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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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…
Venier Customs Kawasaki KZ 1000
The Kawasaki KZ 1000 was released in late 1976, and both the motoring public and the motorcycle media quickly realised that it was the…
Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta
The Ferrari 166 MM was to be the first Ferrari that would ever win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – taking outright…
Bremont MBII
The Bremont MBII and its forebear the MBI were designed at the request of Martin-Baker – a British aviation company that supplies 70% of…
SdKfz 2 Kettenkrad – Germany’s Mighty “Tank Motorcycle”
Designated “SdKfz 2” by the German military but more commonly known as the “Kettenkrad”, the tracked motorcycle was used extensively on both the Eastern Front…