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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Tucker 48
The Tucker 48 is a car that’ll forever live as an American legend, the extraordinary panache and guts shown by Preston Tucker in the…
The Art of Manliness
The Art of Manliness is a book by Brett and Kate McKay – the couple behind the fantastic and hugely popular website of the…
Mercedes-Benz Unimog Doppelkabine
The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is the German equivalent of the British Land Rover, the American Jeep and the Japanese Land Cruiser – It’s a function-first…
Vintage Drag Racers
These early drag racers popped into our email inbox last week with a request to find more information on them. It’s thought that the…
Triumph Swamp Scrambler by TTRNO
The Transportation Revolution New Orleans (TTRNO) is a motorcycle dealership and custom bike garage based in New Orleans that, like most things from The…
Rimfire Glove by Icon 1000
The Rimfire Glove by Icon 1000 is a modern take on the classic motorcycle glove, it’s fitted with state-of-the-art D3O® knuckle armour – giving…
Porsche 911 x Singer Vehicle Design
I sometimes wonder what car designers would turn out if they were given carte blanche to create whatever they wanted – with no thought given…
Full-Face Gringo Helmet by Biltwell
The full-face Gringo motorcycle helmet by Biltwell is a relatively recent addition to the growing list of retro motorcycle helmets that meet modern safety…
1963 Lola Mk6 GT
The Lola Mk6 GT is a car that may look vaguely familiar as it would eventually become the basis of the iconic and hugely…
Death Star Owner’s Manual
The Death Star Owner’s Manual is an essential book for any current or aspiring Death Star owner, it was written by global Star Wars…
BMW R45 Custom by Ton-Up Garage
This pristine BMW R45 custom by Ton-Up Garage has been so cleanly put together, it looks almost like a 3D rendering. The BMW R45…
Retro Silkscreen Racing Posters
Silkscreening is an art-form that’s being rapidly rediscovered by a new generation of artists who find the process of digitally printing out their work…