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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Sterling Silver Dollar Money Clip
This vintage Silver Dollar Money Clip was made by Liberty Sterling in the 1940s, it features a front mounted US Morgan Silver Dollar coin…
Riva Ferrari 32
The Riva Ferrari 32 was developed as a joint project between two of Italy’s finest vehicle manufacturers – Riva and Ferrari. Just 30 examples…
The Engineering of Star Wars by Hans Jenssen
Hans Jenssen is a staggeringly talented artist who was contracted by the team behind Star Wars in 1997 to create a series of hand-drawn…
Roland Sands Mojave Boot
The Roland Sands Design Mojave Boot is a new offering from the California-based company, they’ve been making a name for themselves for producing gear…
1967 Can-Am at Road America
The original Can-Am series, otherwise known as the Canadian-American Challenge Cup, ran between 1966 and 1974. Despite its relatively short life, it’s looked at…
1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 10th Anniversary Edition
The second generation Pontiac Firebird Trans Am is a car that many seem to either love or hate, it was made an icon thanks…
The 1959 Norton-JAP Sprinter “Thor”
The Norton Featherbed frame and JAP motorcycle engine were amongst the most important British motorcycle developments of the 20th century – although they very rarely…
Icon 1000 Advokat Backpack
The new Advokat Backpack is part of the new 2016 Icon 1000 collection, it’s a backpack specifically designed for motorcyclists and has padded shoulders…
Alpine A110
The story of Alpine and their 110 is one of the great David vs Goliath tales of 20th century motor racing. In 1973 the…
Pikes Peak Wallpaper
Pikes Peak, Walter Röhrl, and Audi Sport Quattro S1 are three names that’ll send chills up the spine of any racing enthusiast. Combine them…
1966 Porsche 911 ‘SWB’ Rally Car
The Porsche 911 is famous for countless things, but there are many who are unaware of the model’s early rallying dominance in some of…
Dainese Strokeville Jeans
It’s genuinely astonishing how much choice there is now in the Kevlar jeans section of most motorcycle gear stores. This new pair by Dainese…