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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Brough Superior SS100 Alpine Grand Sports
Known as the Rolls-Royce of motorcycles, Brough Superior was a British marque famous for two things: speed and luxury. The model you see here…
NATO Strap by Worn & Wound
The NYC NATO Strap by Worn & Wound has quickly become a favourite amongst vintage watch collectors and enthusiasts, each strap is made from…
Gardner Board Tracker by Andre’ Wänman
Andre’ Wänman is a humble Swedish gardener and welder with a deep love of vintage board track motorcycles, before the onset of each long…
AAR Eagle-Weslake Mk1 Print
The Anglo American Racers Eagle-Weslake Mk1 is widely considered one of the most beautiful Formula 1 cars ever constructed, its distinctive colour scheme was…
Insulated Motorcycle Jeans by Icon
As winter continues to tighten its grip on the Northern Hemisphere many of us are looking into safe motorcycle gear that’ll also save us…
1988 Rothmans Cyprus Rally
The 1988 Rothmans Cyprus Rally was a closely fought battle, the top 3 finishers were all within 8 seconds by the end of the…
Triumph Scrambler Custom
This Triumph Scrambler custom is a little unusual in that it was actually built by the engineers at Triumph as a study into what…
Seil Marschall Canoe Pack
The Seil Marschall Canoe Pack had been made by the same German family-owned company, to the same specifications, since 1896. Each bag is made…
1969 Honda CL350 Cafe Racer
The Honda CL350 was the marque’s best selling model for a number of years between 1968 through 1973, over 250,000 of them were produced and…
Automobile Art by Markus Haub
Markus Haub is an automotive designer, a photographer and an artist who’s work has been featured in some of Europe’s finest automotive museums –…
Jaguar E-Type Series III V-12 Roadster
The Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster was to be the final iteration of what many consider the most beautiful car ever made, it…
Kawasaki H2 Cafe Racer
The recently announced Kawasaki H2 is a motorcycle that’s likely to be remembered as a milestone in superbike design and it’s certainly going to…