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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Survival Grenade

The Survival Grenade by The Friendly Swede is designed to be a compact survival kit that’ll help you light a fire, catch food, signal…
1917 Henderson Factory Racer

The Henderson Motorcycle Company was founded in 1911 by American brothers William G. Henderson and Tom W. Henderson, over the course of their careers…
Desktop Wallpaper: WWII Japanese Flying Boat Kawanishi H6K

The Kawanishi H6K was a flying boat developed by the Japanese in the years leading up to WWII, it was largely based on European…
An All-Original Porsche 912

The Porsche 912 was developed and produced as almost an afterthought by the Stuttgart-based automobile manufacturer, the out-going Porsche 356 had been priced about…
1:12 Scale Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder

Amalgam is a British model maker renowned for their work creating everything from realistic Formula 1 cars to models of super yachts and exceptionally…
Mammoth Bone Damascus Steel Knife

These knives by the master bladesmiths at Santa Fe Stoneworks have 33 layer Damascus steel blades with handles carved from mammoth bone, each is…
The Official Jurassic World Triumph Scrambler

During filming of Jurassic World, three custom Triumph Scramblers were built for use by Chris Pratt in a number of memorable scenes, including one…
Battery Tender Solar Charger Panel

A dead battery can spell disaster on an off road expedition, and it can be a significant inconvenience when away from the power grid….
One Leap Ahead – A Jaguar Factory Tour In 1961

One Leap Ahead is a short film produced by Jaguar Motors Ltd in 1961 to highlight their advanced production line, it focusses on the…
Costin Jaguar Sports Racer

The history of this Costin Jaguar is quite remarkable, it’s the only one that was ever made and it essentially started life as two…
AXE 2 Kevlar Motorcycle Shirt

The AXE 2 Kevlar Motorcycle Shirt is a product we’ve covered in previous months, and it’s always garnered huge attention thanks to it’s clever…
1989 BMW M3

The BMW E30 was the first car to be adorned with the tri-colour M3 badge, it first appeared in 1985 and quickly found its…