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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How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It
How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It is a book that deserves a place on the book shelf in…
Yamaha SR400 by The Wrenchmonkees
The Yamaha SR400 is one off the icons of the custom motorcycle scene, the single cylinder powered bike is remarkably simple to work on…
1965 Ford GT40 Roadster Prototype
The Ford GT40 is a car that needs no introduction, the car was developed as a direct result of Enzo Ferrari’s abrupt and last…
Mohawk Motorcycle Boots by REV’IT!
Motorcycle boots can be a difficult thing to buy, often people are forced to compromise between safety and aesthetics – but every now and…
1990 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix
The 1990 Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix was a tempestuous event, it included one of the most significant first lap incidents in the history…
Class 1/2-1600 Desert Racer
This VW-engined desert racer is the championship winning car from both the 2012 and 2013 Best in the Desert (BITD) series, it was built…
Land Rover – Safe Operating Angle 30°
The original Land Rover is a marvel of post-war British engineering, this period in British history is often derided from a quality-control perspective but…
Maple Motorcycle Jeans
My trusty pair of Maple Motorcycle Jeans have now been worn on 4 continents, on a wide variety of motorcycles, on an even wider…
Ayrton Senna’s Lotus 97T
Ayrton Senna’s first win was a borderline cinematic effort on a rainy Sunday afternoon at the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix, he was driving the…
Kawasaki W650 by Revival Cycles
Revival Cycles is a long time favourite of ours, the team of custom motorcycle builders based in Austin, Texas have produced some of the…
Handlebar Field Guide
When it comes to motorcycle handlebars, I had no idea how much I didn’t know until I came across the below poster on Etsy….
1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible
The 1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible represented the top of the line for the Packard Motor Car Company in the ’50s, the Caribbean exuded pure…