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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Royal Enfield Beach Tracker
The Royal Enfield Bullet is the longest running production motorcycle in the world, the first Bullet was fired up in 1931 and the evolved…
The Lotus Belle Tent
The Lotus Belle Tent is made from a highly waterproof and breathable 380 grade canvas with a waterproof 340 gsm PVC groundsheet, depending on…
1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB was unveiled in 1959 at the Paris Motor Show to a stunned audience. In the years since its release…
Huckberry Compact EDC Kit
The Compact EDC Kit has been developed by the team at Huckberry to be a simple and robust everyday carry kit that you can…
1935 Aston Martin Ulster Le Mans Works Racer
The Ulster is remembered as an early highlight in the racing history of Aston Martin, the model was an indirect result of a bankruptcy in…
Short Film: What A Ride
Official Film Description: It’s a sunny Sunday in November. Riding shotgun in an old Alfa roadster we pull into a service station with a…
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE
The Ferrari 250 GTE was the first 4-seat Ferrari produced in significant numbers, the story goes that Enzo Ferrari wanted a personal car that…
Mercedes-Benz Blue Wonder + Dirty Hero 300 SLR
The Mercedes-Benz Blue Wonder + Dirty Hero 300 SLR is a highly detailed scale model sold by Racing Heroes, a small family run business…
Lamborghini LM 002
The Lamborghini LM 002 was the first production 4×4 built by the Italian supercar (and tractor) builder, it was based on their 1977 Cheetah 4×4…
Montblanc Timewalker Rally Timer 100
The new Montblanc Timewalker Rally Timer 100 is essentially two timepieces in one. It can be clicked into a strap and be used as…
This Time Tomorrow: 1966 Le Mans Documentary
This Time Tomorrow is a film about the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans race that took place in 1966. This was the to be…
Honda CBX
When the Honda CBX was released in 1978 it was almost immediately compared favourably to the Vincent Black Shadow – both bikes were the…