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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James May’s Honda PS50
James May of Top Gear fame has been streamlining his personal collection over the past few months with former and future co-host Richard Hammond…
1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 L78
The Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 L78 was a 375 horsepower version of the 396 cubic inch V8, it was the second highest spec that…
Alpinestars Oscar Rayburn Boots
The Alpinestars Oscar Rayburn Boot is a new release from the well-known motorcycle gear and apparel company. We’ve been seeing more and more gear…
1962 Ford Mustang I Concept Promotional Film
The first Mustang was shown to the general public in 1962, it looked vastly different from the car that would actually go into production…
1934 Ford Hot Rod Hill Climber
There aren’t many vehicles more thoroughly American than the ’34 Ford Hot Rod. This one is perhaps slightly more iconic than most, it was…
SCoT Supercharger
SCoT Superchargers were a favourite of the salt lake racers of the ’50s and ’60s, they could be easily fitted to a flathead V8…
Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister
The 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister was a special edition car offered only to dealers in the Kansas City area, 96 were made…
Buck Compadre Camp Axe
The Compadre Camp Axe by Buck Knives has been developed as an all-round camp axe that can be used for everything from chopping wood…
Jaguar XJ220
“The Saturday Club” was an unofficial group of 12 Jaguar engineers and designers who worked after-hours and on weekends to secretly develop the car…
Shinola Runwell Sport Chrono
Shinola was founded in 2011 with the goal of bringing watchmaking back to the USA. Over the past few years they produced a series…
David Beckham’s Triumph Bonneville
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the…
Filson Flask
Although Filson are better known for their outdoor-specific clothing and gear they also make a hip flask -presumably for those cold winter hikes, ice…