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 Merlin Hamlin – An Armored Kevlar-Lined Motorcycle Hoodie
The Merlin Hamlin is a Kevlar motorcycle hoodie designed to offer some of the same protections as a motorcycle jacket but in the…
Porsche 356 Engine Powered From The Factory – The Tempo Mikafa Sport Camper
The Tempo Mikafa Sport Camper left the factory with a Porsche 356 engine and Porsche badging, making it perhaps the most interesting camper…
Undone Basecamp Standard Automatic Watch – $295 USD
The Basecamp Standard is an automatic mechanical wristwatch by the team at Undone that was designed to be a daily wearable tool watch –…
The Rare Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato – An 1980s Supercar Fighter
The Aston Martin V8 Vantage Zagato is a two-door GT car with performance figures that came close to rivalling the greatest supercars of its era…
The 50 Watt BoomCase – A Vintage Suitcase Converted Into A Self-Contained Sound System
For over 10 years the team at BoomCase have been building self-contained stereo systems in vintage suitcases, they contain battery packs, amplifiers, speakers, an…
The South African Citi Golf – A Short Film By Patina
The Citi Golf is a car little known outside of its native South Africa, but in its home country its one of the most…
The Royal Enfield Himalayan EFI Desert Racer by Fuel Motorcycles
This article was written by Karles Vives, the founder and creative director at Fuel Motorcycles. When possible we like to bring you the story…
The Street Dog – A Restored 1974 Range Rover Classic Two-Door by Legacy Overland
This is a comprehensively rebuilt Range Rover Classic two-door by the team at Legacy Overland, it’s described as a “street dog” 4×4 as it’s…
A Rocking Chair Made From Reclaimed Bourbon Barrels – The Recurved Rocker
The Recurved Rocker is a traditional rocking chair made from reclaimed bourbon barrels. 100% of the wood used in the construction of each…
A Martin-Baker Mk 5 Ejection Seat (MK GU5) – Buy It So You Can Make A Quick Exit From The Office
The Martin-Baker Mk 5 ejection seat was developed alongside the Mk 4 in the 1950s as a tougher variant created to meet the…
You Can Be The Engine Swap King Of The World – An Original 1948 Tucker Engine Is For Sale
This is an original 1948 Tucker engine, the Tucker 48 is undoubtably one of the most famous low-production number cars of the 20th…
Fast Eddie – A Short Film About A Lifelong Passion
At the age of 93, WW II veteran and AMA Hall of Famer Ed Fisher still rides everyday, and even continues to race…