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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Ride Till Death Tee by Scotch & Iron
The Ride Till Death Tee by Scotch & Iron is reminiscent of the vintage designs worn by the people who created the original motorcycle-based alternative…
Honda CM400 by Junior Burrell
Custom motorcycles that have hand built fairings always draw a little extra attention from me, I love naked bikes and classic cafe racers but…
The HEDON x 4H10 1971 Kevlar® Helmet
The HEDON x 4H10 1971 Helmet is a 3/4 face motorcycle helmet with a shell made from Kevlar® fibre and an ECE 22.05 safety rating. Each…
Harley-Davidson Fat Tracker
The Harley-Davidson Fat Tracker is one of those unusual builds that I love to feature, it started life as a 2009 FLHR Road King…
1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale
This 1964 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale is due to be auctioned on the 15th of August 2014 – many are predicting that it will…
The Sicura Instalite
The Sicura Instalite is a watch with an interesting history behind it – it’s the first mechanical wristwatch ever made with a separate electrical…
20 Essential Motorcycle Films
This list of 20 motorcycle films is a collection of my personal favourites, it includes both feature films and documentaries from the 1950s right…
Brass Anchor Cigar Box
This 1920s-era brass anchor cigar box was made by the Jennings Brothers of Connecticut, it has a wood lined interior, a patterned base and…
The Evolution Of Rallying: 50 Years Sideways
The Evolution Of Rallying: 50 Years Sideways is a wonderful 1.5 hour film covering some of the most iconic rallies in the history of…
1970 Mustang 302 Poster
When it comes to the Ford Mustang, everyone I know has a favourite year. Purists favour the original 1964 model, historians wax lyrical about…
Ford Tri-Motor Model by Authentic Models
A deep-seated love of the formative years of aviation is an affliction that many of us struggle with, in fact if it wasn’t for…
Echo-Sigma Get Home Bag
The Echo-Sigma Get Home Bag is an all-inclusive survival bag that’ll either get you home, or get you as far away from home as…