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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Lab Motorcycle Yamaha XJR 1200
The Yamaha XJR 1200 was released in 1995 as a large displacement muscle bike with a comfortable upright riding position, and an almost obscenely…
Black or Tan: The Spidi X-Nashville Boots
The new Spidi X-Nashville Boots were designed to look like the footwear used by cafe racers, chopper riders, and desert racers in the ’60s…
What’s Under Your Hood?
What’s Under Your Hood? is a ’70s era instructional film that does a remarkably good job of explaining how an engine works, as well…
Vanguard Roadster
The Vanguard Roadster is a new low production volume motorcycle designed and built in New York, that’s due to go on sale in 2018…
The Lance Reventlow Shelby Cobra
Lance Reventlow is a name that will be immediately familiar to many of you, especially if you’re a fan of mid-20th Century racing. In…
Aluminium Spitfire
This aluminium Spitfire model measures in at 60.5cm long x 75.5cm wide x 17cm high, and it’s been designed to either sit on its…
Flying Tiger Motorcycles BMW R75/5
The BMW R75/5 was the top of the line member of the /5 family, with the smaller-engined 50/5 and 60/5 sitting below it in…
Secret Stash Nickel
Each Secret Stash Nickel is manufactured from actual, circulated American nickels and they’re indistinguishable from normal coins to the casual observer. There isn’t a…
Barn Find: Tucker 48
The Tucker 48 is unquestionably one of the most beloved American cars of all time. The story of its development, production, and downfall are…
Formula 1 Gearbox Table
Racing memorabilia doesn’t get a whole lot more impressive than this, unless you buy an actual Formula 1 car of course. This F1 Gearbox…
Ducati 900 Darmah Custom Racer
The original Ducati 860 GT was released in 1974 with controversially “square” styling by renowned car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, the new model replaced the…
Land Rover HUE 166 Cuff Links
HUE 166 was the license plate number of the world’s oldest Land Rover – the first one that was made and the ancestor of…