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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Tag Heuer Grand Carrera Calibre 36 RS
The Tag Heuer Grand Carrera uses the C.O.S.C. certified Calibre 36 movement that oscillates at 36,000 vibrations per hour – this allows it to…
1985 BMW M635 CSi
The BMW M635 CSi is one of those cars from the ’80s that helped define performance motoring for the decade, and unlike its competitors…
The Hardin Overall
The Hardin Overall has been developed following in the tradition of the workwear that our fathers and grandfathers wore, each pair of overalls is…
Pete Townshend’s Rickenbacker
Pete Townshend became famous early in his career as the front man of The Who as a guitar smashing tour de force – a…
Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer
Dot. Sydney to London on a Wing and a Prayer is a film that documents the journey of Nathan Millward from Sydney to London…
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 is almost universally known by its unofficial nickname – Ferrari Daytona. Ferrari have never formerly embraced the Daytona label, and even…
Jim Clark’s Lotus 49: Screen Print Poster
Jim Clark is remembered as one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. The Scotsman managed 33 pole positions and 25 race victories…
MV Agusta Bol d’Or by Walt Siegl
Words by Walt Siegl. I always had a soft spot for the raw brutishness of 80s Endurance bikes, and I wanted to use an…
The Shop Rag Shirt by The Godspeed Co.
The Shop Rag Shirt by The Godspeed Co. is quite possibly the perfect shirt for use in the garage, each one is 100% American-made…
Ducati GT1000 by TTRNO
The Ducati GT1000 remains one of the best of the retro modern motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory. With a kerb weight of 185…
Rolls-Royce V8 Coffee Table
Prior to the takeover by BMW in 1998 Rolls-Royce made use of the L Series V8, an engine that had been developed in the…
Jet-Hot Double Down By Fuller Moto
The Jet-Hot Double Down is a vehicle that you’ve likely seen before. This time however there’s some new information about it that’ll likely interest…