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 North Company Camp Knife
The Camp Knife by Royal North Company has been designed in Canada to be an ideal camping, hunting, or utility knife – specifically developed…
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Stradale
In 1965 Autodelta, the motorsport division of Alfa Romeo, developed a high-performance version of the regular road-going Alfa Romeo Giulia GT. They called it…
Roland Sands Kevlar Stoddard Shirt
The new Roland Sands Stoddard Shirt is a DuPont™ Kevlar® lined flannel with a YKK zip-up front as well as pockets for the full…
1984 Ferrari 288 GTO
The Ferrari 288 GTO was destined to compete in the borderline-insane world of Group B rallying. The FIA introduced the regulations that would define…
REV’IT! Stealth Motorcycle Hoodie
Over the past couple of years we’ve begun to see a a notable shift by many of the larger motorcycle gear manufacturers towards gear…
Motorcycle Bivouac
Motorcycles and adventure have gone hand in hand ever since the first man bolted an engine to a bicycle. In the years since, the…
The Story Of Gasoline
The Story Of Gasoline is a ’50s era educational film about gasoline, it covers the process of refining and includes a surprisingly useful explanation…
1948 Packard Eight Station Sedan
The Packard 8 Station Sedan was introduced in 1948 and discontinued in 1950, but despite its relatively short production life it’s remembered as an…
BMW R nineT Montreal Twins
When the BMW R nineT was released in 2015 it grabbed the attention of a lot of riders, its design was both modern and…
Stanley Steamer: Model E2
The Stanley Motor Carriage Company was an American operation famed for being the most successful manufacturer of steam-powered cars in history. At the turn of…
Knox Meta-Sys Back Protector
The new Knox Meta-Sys Back Protector is one of the most capable spine protection systems currently available, it has an outer layer of hard…
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
The Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV was the final version in the popular Alfa Romeo 105/115 series – the common body used was designed by…