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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Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 3
Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 3 is the final part of the Two Cities series by director Cam Elkins. The two cities are…
Porsche 911 Turbo
Growing up in the ’80s there were 3 cars that invariably sat atop every young boy’s wishlist – the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Ferrari…
Hotta-san Hunting Knife
The Hotta-san Hunting Knife is the work of a legendary Japanese blackmith based in the Tosa region of Shikoku, each knife is made by…
1962 Chevrolet Corvette
1962 was to be the last year for the C1 Chevrolet Corvette before the introduction of its replacement – Chevrolet chose to send it…
BAC TSR-2: The Untold Story – Full Documentary
TSR-2: The Untold Story is a fascinating documentary about an aircraft that almost no one outside the world of aviation-history-geekage has heard of. It would have…
Automobile Shippers Special Indy Roadster
The Automobile Shippers Special was built in 1948 on a Russ Snowberger chassis with a V16 engine that had been built from components acquired…
Yamaha XS650 Scrambler Tracker
The Yamaha XS650 was launched in 1968 and at the time, it had the most advanced parallel twin motorcycle engine in the world. It used unit…
Ferrari 275 GTB
The Ferrari 275 GTB was the much anticipated replacement to the iconic Ferrari’s 250 series, it was akin to being the singer who had…
Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet
The Bell x Barn Fresh Bullitt Helmet is the work of the Lennard Schuurmans, the man behind the famous Bubble Visor blog and founder…
The Unrideables
The Unrideables is a documentary I’ve been meaning to feature for quite a while, it’s a look back at the glory days of late-80s…
Waxwear iPad Case by Jack Spade
The Waxwear iPad Case by Jack Spade is made from a thick, durable cotton canvas with a wax-waterproofing treatment originally designed for sailcloth. It…
Stelvio Sunglasses by Autodromo
Autodromo is a boutique company producing some of the best looking motoring gear in the world, they started out with watches and have since…