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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Alpinestars Brera Airflow Jacket – A Perforated Leather Jacket For Warm Weather Riding
The Alpinestars Brera Airflow Jacket is made from full grain leather and features slim-fitting, CE certified, removable Bio Armor shoulder and elbow protectors as…
There’s A $100,000 1977 MV Agusta 850SS For Sale On eBay
The MV Agusta 850SS represents a high point of Italian multi-cylinder road bikes, it was released in 1977 and today it’s one of…
The Heimplanet Cave Dome Tent – A Lightweight Tent Ideal For Road Trips
The Heimplanet Cave Dome Tent is a 2-3 person geodesic dome tent that is both highly resilient and lightweight, at just 4.8 kilograms….
Documentary: The Defender – The Story Of Canada’s Only Fighter Aircraft Builder, Bob Diemert
It’s difficult to describe this film as it’s unlike anything I’ve ever seen before, but I will say if you only watch one…
For Sale: A Rare 1967 Maserati Mexico 4.2 Litre V8 Engine – $3,499 USD
This is an original 1967 Maserati Mexico 4.2 litre V8 Tipo 107 engine, it was one of two engine options offered with the…
The Wilesco Mighty Atom – A Fully Functioning Steam Traction Engine
The Wilesco Mighty Atom is a fully functioning steam engine powered by the heat from small (4 gram) esbit fuel tablets that are placed…
The Lamborghini Urraco P250 S – Ferruccio Lamborghini’s Answer To The Ferrari Dino
The Lamborghini Urraco P250 S was a direct answer to the Ferrari Dino, and a shot across the bow of other European sports…
Tiger Snake Australian Whiskey – An Award-Winning Sour Mash From The Land Down Under
Tiger Snake Australian Whiskey is one of the newer creations from legendary Australian distiller Cameron Syme, the man behind the multi-award winning Great…
The Honda N600 – Japan’s Answer To The Mini
The Honda N600 was first released in the late 1960s as a Japanese answer to the famous British Mini, the Mini would prove…
An R/C 1:4 Scale Piper J-3 Cub With A 7.5 Foot Wingspan
This R/C 1:4 scale Piper J-3 Cub has a huge 90.5 inch wingspan (that’s 7.5 feet) a realistic cockpit, instrument panel, pilot figure,…
1 Of 4 Ever Made: A 1970 Dodge Hemi Coronet R/T – A Rare 425 HP American Muscle Car
For the 1970 model year just four examples of the Dodge Hemi Coronet R/T hardtop with the 4-speed manual transmission would be built,…
The Harmonica Used By Bob Dylan – The Hohner Marine Band – $64 USD
The Hohner Marine Band harmonica is one of the best loved harmonicas ever made, it’s been in production since 1896 and it’s been used by…