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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Documentary: Car Crash – The DeLorean Story
Car Crash – The DeLorean Story is a documentary about the DeLorean DMC-12 and the man behind it – the late-great John DeLorean. Those…
1967 Austin “Big John” Mazmanian Football Gasser
Standing at 6′ 5″, “Big John” Mazmanian was a larger than life character in the world of American drag racing known for his speed…
1966 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power
The Pontiac GTO is remembered fondly as John DeLorean’s second most famous achievement, after the DMC-12 of course, which although already famous was shot…
Bremont Supermarine Type 300 Wristwatch
The Supermarine Type 300 by Bremont is a British automatic wristwatch designed to be a daily-wearable, heirloom quality timepiece. It’s named for the legendary…
1937 Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton
There are some who will tell you that the Cord 812 Supercharged Phaeton is the most beautiful American car ever made, and whether you…
Goodwood Road Racing Club Mechanic Overalls
This set of official Goodwood Road Racing Club mechanic overalls have been carefully designed to look and feel exactly like the ones worn by…
1969 Dodge Super Bee 440 Six Pack
The Dodge Super Bee was named for the platform it’s based on – the Chrysler “B” platform that it shared with a number of…
1969 Opel Rallye Kadett
Outside of Europe the Opel Kadett 1900 Rallye is a little known car, in fact it’s not all that well known in Europe either…
Tactica Talon 17-In-1 Multitool
The Tactica Talon 17-In-1 Multitool is an Australian-designed, carabiner-shaped tool designed to take care of a multitude of tasks – all while being 100%…
Documentary – Norman Dewis: The Greatest Test Driver
Editor’s Note: The original film we featured here has been removed from YouTube. We’ve replaced it with this wonderful interview with Dewis in which…
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DINO Purists are always quick to point out that this car didn’t actually wear a Ferrari badge – it…
1936 Horch 853 Spezialroadster
The name Horch might not be familiar to many, but the name Audi certainly is. As it happens both automakers were founded by the…