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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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…
Wolfman Beta Plus Motorcycle Rear Bag
The new Wolfman Beta Plus Rear Bag is designed for motorcyclists who want to travel, but don’t have built in panniers on their bike….
The Revival 140 Confederate Hellcat
The Confederate Hellcat is a thoroughly American motorcycle with more technology and engineering built into it than its air-cooled V-twin would lead you to…
Pagnol M1A Auto Jacket
Pagnol have a well-earned reputation for making highly functional motorcycle gear with an understated style that not only looks good, but is also assured…
Devin D Porsche Special
The Devin D Porsche Special was a creation of Bill Devin, an American racing driver and engineer with a life story so fascinating you’ll wonder…
Saint Unbreakable 6 Motorcycle Jeans
The new Saint Unbreakable 6 Motorcycle Jeans are now officially the world’s first single-layer jeans that meet the CE EN 13595-1 : 2002 professional…
Lister Costin Chevrolet Streamliner
The Lister Costin Chevrolet represented a new direction for the small British car maker, its slippery body was designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin, a…
The Harley-Davidson XR-750 – A Brief History
In a roundabout way, we owe the existence of the Harley-Davidson XR-750 to the Brits. They didn’t design it or built it of course,…
Ton-Up Garage BMW R1200GS
The BMW R1200GS has been the best selling motorcycle from German marque for years now, over 100,000 have been made since its introduction and many…
The Bocar XP-5
The Bocar XP-5 is an American designed and built racing car designed to take the fight to cars like the D-Type Jaguar, Austin Healey…
Legends Never Die Series by Curb
The Legends Never Die Series is a collection of Formula One posters by the team at Curb. Each poster is limited to just 50…