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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Hasselblad Print
For the uninitiated, Hasselblad is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras that have been in operation since the mid-1800s. The company started life as…
1000 Lakes Rally
The 1000 Lakes Rally was an event held in Finland that was so difficult it became known at the “Grand Prix” of the world…
AXE 2 Kevlar Shirt by Crave
Kevlar-lined motorcycle jackets are commonplace nowadays, I have 3 and you probably do too. The ability of Kevlar to withstand almost supernatural levels of…
Ducati 749 by Apogee Motorworks
The horses ridden by the four horsemen of the apocalypse are said to be white, red, black and pale. After having a look over…
Austin Mini Saloon Poster
The Austin Mini was a hugely influential automotive design, its use of front wheel drive removed the need for a driveshaft down the centre of…
Aston Martin Atom Factory Prototype
You’re looking at the only Aston Martin Atom ever made, it was a factory prototype concept car built in 1939/1940 and you’ve almost certainly…
1972 Nissan Skyline H/T 2000GT-R
The Nissan Skyline is a motor car that owes much of its popularity in western culture to video games like Gran Turismo – at…
Carburettor Lamp by Futility Studios
The attention to detail on this lamp is so good it stopped me in my tracks – it’s been so well thought-out that it…
1933 MG J2 Roadster
This 1933 MG J2 Roadster is a wonderful example of the “J” series MGs from the pre-WWII era, these were the cars that the…
Taylor Stitch Townsend Jeans
A good pair of jeans can change your life, and in this day and age the humble denim trouser has overtaken the suit as…
Honda CB750 by Wesley Hannam
The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle that’s been cut up and reinvented a million different ways – it’s pretty rare that we see one…
Russian M-72 Blueprints
The Russian M-72 is a motorcycle that was actually designed in Germany by BMW, the Wehrmacht rejected the model as the planned replacement for…