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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1930s-Era Dashboard Instruments
This matching pair of 1930s-era dashboard instruments were mounted to the dash of a long forgotten race car, as a way of tracking temperature…
1936 Pontiac Six 4 Litre Motorhome
This 1936 Pontiac Motorhome was ordered by Englishman Captain Dunn as a rolling chassis with the front end pre-fitted. Once it was delivered to…
Colin Chapman’s Range Rover Classic
The Range Rover Classic was initially released to the public in 1970 as a relatively unique concept – it was a 4×4 with less…
Speed and Strength Overhaul Boots
Speed and Strength’s new Overhaul Boots have been developed for urban motorcyclists who need protective footwear that they can wear all day long. They’re…
1986 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo
With its mid-mounted 4-cylinder turbo producing a hefty 386 bhp in competition trim, the Renault 5 Maxi Turbo is one of the quickest and…
Original Ferrari Servizio Esperienze Enamel Sign
This is an original 1950s “Ferrari Servizio Esperienze” enamel sign, it would have been located outside a garage with experience or special training to…
Hold Fast Chicago Honda CB750
Hold Fast Chicago is a small, independent garage run by a friendly Locomotive Conductor called Jeff. He ran a popular powdercoating and custom shop…
Bell Bullitt Skratch LE Helmet
The new-for-2016 Bell Bullitt Skratch LE Helmet is a new take on the now well-established Bullitt line of retro-modern helmets from the iconic American…
5 Minute Histories: The Honda CB750
Motorcycles were a market that was to be a natural opening for Japanese industry. Although the British, Americans, Italians, and Germans were making motorcycles that sold well they were steeped in traditional ideas of what a motorcycle should and should not be. The Japanese were not. Japan had worked on creating a motorcycle industry especially in the post war period.
BMW E30 Wood Print by Always Garagista
The BMW E30 M3 is a car so iconic we still use it as a point of reference when looking at modern BMWs, it’s…
Documentary: Joey – The Man Who Conquered The TT
Joey Dunlop is rightly remembered as one of the all-time greatest motorcycle racers, many and consider him to the be the single greatest. The…
XTR Pepo Ducati Scrambler
The new Ducati Scrambler range of motorcycles was introduced in 2014, and went on sale in 2015. Their popularity has been nothing short of explosive,…