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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Elvis Presley’s Long-Lost BMW 507
For over 50 years automobile collectors have been hunting for the mysterious BMW 507 that was owned by Elvis Presley during his military service in…
1921 Stutz Bearcat
The Stutz Motor Company was an American luxury and sports car manufacturer founded in 1911 that quickly established themselves as one of the most…
MotoBailey Kevlar Motorcycle Boots
MotoBailey is a Texas-based bootmaker that lays claim to being the first to create Kevlar-lined motorcycle boots. They currently offer two models – the…
Ducati HyperScrambler by Untitled Motorcycles
Editor’s Note: This post was written by the team at Untitled Motorcycles. We like to publish the story of a custom build in the…
Automotive Art: After The Race
After The Race is a Belgian project that takes iconic car parts, like Porsche 911 hoods, and turns them into canvases displaying the racing…
1932 Ford ‘Hi-Boy’ Roadster
The 1932 Ford is a car that defied its humble beginnings to become one of the most iconic and important cars ever produced in…
International Scout Encyclopedia
The new International Scout Encyclopedia was co-written by longtime journalist and four-wheel drive historian Jim Allen and globally respected collector and Scout expert John…
Taurus 2×2 Adventure Motorcycle
The Taurus is a 2×2 adventure motorcycle that can be disassembled and loaded into a trunk or truck tray in 5 minutes, the reassembled…
The Peloton Asphalt Motorcycle Backpack
The Peloton Asphalt is a new motorcycle backpack developed as a collaboration between Thrive Motorcycle and Life Behind Bars. It’s been designed as a…
RSD Kent Waxed Cotton Motorcycle Jacket
The Roland Sands Design Kent motorcycle jacket is made from water resistant British Millerain 10.5oz waxed cotton, and comes with armor ready shoulder, elbow…
Not So Easy: Peter Fonda’s Motorcycle Safety Film
Not So Easy is a motorcycle safety film presented by Peter Fonda, and featuring Evel Knievel – quite easily two of the most prominent…
1937 Vincent-HRD Comet
The Vincent-HRD Comet was developed as an advanced half-litre sporting motorcycle by Vincent-HRD, and sold alongside its similarly-engined siblings the Comet Special, the TT…