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 Snell M2015 Certified Simpson Street Bandit Helmet
The Simpson Street Bandit Helmet has a shell design used since the 1970s by the iconic American company founded by Bill Simpson back in…
Rare British Racer: 1949 Connaught L2 2½-litre Sports-Racing Car
The Connaught L2 was developed by former RAF pilots and engineers in the years just after WWII, the company name was chosen because it…
Suus Road Denim 450 Motorcycle Jacket
The Suus Road Denim 450 motorcycle jacket is Australian designed and made, using single-layer 14 oz 43% UHMWPE denim (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene). This material is…
Shelby Daytona Coupe – America’s Original Ferrari Killer
The story of the Shelby Daytona Coupe became an American racing saga unlike almost any other. It was a car designed by a ragtag…
Spitfire Pen – Made From An Original Spitfire Propeller
The Spitfire Pen is a creation of the Hordern Richmond Aircraft Company, they’ve been in business since 1937 when the company was founded by…
Documentary: Tuthill Porsche on the East African Safari Classic Rally
This documentary covers the entry of Tuthill Porsche in the East African Safari Classic Rally. The team was fielding a series of comprehensively rally-prepped Porsche 911s,…
Roue CHR Chronograph
The Roue CHR Chronograph is designed to be worn daily, and it’s offered at a price point in the $250 USD range to ensure…
Tamarit Motorcycles Triumph Thruxton Custom
There’s something very appealing about a well-built Triumph Thruxton custom, it’s a bike that helped put Triumph on the map in the world of…
Tailfeather Goods: Handcrafted Kangaroo Leather Wallet
Each kangaroo leather wallet by Tailfeather Goods is handmade by husband and wife duo Scottie and Natalia in Australia. Kangaroo leather is highly prized…
1960 Chevrolet Corvette C1 Dual-Quad 4-Speed
The Chevrolet Corvette C1 was designed and built to show the Europeans that their neighbors across the sea could also build world class sports…
Classic Style: Piloti 24H Le Mans Driving Shoes – Limited Edition
The Piloti 24H Le Mans driving shoes were developed to suit a very specific kind of person – a 24 Hours of Le Mans…
Rare Supercharged British Racer: 1936 2-Litre Alta Sports Car
The Alta Car and Engineering Company was astonishingly far ahead of its time, the company was building supercharged, double overhead cam engines with hemispherical…