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 Brabham-Cosworth Formula 1 Car
The 1970 Brabham-Cosworth BT33 was a Formula 1 car that had originally been intended for Jochen Rindt, however at the last minute Rindt changed…
Honda CB550 Cafe Racer
The Honda CB550 is one of those motorcycles that seemed destined for cafe-racerization from the get go, it was lighter than its larger CB750…
Porsche 911: 50 Years
Porsche 911: 50 Years is a hardcover volume that I suppose would be officially classified as a coffee table book, although this description does…
1975 Norton Commando
This pristine 1975 Norton Commando is the result of a restoration by the team over at Colorado Norton Works – almost certainly the world’s…
Canvas Ranger Tent by Sheridan Tent & Awning
The Canvas Ranger Tent by Sheridan Tent & Awning has been produced in the same way since 1909, each is made from double-fill, A-grade canvas and…
Lancia Stratos HF Stradale by Bertone
The Lancia Stratos HF by Bertone is a car so ahead of its time that it almost seems like a Syd Mead illustration that…
The Lindbergh Travel Trailer
The Lindbergh Travel Trailer is a remarkable piece of four-wheeled American memorabilia, there weren’t many Americans more famous than Charles Lindbergh in 1939 –…
1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
The BMW 2002 Turbo is a wonderful example of what can occur when serendipity happens to a couple of Germans who happen to work…
Asprey Pocket Knife & Game Counter
This ivory-handled Asprey pocket knife has a clever game counter and place finder built into its side – to ensure that the country gent…
The 1992 Baja 1000
There’s something about vintage Baja-style desert racing that is hugely appealing to me – the relative simplicity of the machinery and the fact that it…
Marion Olive Boot by Helm Boots
Helm Boots is a small company that takes pride in making all of their wares in the United States using classic American made Horween Chromexcel…
1951 BSA Star Twin Bonneville Racer
There’s something unusual about the salt flats at Bonneville, for some reason the sodium from this location in Utah inspires some of the most…