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 Bond Boot
If you’ve seen Spectre, the newest film in the James Bond franchise, you may recognise the boot pictured above. It was worn by 007…
AMA Flat Track Matadors: Jay Springsteen
Jay Springsteen is considered by many to be the greatest flat track racer in history, his remarkable career spanned almost 30 years and he…
Maserati Sebring
The Maserati Sebring was developed to compete with the iconic Ferrari 250 series as the Italian GT car of choice for the automobile cognoscenti…
Bimota 860
Bimota is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer that specialises in engineering world class frames and suspension – usually using a Japanese or Italian motorcycle engine…
1952 Cunningham C3
The Cunningham C3 was to be the only non-racing car ever built by Briggs Cunningham and his team, and it only came about due…
Plain City Poster by Rustle of Silk
Rustle of Silk is a boutique French company that still uses original silkscreening techniques to produce posters from the 1970s and before. Each poster…
Billie Joe Armstrong’s 1954 Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Beetle is remembered as the single most prolifically produced automobile in history, factories around the world built over 21,500,000 of them between…
Wrench Motorcycle Helmet Rack
This helmet rack is the work of Those Once Loyal, a custom motorcycle garage run by a friendly guy called Lex. It’s based in…
Land Rover Series III Adventure Rig
The Land Rover is easily one of the most important and iconic vehicles of the 20th century. It’s believed that the first vehicle seen…
Morakniv of Sweden Bushcraft Survival Knife
The Bushcraft Survival Knife by Morakniv of Sweden was developed as an emergency fire starting solution for any climate. The magnesium fire starter stick…
Stylmartin Rocket Boots
The new Stylmartin Rocket Boots have been developed to look just like the boots worn by the Ton Up Boys outside the Ace Cafe…
Joey: The Man Who Conquered The TT
Joey Dunlop was an Irishman who became a global motorcycling phenomenon. largely due to his performances at the most dangerous race in the world…