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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Twenty Third Street Distillery Hybrid Whisk(e)y
Hybrid Whisk(e)y is a creation by Head Distiller Graham Buller at the Twenty Third Street Distillery is Southern Australia. He’s taken traditional scotch with five years of barrel maturation and combined it with Bourbon that has two years of barrel maturation, the final blend then goes back into bourbon barrels for finishing.
All-Original 1970 Plymouth Superbird
The History of the Plymouth Superbird The Plymouth Superbird was built for high-speed NASCAR competition, it was based on the Plymouth Road Runner but featured…
Autodromo x Worn & Wound Group B Watch
There aren’t many sub-$1,000 USD wristwatches you can buy that look perfectly at home in the cockpit of a Lancia Stratos, but the Group…
Jennifer Bailey’s Honda CB550
Jennifer and her husband Blake Bailey run the Motobailey Shoe Co. – known for their classically styled, Kevlar-lined leather motorcycle boots. Both Jennifer and…
Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber From Return of the Jedi
This is one of Luke Skywalker’s original Lightsabers from Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI), it was used in the famous escape…
1965 Sunbeam Tiger
The Sunbeam Tiger is one of Carroll Shelby’s most harmless looking creations, being based on the borderline-adorable Sunbeam Alpine that had styling reminiscent of the much larger Ford Thunderbird.
Burlen SUi Fuel Injection “Carburettor”
The SU Carburettor was developed by brothers Herbert and Carl Skinner in the early 1900s – the name is an abbreviation of Skinner Union….
Documentary: Jaguar At Le Mans In 1953
The 24 hour endurance race in 1953 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France was a comeback year for Jaguar, after…
Retro Camper: 1973 Apollo Neptune Motorhome
The promise of the open road appeals to us all. Having a vehicle and enough money in your wallet to buy gas, coffee, and…
Walt Siegl L’Avventura
The L’Avventura by Walt Siegl Motorcycles is a new low-volume production bike, designed from the ground up to be highly competent both on and…
Ride Motor Cycles Tee
This tee by Iron & Resin is emblazoned with an important, albeit brief, price of advice. It’s made in the USA from 100% cotton,…
FUEL Bespoke Design BMW 2002
The reason for the popularity of the 2002 is simple. It’s a small, lightweight car with a relatively powerful engine, excellent suspension, great steering, and iconic design. Perhaps the single most important feature is that the BMW 2002 is a sports car, with room for 4 adults (5 at a pinch), and some luggage. It fills that almost mythical space between a sports car and a daily driver that many automakers try to make, but usually miss by varying degrees.