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: The Real James Hunt
The Real James Hunt is a documentary about the life of James Hunt, a racing driver and Formula One World Champion who today is…
Espiat BMW R80 RT Monolever
The R80 Monolever was built from 1982 to 1995 and enjoyed solid sales numbers, it was powered by a more-reliable-than-taxes 797.5cc boxer twin producing 49hp…
Land Rover Series 3
It’s said that almost three quarters of all the Land Rovers ever built are still operational, and anyone who’s ever spent time with one…
Pagnol M4 Moto Gloves
The new Pagnol M4 Moto Gloves have been designed to offer a highly functional and protective leather glove with an understated design that’ll suit…
BMW R100 Scrambler
The 67 hp 980cc boxer twin used in the BMW R100 is an engine that lends itself very well to life both on and…
No Ordinary Passenger
No Ordinary Passenger is a short film directed by Cabel Hopkins that takes a look into the life and times of iconic sidecar racer…
Continental MkII
The Continental MkII was released in 1955 as the pinnacle of the Ford model family and a return to the heady pre-WWII days of…
1957 Sputnik-1 Prototype Test Model
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik-1 on October the 5th, 1957 and in so doing kicked the Space Race into high gear – where it…
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am
The Ford Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am was built with a very specific task in mind – Ford wanted to trounce the Chevrolet Camaros…
Survival Belt
The Survival Belt by SlideBelts is a survival tool that’ll also hold up your jeans – the buckle contains a locking/folding titanium nitride coated AUS-8…
Council Jersey Classic Axe
The Jersey Classic Axe by Council Tool has a 36″ hickory handle and a 3.5 lb head with a Rockwell hardness of 48-55. It’s been…
The Breakfast Club Series
The Breakfast Club is a new series by Blackbird Automotive, a Hong Kong based company that features both the Blackbird Heritage Motorworks garage and…