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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Taylor Stitch + Golden Bear Whiskey Moto Jacket
The Whiskey Steerhide Moto Jacket is a 40+ year old design by Golden Bear, not only is it made to the original specifications, but…
1932 Ford Three-Window Hot Rod
The three-window ’32 Ford is a hugely desirable car in hot rod circles. It offers better rigidity than its roofless siblings and better protection in case of rollovers while racing.
Kids’ Pedal-Powered Hot Rod
Many of us had pedal cars as children, mine was bright red, plastic, and loosely based on the design of the Porsche 356. And…
1966 Dodge Hemi Charger
This is 1 of just 468 Dodge Hemi Chargers that were built in 1966, a year remembered by fans of the Mopar Hemi engine…
Transparent Speaker by People People
The Transparent Speaker from Stockholm-based company People People is based on an art-school design concept that went viral. The transparent panels are locally-sourced sapphire…
1967 De Tomaso Vallelunga
Only 54 examples of the De Tomaso Vallelunga were ever made, they were the first of the road cars built by De Tomaso but…
ADPT Watch Strap
The ADPT Watch Strap is an all-new design from the team at Worn & Wound, it’s based on the classic NATO military strap, the…
1978 Kawasaki Z1R-TC Turbo
The Kawasaki Z1R-TC holds the distinction of being the first of what would become a rash of turbocharged Japanese motorcycles in the late ’70s…
1933 Model 1 Enigma Cipher Machine
The Enigma was invented shortly after the end of the First World War, and it would go on to be one of the most…
Walking Dead: Norman Reedus’s Yamaha XV920
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead has been a breakout success since it began airing in 2010, it’s been so successful that television shows…
Earnest K-Canvas® Tasker Motorcycle Pants
K-Canvas is a new material developed by the team at Earnest Co. to offer the comfort and wearability of cotton canvas, with the extreme…
1960 USAF Training Film – Dogfighting In Jets
This original USAF training film from 1960 gives a 20 minute introduction to the art of dogfighting in fighter jets – otherwise known as…