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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No. 28 by The Gravel Crew
I’m a huge fan of the flat-tracker style of bike, the light-weight/high power-to-weight ratio appeals to me as does the lack of superfluous eye-candy….
The 59 Club
In 1959 the Church of England started a club for the young, rebellious and ostracised motorcycle community. It was dubbed The 59 Club…
Board Track Racing Car #5
Building a motor racing stadium out of a highly flammable material, strapping on a leather helmet, climbing into a vehicle with no discernible braking…
The SX225 Street Tracker by Deus Bali
Deus Bali turn out some unique, eye catching bikes on a fairly regular basis. They specialise in taking typical, mass produced Indonesian motorcycles and…
The American Aston Martin
I had never seen an Aston Martin Bertone DB2/4 before this week, it turns out only 3 of them were ever made and this…
The Lion, The Man and The Silodrome
The first thing you notice is the lion. The second thing you notice is that they’re sideways and the third thing you notice is…
Laado by Rajputana Customs
This is the newest bike out of the garage of Rajputana Customs, an Indian based outfit that have been consistently turning out some of…
Cog Tee by Hammarhead Industries
Hammarhead Industries are turning out some of the coolest low-volume production bikes on the planet. If a Jack Pine or Solo X are currently…
Steve McQueen and the 450hp Dune Buggy
This is the “Baja Boot”, a 450hp, 4×4 dune buggy built by Vic Hickey – one of GM’s top automotive engineers in the late 1960s….
Harold Park Paceway – Deus Ex Machina
Just in case you need more evidence that the guys at Deus Ex Machina have lives that are an order of magnitude cooler than…
Fleeing Blonde on a Triumph
No idea on the backstory behind this image, if you know more about it please let us know via the Contact Us page. Ben…
1957 Chevrolet Corvette Racer
1957 was a great year in world history. The President of the USA was Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lennon and McCartney met in England for the…