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 Crave Armalith Montana Motorcycle Shirt – Twice the Strength of Kevlar
The Crave Montana Motorcycle Shirt is made from Armalith, a material twice as strong as Kevlar that’s used in bulletproof vests, military armor, and…
Documentary: DeLorean: The Man, The Car, The People
DeLorean: The Man, The Car, The People is a documentary by Carfection focussing on the history of one of the most fascinating, and shortest…
Watch Live & Free: The 2018 Le Mans Classic
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with the official 2018 Le Mans Classic film above. The Le Mans Classic Every two years the…
Prisma Skateboard Guitars – Made From 50 Laminated Skateboard Decks
Prisma Skateboard Guitars are each handmade in the USA from reclaimed skateboard decks. Far from being novelty-use only, these guitars are built to an…
The $70 Million Dollar Ferrari 250 GTO In The Vault
The Vault of the Petersen Automotive Museum The overwhelming majority of people driving down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles have no idea that the…
The HJC IS-5 X-Wing Fighter Pilot Helmet – DOT Approved
The HJC IS-5 X-Wing Fighter Pilot Helmet is A DOT-approved motorcycle helmet designed to look a lot like the helmets worn by the rebel…
The James Bond “Spectre” Land Rover Defender SVX
Vehicles used in James Bond films typically become almost as iconic as 007 himself, the most famous are the Astons of course, but he’s…
Werenbach Model 1 – A Watch Made From A Soyuz Rocket Booster
The Werenbach Model 1 is a Swiss-made automatic watch with a face made from a Soyuz rocket booster that’s been launched, before being recovered…
1971 BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Group 2 – A French-Built Racer
This BMW 2002 Tii-Specification Groupe 2 was built at the dawn of the ’80s by two legends of French motorsport – Sport Garage G.Benoit…
Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles Rodeo Gloves
The Rodeo Gloves are a new offering from the world famous Barcelona-based custom motorcycle powerhouse Fuel Bespoke Motorcycles. The team at Fuel aren’t just…
1955 Jaguar XK 140 Maurice Gomm Special
The Jaguar XK 140 Maurice Gomm Special isn’t a car that you would think is in anyway related to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the World…
The MotoTote MTX Sport Motorcycle Carrier
The MotoTote MTX Sport Motorcycle Carrier is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways for people to transport motorcycles on everything from overloading…