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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1925 Douglas 2¾ HP
This 1925 Douglas 2¾ HP is the sort of vintage motorcycle you buy both for fun and as a bit…
1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GS
This immaculate 1959 Porsche 356 A Carrera 1600 GS has been appraised at somewhere in the region of $550,000 to $650,000 USD, making it…
Red Wing Heritage Ice Cutter Boot
This is the new Red Wing Heritage Ice Cutter Boot, it’s been designed specifically for winter use and has an internal wool liner, full…
Caterham Brutus 750
If this is the first time you’ve seen the new Caterham Brutus 750, it’s probably safe to say that your lower jaw is now…
Zippos from Vietnam
This remarkable collection of 282 Zippo lighters from the Vietnam War were complied by Bradford Edwards during the 1990s – long before the current demand…
Noble M600
The Noble M600 is a slightly unusual super car in that it was designed, developed and built using a minimalist approach to technological wizardry. It…
Gringo Blast Shields
For those of you who’ve already snapped up a Biltwell Gringo full-face helmet these new Blastshields have just come into stock in both a…
Harley-Davidson 883 by TJ Moto
It isn’t everyday we get an email from a new custom motorcycle builder based in India, despite the fact that the country has a…
Chippewa 6” Homestead Boot
The Chippewa 6″ Homestead Boot is a classically American boot that’s been in production, in one or or another, since 1901. The boots today…
Salt Dreams – A Documentary by JT Nesbitt
Salt Dreams is a documentary by J.T. Nesbitt, a former engineer from Confederate Motorcycles and long time resident of New Orleans. Nesbitt lost everything…
Saturn V Cutaway
This fascinating Saturn V cutaway drawing is by far the most detailed I’ve ever come across. It’s an original, official Boeing engineering breakdown by…
Triumph Tiger 800XC by Icon 1000
This Triumph Tiger 800XC custom was built by Icon 1000 as a joint, collaborative project between the two companies last year that was conceived…