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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Carroll Shelby’s Personal Shelby Mustang GT350H
In 1966 an unusual agreement was made between Ford and the Hertz rental car company to deliver 1,003 examples of the Shelby Mustang GT350…
Guy Martin: Worms to Catch
Worms to Catch is the latest book by Guy Martin – a man who has become Britain’s favourite motorcycle racer and all-round daredevil. In 2015…
1928 Excelsior “Big Bertha” Hillclimber
It’s thought that just 4 Excelsior “Big Bertha” Hillclimbers were ever made, and just 2 are known to have survived to the modern day…
Aviatore Veloce Turbojet Coffee Machine
Just 100 examples of the new Aviatore Veloce Turbojet Coffee Machine will be built, and much like the other creations from Super Veloce it’s…
Ducati Condor Racer by BevelTech
The Condor A350 is a motorcycle built in Switzerland by Condor-Werke AG for the Swiss Military. Rather then building a bespoke engine for the…
Bellroy x MAAP All-Weather Wallet
Getting caught in the rain on a motorcycle used to be a mild inconvenience, but since the advent of smartphones it can become a…
1955 Dodge Power Wagon
The Dodge Power Wagon was introduced in 1945 as a civilian version of the mighty Dodge WC military truck that had been used extensively…
Roland Sands Design Walker Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Walker Jacket is a new release from the Californian company for the fall, it’s designed to be a clean-cut, almost…
XTR Pepo Ducati Racer
This new Ducati by XTR Pepo is a chimera of sorts, much like the creature from Greek mythology it’s composed of parts from multiple…
5 Minute Histories: The Yamaha SR400 & SR500
Back in 1978 when Yamaha first created the SR500 it was intended to be a Japanese replacement for British thumpers like the Manx Norton – yet Yamaha also made it a bike for entry level riders by building the SR series to be easy to ride and easy to maintain.
Things That Can Kill You – Death Spray Custom
Things That Can Kill You is a short film about British artist Death Spray Custom, if you’ve spent any time around custom motorcycles, cars,…
Iconic Moto Honda CB750 Nighthawk
The Honda CB750 Nighthawk is a motorcycle that has seen very little attention from custom builders. There are a few out there, but they’re…