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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Mini Cooper S Cutaway Wallpaper
This is a cutaway of the now legendary #52 Mini Cooper S driven to victory at the 1965 Monte Carlo Rallye by the Timo…
#19 Daypack by Kilo Gear
The #19 Daypack by Kilo Gear is a backpack with an integrated tool roll, specifically designed for motorcyclists who like (or need) to keep…
Yamaha XJR 1300 by Keino Cycles
The Yamaha XJR 1300 is what I like to imagine the Kraken would ride, if it rose from the ocean and decided that its…
Harrier Drop Tank Boardroom Desk
I can only imagine that Bond villains could potentially have difficultly sourcing suitably cinematic furniture to kit out their volcano lairs, although on retrospect…
1927 Isotta Fraschini 8A S Roadster
Isotta Fraschini is an automaker that’s largely unknown today, but back in their pre-Depression heyday they were globally recognised as a leader in the…
Full Moon Apple Shine
Full Moon Apple Shine is a 90 proof spirit made by the team at the Full Moon Distilling Company – they’ve decided to ramp…
1982 Ferrari BB 512i
The Ferrari BB 512i was to be the last of the popular BB 512 (Berlinetta Boxer) models, the little “i” added to the name…
Spidi Defender Armor
Spidi Defender Armor is designed to be a year-round solution to staying safe on two wheels, it can be worn under your regular jacket…
MicroShiner Magazine
MicroShiner Magazine is a relatively new quarterly magazine dedicated to craft distilleries and low volume spirits – as you may have noticed, the name…
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Coupé
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA Coupé is the lightweight version of the more common Giulia Sprint GT. The additional “A” in the name…
Evel Knievel Poster
With all of the stunning imagery provided by the long career of Evel Knievel we sometimes forget that he had a habit of coming out…
Stories of Bike – Two Cities: Part 2
As many regular readers of Silodrome will know, I have a bit of a soft spot for the Stories of Bike series by Cam Elkins….