• Silodrome Silodrome
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books

NASA Space Tourism Posters – Free To Download & Print

Ben Branch March 1, 2018
NASA Space Tourism Posters
  • American
  • Art
  • Space

These NASA Space Tourism Posters were developed by a creative team of visual strategists inside JPL known as “The Studio”. Altogether there are 9…

Read More

1961 Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup

Ben Branch February 28, 2018
Volkswagen Single-Cab Pickup
  • Cars
  • German
  • Retro

The Volkswagen Type 2 Single-Cab Pickup was based on the iconic VW Bus, a vehicle that revolutionized the automotive industry almost as much as…

Read More

1979 Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine – Tipo 1260

Ben Branch February 28, 2018
Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 Engine
  • Engineering
  • Formula 1

There’s nothing like finding an original Alfa Romeo V12 Formula 1 engine up for sale for the borderline affordable price (for some) of ~$20,000…

Read More

Carroll Shelby’s Other V8 British Roadster – The Sunbeam Tiger

Ben Branch February 27, 2018
Sunbeam Tiger
  • American
  • British
  • Cars
  • Shelby

The Sunbeam Tiger famously features a V8 shoehorned into an engine compartment designed in England by engineers who would have been mortified had they…

Read More

The Bolt Safe – A Hiding Place For Cash When Traveling Overland

Ben Branch February 27, 2018
The Bolt Safe - A Secure Hiding Space
  • Gadgets
  • Gear

The Bolt Safe was designed to offer a simple but very effective hiding place for small items, including rolled up bank notes. People who…

Read More

John Lennon’s Monkey Bike – An Original 1969 Honda Z50A

Ben Branch February 26, 2018
John Lennon Monkey Bike Main Image
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Music

John Lennon’s Monkey Bike might not be something you thought you’d be reading about when you woke up this morning, but there it is….

Read More

Essential Read: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

Ben Branch February 26, 2018
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
  • Art
  • Books

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a book we’ve featured before on Silodrome, it’s one of those must-read paperbacks that tends to…

Read More

Documentary – SENNA: The Test – Ayrton Senna’s 1992 Indy Car Test

Ben Branch February 25, 2018
SENNA The Test Indy Car Documentary
  • Cars
  • Films
  • Formula 1

On December the 20th 1992, Formula 1 driver Ayrton Senna stepped out of a rented limousine with Emerson Fittipaldi at Firebird Raceway in Arizona….

Read More

The 1966 Lotus Elan – Twin Cam British Roadster Royalty

Ben Branch February 24, 2018
Lotus Elan Engine
  • British
  • Cars
  • Design

The Lotus Elan is a British sports car with a cult following around the world, since it was first introduced it’s had an impact…

Read More

The Original American Dune Buggy – 1965 Meyers Manxter 2+2

Ben Branch February 23, 2018
  • American
  • Cars
  • Design

The Meyers Manxter 2+2 is the slightly longer wheelbase version of the Meyers Manx – a dune buggy with a form so iconic that it’s…

Read More

John Wyer Team’s Original Pit Signaling Board And Signals

Ben Branch February 23, 2018
  • British
  • Gear
  • Racing

The John Wyer Team took multiple wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans – often with cars wearing the iconic light blue and orange…

Read More

Porsche Tractor – A Rare 1961 Porsche Junior 108

Ben Branch February 22, 2018
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Retro

The first Porsche tractor designs were penned by Dr Ferdinand Porsche in the early 1930s alongside the early designs for the VW Beetle –…

Read More

  • Prev
  • 386
  • 387
  • 388
  • 389
  • 390
  • 391
  • 392
  • 393
  • 394
  • 395
  • 396
  • Next
Huckberry Store
  • Home
  • Brief Histories
  • About Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
What Is A Silodrome?

The traditional “Silodrome” was a carnival sideshow attraction also called the “Wall of Death." You may have seen them at county fairs – the vertical velodromes were originally built from old grain silos, leading to the name "silo-drome."

About Us

Silodrome was founded in 2010 as a website dedicated to Gasoline Culture and all it entails - We write about modern cars, classic cars, motorcycles, racing, gear, gadgets, clothing, boats, planes, airships and the occasional submarine.Read more...

Subscribe to Our Weekly Email

© Silodrome 2025. all rights reserved. Powered by Gasoline and Caffeine.

Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Contact Us

×
  • Home
  • Cars
  • Motorcycles
  • Boats
  • Planes
  • Films
  • Gear
  • Clothing
  • Art
  • Books
×