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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1970 Egli-Vincent
The Egli-Vincent has become a brand unto itself, it was all started by Fritz Egli in Switzerland in the 1960s – he was a…
Malle Navigator Case
The Malle Navigator Case has been developed as a modern version of the classic tank-mounted navigation systems used in years gone by, in races…
A Century In The Sky: A Timeline Of American Flight
A Century In The Sky is a timeline of the history of Boeing, the American aerospace giant that’s turning 100 years old this year….
Montesa MX Jersey
Montesa was started in 1944 by two Spanish friends – Pedro Permanyer and Francisco Xavier “Paco” Bultó. Although they initially began using engines from other manufacturers…
1965 Chevrolet Corvette C2
1965 was the third year of production for the C2 Chevrolet Corvette, and it was also the year that disc brakes became standard equipment…
H.M.S. Cardiff Bell
A ship’s bell is a central focal point on board, it’s typically used to sound out the time but they’re also used in heavy…
MV Agusta 750 America
The MV Agusta 750 America is a motorcycle that was designed by Italians to meet a very specific American specification. By 1975 MV Agusta…
Schott 671 Easy Rider Jacket
The Schott 671 Easy Rider Jacket is modelled directly on the jacket worn by Peter Fonda in the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider….
Henry Ford Wallpaper
Henry Ford is almost certainly one of the most influential men of the 20th century, his creation of an automobile that was affordable for the…
Documentary: Pluspy
Pluspy is a low budget 1987 film that many credit with launching the popular drifting scene in Japan, from there it caught on in…
Norton Model 18
The Norton Model 18 was the most advanced motorcycle ever built by the British marque when it was introduced in 1923. Unlike its forbears…
Droog Moto Concepts Honda CM400C Scrambler
Droog Moto Concepts is a new custom motorcycle garage based out of Arizona and run by an enterprising young guy named Max Droog –…