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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Bremont Jaguar
Bremont and Jaguar are both quintessentially British companies with a history of working together, when Jaguar recently restarted the E-Type production line to produce…
Documentary: The Extraordinary Story of Captain Winkle Brown
The story of Captain Eric Melrose “Winkle” Brown is one of the greatest WWII tales you’re every likely to come across. Many of us…
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm
In 1967 Alfa Romeo unveiled the 2000 GTAm – a race version of the ever popular Giulia Sprint GT with an enlarged engine, a…
Porter Key Knife EDC
The Porter Key Knife EDC may look like a blank key, but it actually hides a small blade and a bottle opener. It’s designed…
Porsche 356 Emory Outlaw
The Emory family have been a major influence on the American custom scene since just after WWII, when Grandpa Neil Emory co-founded the Valley…
BMW K75 Streetfighter
This article was submitted by Zsolt Kovacs, the man who built this BMW K75 Streetfighter. A Brief History of the BMW K75 By the…
Stylmartin Indian Boots
The Stylmartin Indian Boot is designed for motorcyclists who use their bike to commute – and don’t want to have to swap their boots…
1967 Shelby Mustang GT500
The Shelby Mustang GT500 is considered by many to be one of the peaks of early muscle car development – from the golden age…
Motorcycle Backpack by OSYB
The Quest is a new motorcycle backpack by OSYB designed to be used both during your daily commute, and on those slightly longer moto-adventures…
Gasbox Indian Scout
The Indian Scout was introduced for the first time in 1919, and quickly established itself as one of America’s most important and successful early…
Helle Dokka Folding Knife
The Helle Dokka Knife has been produced by Steinar Helle and his descendants in Norway since the 1930s, the smiths at Helle create the…
Aether Explorer Sunglasses
Sunglasses for motorcyclists seem to only come in two basic types: cool or hideous. This pair by Aether + Salt are decidedly in the…