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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Moon-Worn Apollo 15 Chronograph
Bulova and Omega were in a heated battle during the early years of the Space Race to become the official chronograph used in space…
Triumph Bonneville Scrambler by Grease Monkey
The Triumph Bonneville is broadly recognised as one of the most important motorcycle model lines in history, originally introduced in 1959 the Bonneville has…
NASA Gemini 6 Space-Flown Switchblade
Until very recently I wasn’t aware that NASA’s Gemini astronauts were issued with switchblades for emergency use, it’s likely that the knives were intended…
1963 Shelby Cobra 289
The story of the Shelby Cobra has become so deeply ingrained into the psyche of automotive devotees on both sides of the Atlantic that…
Las Marias MC
Las Marias MC is an all-female motorcycle club in Mexico City, they found that riding in a group made them far safer on the…
The PRVKE Photographer’s Pack
The PRVKE Pack is a newly developed rucksack by the team over at WANDRD, it’s been created to suit a broad range of uses…
1970 Intermeccanica Italia Spyder
The Intermeccanica Italia Spyder is an American/Italian sportscar that was produced in very limited numbers, it’s thought that less than 500 were built in…
Ikara Anti-Submarine Tail Fin
The Ikara was an Australian anti-submarine missile developed in 1959, over the course of its life it would be used by the Australian, British,…
The Phil Hill Story
The Phil Hill Story is a slightly older documentary about America’s only native born Formula 1 World Champion. Hill was a famously quiet and…
Steve McQueen’s Indian Sport Scout
Steve McQueen owned an extraordinary array of vehicles including a 1931 Pitcairn PA-8 biplane, a Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, a Jaguar XKSS, a Ford…
D-Day Original: 101st Airborne Paratrooper Jump Knife
The D-Day assault is one of the most important military events of the 20th century, the heroism, courage and selflessness displayed by the Allies…
Volkswagen 21 Window Samba
The 21 Window Volkswagen Samba was the most luxurious version of the iconic Type 2 Microbus, it was offered in both 23 and 21…