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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5 Gallon Copper Moonshine Still
Moonshine has been going through a bit of a revival in recent years, the proliferation of affordable copper stills has certainly helped, and it’s…
The Entombed 1954 Chevrolet Corvette
The “Entombed” Corvette has been a bit of a celebrity in Chevrolet circles for the better part of 40 years, it was entombed inside…
Paris-Dakar Veteran: 2007 KTM 660 Rallye
KTM have won the motorcycle class of the Paris-Dakar every year since 2001, one of the most significant winning streaks in the history of…
The Ladies of the Australian Underworld
The Forensic Photography Archive is a collection of over 130,000 images taken in the 1910s through to the 1960s in jails and police stations…
Confederate Wraith
The Confederate Wraith has been described as a 21st century board tracker, with a little cafe racer thrown in for good measure. The revolutionary…
Dainese Ellis Gloves
The new Dainese Ellis Gloves feature 100% goatskin leather construction, a material that’s becoming a more and more popular for use in motorcycle gear…
1939 Indian Scout Factory Hill Climber
This is 1 of just 18 hillclimbers produced by Indian for racing purposes in 1938/39, it’s tuned to run on pure alcohol through its Linkert…
The Chevrolet Corphibian
The Chevrolet Corphibian is a one-off amphibious vehicle produced by a couple of ambitious Chevy engineers in their spare time in the early 1960s….
Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed Documentary
Enzo Ferrari: Passion for Speed is a documentary about the automotive legend from 2001. It’s a fascinating look back at the life and times…
Original Herbie Stunt Car
The iconic series of Herbie films started with The Love Bug in 1968, a smash hit that all but guaranteed sequels. Herbie Rides Again…
1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 Fastback
1967 was the first year of production for the iconic Shelby GT500, the smaller-engined GT350 had been in production since 1965 and it had…
Walt Siegl Ducati Leggero
I’m yet to meet a motorcyclist who doesn’t have a deep appreciation for the work of Walt Siegl. He’s a custom bike builder who…