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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1951 Willys M38 Jeep
The Willys M38 Jeep was the revised and updated version of the civilian-specification CJ-3A, which itself was an update of the venerable WWII era…
Lockeland Leatherworks Stratton+ Wallet
Lockeland Leatherworks is a small goods maker based in Lockeland Springs, in Nashville Tennessee, that uses traditional leather working techniques to produce goods that’ll…
Ventus Garage Moto Guzzi V65
The Moto Guzzi V65 was released in 1982 and sold in various forms until 1994, it was fitted with a 643cc twin (with a bore…
Bell Moto-3 Helmet
The new Bell Moto-3 Helmet has been hotly anticipated since it was announced earlier this year, it’s essentially a re-release of the original helmet…
Tamarit Motorcycles Triumph Scrambler #216
The Triumph Scrambler was introduced in 2006 as a modified version of the already-popular Triumph Bonneville. The design closely followed that of the Bonneville,…
Worn & Wound x AVI-8 Watch
At $399 USD, the Worn & Wound x AVI-8 is one of the best value propositions in the world of low volume automatic watches….
Croft-Cameron Super Eight
The Croft-Cameron Super Eight was the top-of-the-line model from the little-known British motorcycle manufacturer during their relatively short 1923 to 1926 lifespan. Croft-Cameron was…
Silver Foil Veldt Motorcycle Helmet
Veldt is a new venture from the team that developed Ruby Helmets, this new series of helmets are designed to be modular – offering…
Brass Balls Cycles F3 Rocketeer
The Brass Balls Cycles F3 Rocketeer is a limited production motorcycle based directly on the initial prototype that won the AMD World Championships of…
Icon Merc Stealth Jacket
The Icon Merc Stealth Jacket has a subtle design that conceals a full assortment of D3O body armor in the elbows, shoulders, and back, as well…
Barn Find: 1957 Porsche 356 Speedster
The Porsche 356 Speedster was developed at the request of influential automobile importer Max Hoffman, who saw a gap in the US market for…
1948 Lincoln Continental Club Coupe
The 1948 Lincoln Continental holds the distinction of being the last American made production car to be fitted with a V12, in the post…