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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John Tool Bag by Malle
The John Tool Bag by Malle is a modern take on the classic tool bag used by mechanics, blacksmiths, stone masons and other tradesmen….
Range Rover Classic
The two-door Range Rover Classic has long been the number one 4×4 on my personal vehicular bucketlist, some consider it an usual choice but…
Emergency Fuel Reserve Bottle
Running out of gasoline is an experience we’re all familiar with, the sputter of the engine as the throttle cuts out gives you that…
BMW R100/7 Scrambler
The BMW R100/7 has quickly become a popular target for custom motorcycle builders, largely thanks to its bulletproof 980cc boxer twin, legendary reliability and…
Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Chronograph
The Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Chronograph was designed to evoke the style and spirit of Italy’s most famous road race, the 1000 mile Mille…
Hold Fast Camera Ruck Strap
The Ruck Strap is a design that launched Hold Fast from a small American gear company that no one had ever heard of, to…
The Sound Barrier – Documentary
The Sound Barrier is an interesting look back at the time before supersonic flight was achieved, or even really understood. Years before Chuck Yeager…
1964 Chevrolet Corvette Racer
The Chevrolet Corvette has been America’s homegrown challenger to the refined racing coupes from Europe since 1953, the model has now become one of…
Leather Head Handmade Football
The Leather Head Handmade Football is an heirloom quality American football designed to be used by multiple generations of backyard family quarterbacks. Each one…
Pagnol M1 Motorcycle Jacket
The Pagnol M1 is a motorcycle jacket that you may not have encountered before as the company behind it isn’t quite as well known…
Ducati Leggero
The Ducati Leggero series of custom performance motorcycles by iconic builder Walt Siegl are a function-first example of what can be done with a…
God Speed You! Black Emperor
God Speed You! Black Emperor is a Japanese documentary from 1976, it follows the life and times of the Black Emperor motorcycle gang and…