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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Angry Lane Black Rider Daypack – Probably The Most Secure Motorcycle Backpack In The World
The Black Rider Daypack by Angry Lane is a unique motorcycle backpack designed with both daily practicality as well as security in mind. Each…
The Snow Cruiser – Antarctica’s Abandoned Behemoth
The Snow Cruiser – Antarctica’s Abandoned Behemoth is a short documentary that gives a concise history of one of the most unusual land-based vehicles…
A 500 BHP Custom Datsun 240Z – With The Heart Of A Skyline
This Datsun 240Z has had its DNA spliced with that of a Nissan Skyline, it’s a fitting combination of genetic material from one of…
A Time Capsule Condition 1988 Toyota Land Cruiser J60 GX HJ61 Turbo
The Toyota Land Cruiser J60 series was one of the most important iterations in the history of the globally renowned Japanese 4×4. In a…
Aether Expedition Jacket – A Motorcycle Jacket To Cross Continents, Or To Cross The City
The Aether Expedition Jacket was developed by the Californian team at Aether specifically to be a 21st century, all-weather motorcycle expedition jacket. Aether was…
The Last First Corvette – 1953 Chevrolet Corvette #300
This is the last 1953 Chevrolet Corvette that was built, 1953 was the first year the Corvette was offered for sale which makes this…
The Honda VF1000R – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World (In 1984)
The Honda VF1000R was the high performance member of the Honda VF1000 model family. All models had an advanced V4 998cc double overhead cam…
The Rossling Hydromatic C.01 – A German Watch With A Swiss Automatic Movement For $399 USD
The Rossling Hydromatic C.01 is an ISO 6425 / DIN 8306-specification dive watch made in Germany that’s powered by the reliable ETA 2824-2 /…
1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Safari – A Gentleman’s Sport Utility Vehicle
This 1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4 Safari was built to answer a single question – what would the 308 GT4 have looked like if…
Cortina: The Story of Ford’s Best-Seller
Cortina: The Story of Ford’s Best-Seller is a definitive book about one of the most important British Ford’s in history and a staple of…
For Sale: Mickey Thompson’s Original Challenger IV Buggy
This article was written by Rory Ward, the man who restored the Challenger IV back to racing condition and then took it back to…
The Toyo Camber Top Tool Box From Japan – $32.00 USD
The Toyo Camber Top Tool Box has developed a great reputation as the ideal home tool box, each one is made from a single…