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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The New Enduro Jacket by Iron & Resin – A Classic Waxed Canvas Motorcycle Jacket With Armor
This is the new Enduro jacket by the Californian team at Iron & Resin, they’ve taken the iconic 20th century waxed canvas style of…
Garage Find: Aston Martin DB6 Vantage Needing A Restoration
This is 1970 Aston Martin DB6 was ordered new with a Vantage-specification engine, raising power output to 325 bhp from the 282 bhp in the…
A Custom Yamaha XT600 by Lord Drake Customs
This is a custom Yamaha XT600 by the team at Lord Drake Customs, it’s been considerably modified to add to its dual sport abilities,…
The Ariel Nomad – A 100% Road-Legal Off Road Racing Buggy
The Ariel Nomad is the slightly more muddy sibling of the Ariel Atom, the Atom being one of the most driver-focussed cars in the…
Original Vintage Logo Yoshimura T-Shirt – Made In The USA
This retro Yoshimura t-shirt was made to celebrate the company’s original logo, and their 50+ years of history creating some of the fastest modified…
1 Of 125 Made: The Intermeccanica Indra
This is an Intermeccanica Indra, it’s a rare Italian-built sports car from the early 1970s that makes use of an American drivetrain and many…
Kasperi S.04 Fold Top Backpack – Whitetail Deer Leather
This is the new Kasperi Fold Top Backpack, each one is handmade in Finland with a primary body of whitetail deer leather, combined with…
Honda CT50 Motra – A Rare Off-Road Scooter With High + Low Range
The Honda CT50 Motra is one of the more unusual two-wheeled creations from Honda, it’s an off-road scooter that was designed to be genuinely…
The Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet – A State-Of-The-Art Helmet With Vintage Styling
This is the Bell Eliminator Carbon Helmet, as the name implies, it’s the newer, lighter version of the popular Eliminator model line design for…
For Sale: An Original Parnelli VPJ-4 American Formula 1 Car Driven By Mario Andretti
This is one of just three American-built Formula 1 car developed by the Vel’s Parnelli Jones Racing team in the mid-1970s and driven by…
Not Just A Number – A Documentary About The History Of The Lotus + Caterham 7
Not Just A Number is a documentary about one of the most enduring car designs in history, the Lotus 7, still in production now…
Parnelli Jones’ 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Is For Sale
This 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302 was personally owned and driven by Parnelli Jones, an icon of American racing and the man who won…