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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The Story Of Gasoline
The Story Of Gasoline is a ’50s era educational film about gasoline, it covers the process of refining and includes a surprisingly useful explanation…
1948 Packard Eight Station Sedan
The Packard 8 Station Sedan was introduced in 1948 and discontinued in 1950, but despite its relatively short production life it’s remembered as an…
BMW R nineT Montreal Twins
When the BMW R nineT was released in 2015 it grabbed the attention of a lot of riders, its design was both modern and…
Stanley Steamer: Model E2
The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American operation famed for being the most successful manufacturer of steam-powered cars in history. At the turn of…
Knox Meta-Sys Back Protector
The new Knox Meta-Sys Back Protector is one of the most capable spine protection systems currently available, it has an outer layer of hard…
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
The Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV was the final version in the popular Alfa Romeo 105/115 series – the common body used was designed by…
The Art Of Amaury Dubois
The art of Amaury Dubois is characterised by curves and intersecting layers, although his background is mostly in paint and canvas, he’s been working recently…
Yamaha TR1 Scrambler
The Yamaha TR1 is essentially the european version of the XV920R, the differences largely being an increase in displacement for the TR1, and some…
Gold Dust BoomCase
BoomCase have been producing suitcase stereo systems for a few years now, and they’ve become a favourite amongst those who need a decent outdoor…
Q Branch Spectre Gadget Switches
Q Branch is by far the most famous of the fictional clandestine spy gadget manufacturers, they’ve been hard at work since Ian Fleming’s Casino…
Scooter Commuter
Scooter Commuter is a 1962 film in the “Look at Life” miniseries that was produced for British television. Each episode is approximately 10 minutes…
1968 AMC AMX
When the AMC AMX was launched in 1968 the AMC vice president Vic Raviolo described it as “the Walter Mitty Ferrari” – a reference…