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 Origine Virgo Motorcycle Helmet – An Italian Modern Classic Enduro Design
This is the new-for-2020 Origine Virgo motorcycle helmet, it’s the latest addition to the retro full face motorcycle genre and I have a sneaking…
1957 Jaguar XKSS Continuation – The Three Time Le Mans Winning D-Type In Street Clothes
Although just 25 examples of the Jaguar XKSS were built it took the company over 60 years to complete them all, because of a…
The Timex Navi XL – A Tough, Daily Wearable American Watch For $155 USD
The Timex Navi XL is a new dive watch from the American watchmaker designed to evoke the styling cues of their original dive watches…
Documentary: The Incredible Rediscovery Of A Le Mans Porsche 356 SL
This short documentary by the talented team at Praemio covers the rediscovery and restoration of one of the most historically significant cars from Porsche’s…
There’s An Original Concorde Jet Engine For Sale On eBay
The Concorde still stands as one of the most impressive aircraft ever developed, it made supersonic travel a possibility for civilians for the first…
Matchless G80CS Marksman – The Four Time British 500 Motocross Championship Winner
The Matchless G80CS was one of the most dominant scrambles and off-road racing motorcycles of the 1950s and early 1960s. Before the arrival of…
The New Pandemonium Attachment T-Shirt by Silodrome
“A motorcycle is a bicycle with pandemonium attachment, and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics.” – So goes…
The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club Brick T-Shirt
The Bike Shed is one of London’s premier destinations if you happen to be a motorcyclist, it’s a 12,000 square foot location across four…
Warbird For Sale: A US Navy Specification North American T-28 – $130,000 USD
The North American Aviation T-28 was originally developed as a trainer aircraft for the USAF and the US Navy however it saw significant use…
The Piloti Pinnacle Race Boot – FIA and CFI Certified
This is the all-new Piloti Pinnacle race boot, it’s both FIA 8856-2000 certified and SFI 3.3/5 rated meaning it’s suitable for drivers of all…
The Norton Commando 750 S – A British Superbike Icon
The Norton Commando 750 S was the scrambler version of the Commando series, a model range from Norton that would prove to be one…
The Official United States Thunderbirds Space Pen – Used by Astronauts, Fighter Pilots, and Jerry Seinfeld.
This is the United States Thunderbirds Space Pen, it’s made by the original Space Pen company Fisher, and it’s the standard issue pen of…