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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Royal Enfield Café Racer
Royal Enfield café Racers aren’t as common as they really should be, this Enfield Bullet 500 is up for sale on eBay out of Utica, NY and the current owner sounds like he’s got his head screwed on.
Jaguar Goodwood Poster – 1952
The 1952 Goodwood 9 Hour Race was first held in 1952, Jaguar sent the above illustrated C-Type with other British manufacturers sending their latest creations.
Mini Spinner
This super-sepia footage features 1960’s rally drivers Paddy Hopkirk and Timo Makinen demonstrating controlled spins, skids and extreme reverse parking at Pukekohe, New Zealand.
Distressed Rising Sun Helmet
I love Biltwell helmets, I have one and wear it daily, I also swear by them to any who ask. The only way to make it better would be a custom paint job by Old School Helmets,
Dragstrip Riot
I’m saddened and confused that I’ve never heard of this film. I don’t see how it can be anything other than wonderful, although a quick check revealed that it didn’t win a best picture Oscar. Baffling.
WrenchMonkee #17
The WrenchMonkees are a Copenhagen based custom motorcycle garage with a penchant for urban, retro, rideable bikes. WrenchMonkee motorcycles always seem to have an understated,…
Moto Guzzi by Kaffee Maschine
Moto Guzzi produce some of the most café racer friendly motorcycles in the world today, this Guzzi, built by Kaffee Maschine, looks almost like…
Duomatic Bicycle by Hammarhead
Hammarhead Industries is stepping out into the world of human powered machines with the release of their first bicycle, the Duomatic.
Touchdown
This is a picture of a Jeep piloted by Jim Vaughan in the 70’s, it’s a great example of wheel-articulation is action. I stumbled across this snapshot over on the brilliant OffRoadAction.ca website, check them out if you have time.
Moto Vietnam
I’m currently sitting at a small roadside cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city. I flew in last Thursday to join 15 men on a…
Vintage Stunts
From a time when Nomex was a small man’s previous wife, this is a frankly insane stunt performed in what appears to be a Model T Ford.
Momo Fighter Helmet
Momo are producing some of the coolest 3/4 helmets currently on the market, this model, dubbed the “Fighter” pulls design cues from fighter pilot…