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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Chopper Pilot: Learning To Fly A Helicopter
This Vietnam War era educational film was produced by the Army Pictorial Center in the 1960s, likely due to the need to train a…
1914 Flying Merkel
The Flying Merkel is a motorcycle remembered today as one of the most important engineering achievements of the formative years of motorcycle development. Designed…
Desktop Wallpapers: The Automotive Photography of Blair Bunting
Blair Bunting is an Emmy nominated photographer who decided to try his hand at automotive photography because of his own love of cars, and…
1972 Lamborghini Jarama GT
The Lamborghini Jarama is possibly the least well-known of all the models produced by the Italian marque since it started automobile production in 1964….
Roland Sands Design Clash Black Ops Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Clash Black Ops Jacket is a new addition to the RSD line, in their Black Ops Division. It’s a modern interpretation…
1981 BMW M1
The BMW M1 was designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro in the mid-to-late 1970s, taking no small amount of influence from the 1972 BMW Turbo concept…
Super Veloce V10 Espresso Maker
Super Veloce is a company dedicated to espresso makers that appeal to people who are obsessive about engineering, coffee, and engines. Each espresso machine…
Vibrazioni Ducati Scrambler
Vibrazioni Art Design is an Italian company that creates some of the most remarkable motorcycles and furniture you’ll find anywhere – and they do it…
Standard Issue Daypack
The Standard Issue Daypack by Colfax Design Works has been developed as an extendible daypack that can be expanded by adding external mini packs to its…
5 Minute Histories: The Story of the Yamaha XS650
The Beginning The Japanese are an interesting people. When US Commodore Matthew Perry engaged in a bit of American “gunboat diplomacy” back in 1853…
78 Motor Co. Sprint Gloves
The 78 Motor Co. is an England-based moto gear company that specializes in handmade, low-volume production with a strong emphasis on traditional techniques and…
1925 Documentary: United States Army Air Service
This 1925 documentary was created by the Engineering Division of the US Army as an introduction to the Air Service – the US Air…