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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The Clampersand

The Clampersand is a fully functioning clamp that doubles as a visual pun, making it a perfect addition to the garage, livingroom, or personal…
Saint Bromley Armoured Flight Jacket

The Bromley Armoured Flight Jacket is a new release from Australian company Saint – and it’s aimed directly at motorcyclists who need gear they…
Documentary: Porsche – Made By Hand

Made By Hand is a documentary commissioned by Porsche in the 1950s to showcase their 356 model, the film follows the production of the…
1977 Chevron B36

Chevron Cars Ltd is a small British automaker that should really be a whole lot more famous than it is (outside of the motor…
Guy Martin’s Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

Guy Martin is a down to earth motorcycle racer and truck mechanic who shot to worldwide fame in 2011 when the documentary Closer to…
Dovo Inox Full Hollow Straight Razor

The Dovo Inox full hollow straight razor is a fantastic alternative to whatever the latest and greatest multi-blade safety razor from Gilette happens to…
Blitz BMW R75/5 Bobber

Blitz Motorcycles is a Paris-based workshop that have developed a reputation for building genuinely unique and oftentimes unusual custom motorcycles. It’s run by Fred…
Pointer Brand Hickory Chore Coat

The Pointer Brand Hickory Chore Coat is a modern version of the workwear worn by our great-grandparents, gear that was designed to be tough…
Ringbrothers Carbon Fiber Mustang

The Ford Mustang was first released in 1964. What happened next took Ford and the entire American automotive industry by surprise. The bean-counters at…
Barry Sheene’s 1974 Bell Helmet

Barry Sheene is remembered as one of the greatest motorcycle racers of all time, and almost certainly the greatest British rider of the 20th…
Cagiva Moke

The Cagiva Moke was final iteration of the original Mini Moke, which had been in production non-stop since 1964 with over 50,000 produced in…
Tag Heuer Autavia Mark 3 “Rindt”

Earlier this year Tag Heuer announced that they were going to re-release their iconic Autavia, and that they were going to turn to the public…