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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100% Barstow Snake River Goggles
The motorcycle goggles produced by Barstow are amongst the best in the world, and the new company has quickly earned itself a place on…
Matchless-Vickers Military Motorcycle
The idea of taking a motorcycle and attaching a machine gun to it seems to have occurred to someone very shortly after the motorcycle…
The Photography Of Amy Shore
Amy Shore is a photographer who appeared relatively recently on the automotive scene and has quickly become one of its new leading lights. She’s…
1968 De Tomaso Mangusta
Alejandro de Tomaso was a popular Argentinian racing driver who moved to Italy as a young man, allegedly to escape prosecution in his home…
Range Rover Classic Wallpaper
The original Range Rover arrived on the scene in 1970 and quickly established the then-new genre of the luxury SUV. The design of the…
Tim Allen’s Brawler GT-R
The Brawler GT is a handmade sport cruiser by Dar Holdsworth and the talented team over at Darwin Motorcycles, it was designed from the…
Legends of F1: John Surtees
I’ve come across a disconcertingly significant number of motorcyclists in recent weeks who don’t know who John Surtees is, so I spent this afternoon…
Suzuki Katana by Icon 1000
The Suzuki Katana is a bike that had a major impact on motorcycle design from its introduction in 1981 through to the modern day,…
Burnham Watch by Oak & Oscar
The new Burnham Watch by Oak & Oscar is another strong indication that the almost forgotten art of American watchmaking is making a much…
Essential Wallet by Bici Couture
The Essential Wallet by Bici Couture is a masterclass in EDC minimalism, each is made from full grain leather and is stitched with waxed…
Group B: The Ultimate Rally
Group B: The Ultimate Rally is one of the better documentaries about the golden era of rally, one of the reasons it’s so good…
Yamaha XS650 by Makarne Custom Motorcycles
The Yamaha XS650 is quite a remarkable motorcycle, the parallel twin engine started life as a 500cc unit in the Hosk SOHC twin that…