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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Original Blueprints Of The Alfa Romeo Giulia Tubolare Zagato (TZ-2)
This is a sheet of original blueprints for the Alfa Romeo Giulia Tubolare Zagato (TZ-2), the car was designed by Ercole Spada at Zagato,…
A Rare Chappe et Gessalin CG 1300 – Ever Seen One Of These?
The CG 1300 is a car unknown to many outside of its native France, it was the fastest and most powerful car built by…
The Dainese Alger Jacket – Classic Paris-Dakar Styling Built To Modern Safety Standards
The Dainese Alger Jacket is a new release from the Italian motorcycle gear company designed to evoke the styling of the jackets work by…
The Aero – A Bespoke Alloy-Bodied BMW R100 RS by MotoRRetro
This is the Aero – it took master craftsman Georgio Rimi four years to build using a series of hand tools and an English…
Heritage Driving Gloves by The Outlierman
These Heritage driving gloves by The Outlierman were designed in the exact style of gentleman’s driving gloves from the 1950s and earlier. Back when…
The 7-Time NORRA Class Winning 1968 Ford Bronco Desert Racer – Caballo Del Diablo
This 1968 Ford Bronco is the most successful Pioneer 4×4 class truck in modern NORRA desert racing history, it has competed in the brutal Mexican 1000…
Piloti Endurance Driving Shoe – A Handmade Everyday-Wearable Driving Shoe
The Piloti Endurance driving shoe is a new, limited edition addition to the Piloti range that has been specifically designed as a fully featured…
What Is One Horsepower? This 9 Minute Film Explains It All
We still frequently use the term horsepower as the primary indicator of how much power an engine produces, but very few can explain what…
The VAER Field Watch – The 1940s Military Inspired Watch With A $169.98 USD MSRP
VAER Watches was founded by Ryan Torres and Reagan Cook in the USA to build watches that could be worn anywhere – from the…
1989 Porsche 911 Speedster – The First 911 Speedster And An ’80s Icon
When it first went on sale the 1989 Porsche 911 Speedster caused a tsunami of excitement across the motoring world, it was the first…
Simpson Mod Bandit Carbon Helmet – A Lightweight Carbon Fibre Modular Helmet
The Simpson Mod Bandit Carbon Helmet is the carbon fibre version of the hugely popular Simpson Mod Bandit helmet series, featuring a modern and…
An Original Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Tool Kit – €7,500 to €10,000
This is an original Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona tool kit, it comes from a time when cars would often come from the manufacturer with…