that many of you will have seen before, but it’s one of those things you can never watch…
Eagle Spyder GT
Eagle was founded in England in 1984 with a sole focus on the Jaguar E-Type – both classic restorations and preparing cars for competition….
Bill Thomas Cheetah
The Bill Thomas Cheetah was, unsurprisingly, built by an engineer named Bill Thomas. He developed the car with Don Edmunds using 100% American components…