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 Maestro Tool Roll by Shanghai Customs
This is the new Maestro Tool Roll by Shanghai Customs, it comes fully equipped with a set of chrome vanadium double ended spanners, a…
The New CCM Spitfire Six – Just 300 Will Be Made
This is the new CCM Spitfire Six, it’s the newest offering from British motorcycle maker CCM, short for Clews Competition Motorcycles, and just 300…
The New Fuel El Paso Duster Jacket
This is the new El Paso Duster Jacket by Fuel Motorcycles, it comes in both long and short versions, and it’s designed to be…
The Tamiya Honda City Turbo R/C – A Remote Control Wheelie Monster
This is the Tamiya Honda City Turbo R/C, it was originally released all the way back in 1983 as “Willy”s Wheeler” to celebrate the…
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Workshop Manual
This is the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Owner’s Workshop Manual by Haynes, it’s an essential reference book for any SR-71 owner and it makes a…
The Zundapp K800 – One Of Germany’s Most Beautiful Motorcycles
The Zundapp K800 was one of the most advanced motorcycles of its age, it’s powered by a flat-4 unit construction engine with a 4-speed…
The Rotate North Atlantic Automatic Dive Watch – $346 USD
When the team at Rotate North decided to make a watch they chose to start with one of the most resilient types possible –…
A Rare Lotus 7A Series 1 – Colin Chapman’s Purest Road Car
No article about the Lotus 7 can be written without mentioning the clever way in which Colin Chapman and his team at Lotus got…
The Biltwell Camp Mug – 100% Goes To The Warrior Built Foundation
Enamel mugs have been in use for countless decades and they’re still popular today for their ruggedness and low weight. Enamelled has been in…
Short Film: Honda CB750 – The Birth of the Superbike
“Honda CB750 – The Birth of the Superbike” is a new short film from the team at Brightside Media, it gives a look back…
For Sale: A Supercharged 37 Litre Rolls-Royce Griffon V12 Aero Engine – Capable of 3500 HP
The Rolls-Royce Griffon V12 is a 37 litre (2,240 cu. in.) aero engine that was in development before the Second World War, but had…
The Runge Armchair – By Porsche Coachbuilder Extraordinaire Christopher Runge
This is the new Runge Armchair, each one is hand built by Christopher Runge Superleicht aluminum tubes which are TIG welded into a framework…