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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1961 Aston Martin DB4

When it comes to project cars, you’ll be hard pressed to find one cooler than an all-original Aston Martin DB4. The slightly worse for…
Yashica Mat-124 G

The Yashica Mat-124 G was produced by the Japanese camera manufacturer between 1968 and 1971, the model was fitted with a 4 element, 80mm…
1960 Porsche 356 Roadster

This 1960 Porsche 356 Roadster has just undergone a 3 year concurs-level mechanical and cosmetic restoration, it’s now being offered in better-than-new condition with…
7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus

The 7’6″ Channel Bottom by Deus is a design by Rich Pavel, it measures in at 7’6 x 3″ x 19½” and has a…
Norton Commando Tracker by Federal Moto

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that I have a lot of time for, many consider it one of the greatest motorcycles of all…
Heuer ‘Super Autavia’ Dashboard Chronograph

The dashboard chronograph was an essential part of the instrument cluster on cars in the pre-digital age, in fact they were probably more important…
Polaris Slingshot

It isn’t widely known that when the automobile was first invented, it had 3 wheels. Karl Benz called it the “Benz Patent Motorwagen” and…
The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company

We’ve talked about The Tumbleweed Tiny House Company on Silodrome before, it’s always a popular subject as we’re all prone to bouts of wanderlust…
1979 Castrol International Rally
It’s likely that you’ve never heard of The Castrol International Rally, it was a local Australian rally held in the wilderness around Australia’s capital…
Henry Ford Transmission Patent Poster

Henry Ford’s influence on industry in American and around the world has been colossal, he’s most famous for his Model T but his work popularising the concept…
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…