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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End of an Era – Bathurst 1979
End of an Era is a film presented by Australian racing legend Peter Brock, it covers a little of the history of the infamous…
1947 Vincent Rapide Project Motorcycle
This 1947 Vincent Rapide is one of the most promising project motorcycles we’ve come across in recent memory, that said – you’d have to…
Winnipeg Roughriders Motorcycle Club
This fantastic photograph shows the Winnipeg Roughriders Motorcycle Club at a hill climb near Miami (Manitoba, Canada) in 1945. Most (if not all) of…
Tickle Manx T3
The Tickle Manx is a bit of a historical curiosity, it’s a result of the sale of the AMC race shop to the famous…
Clash Jacket by Roland Sands Design
The Clash Jacket is one of the newer offerings from Roland Sands Design, it’s characterised by its offset front zipper and diamond stitched shoulders…
A Restored 1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery
This pristine 1957 Ford Courier Sedan Delivery is a far cry from what we consider a delivery vehicle in the modern age – We’re…
Mustang by Luis Pérez
The beautiful image you see above is a photo-realistic painting by Luis Pérez, a talented Spanish artist whose work has been displayed in London,…
Rossling & Co. Automatic Wristwatch
Rossling & Co. is a relatively new watch company founded to meet the demand for a slim, automatic wristwatch at an affordable price point….
Kawasaki W650 Hardtail by Deus
The Kawasaki W650 is a motorcycle that’s found a loving home in Australia, the classic looks combined with modern reliability make it very nearly…
American Felling Axe
The American Felling Axe by Best Made Co. is a wood chopper for those who are slightly more serious about cutting logs than your…
1973 Ferrari Dino 246GT
The Ferrari Dino 246GT was the second major model iteration in the Dino family, it addressed the complaints that had been made in some…
Historic Racing Cars by ScheningCreative
This series of historic racing cars is a collection of prints by Arthur Schening of ScheningCreative, there are 21 in the series and I’ve only…