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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Ferrari F40
The Ferrari F40 is a car that lived on posters in millions of boy’s bedrooms throughout the 1990s, it was and still is considered…
James Hunt’s 1976 Bell Helmet
1976 is a year that will live on forever in the annals of motorsports history, the film Rush came out earlier this year and…
1950 Berlin lll E2 Class Racing Sports Boat
The wooden speedboats of the early and mid-20th century are amongst the most beautiful manmade objects ever to roll down a boat ramp. We’ve…
Union Garage Sidecar Tee
This Sidecar Tee from Union Garage was designed by up-and-coming designer Denton Watts, each shirt is handmade using a traditional linocut technique in Brooklyn…
Old Delhi Motorcycles – The Film
“Old Delhi Motorcycles” is a brand new film from the talented crew at Colorblind Production, it covers the stories of the rabidly loyal fans…
Sir Jack’s Ox Horn Whiskey Tumblers
These Sir Jack’s Ox Horn Whiskey Tumblers are a wonderful alternative to the glass tumblers we’re used to using when imbibing the nectar of…
The Hesketh 24
Hesketh Motorcycles is a small British company that most of us had forgotten about, the company was first created by Formula 1 team owner…
Fabien Oefner’s Disintegrating Cars
Fabien Oefner’s Disintegrating Cars is an art exhibition that opened at the M.A.D (mechanical art devices) Gallery in Geneva in late November. Rather incredibly,…
Deus BMW R100S Custom
This BMW R100S custom by Deus Ex Machina, the garage is world famous for their customs based on American and Japanese motorcycles but we haven’t…
Whiskey Poster by Jon Contino
This gallery quality Giclée print by Jon Contino features lyrics from the halyard shanty ‘Whiskey Johnny’, it’s printed on natural 100% cotton rag archival…
1938 SS 100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster
This 1938 SS100 Jaguar 3½-Litre Roadster is one of the tidiest examples of the model we’ve seen in recent memory, many automotive historians consider…
Victory Shawl Sweater by North Sea Clothing
The Victory Shawl Sweater is a classically made woollen sweater designed for use on Arctic and Antarctic expeditions, it’s the sort of thing that…