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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BMW Monolever Cafe Racer by Barn Luck
Barn Luck is a relatively new custom motorcycle garage that specialises in finding old motorcycles in sheds, garages, barns and sheds – then rebuilding…
Danner Light Timber Boot
The Danner Light Timber Boot is a traditional hiking boot with a waxed canvas side to improve airflow and avoid the dreaded swamp-foot. All…
1964 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra
The car you see here is a 1964 Shelby 289 Competition Cobra with the chassis #: CSX 2430 – it’s a Cobra with a…
DeLorean Chronology Poster
I’m yet to meet a person who doesn’t have a pronounced soft-spot for the Back to the Future film series, the movies launched the…
Music Hall MMF-2.2 Turntable
The MMF-2.2 Turntable by Music Hall is an audiophile-quality record player that can produce a class of sound from vinyl that many of us aren’t…
Etón Hand-Crank Two-Way Survival Radio
The Etón Hand-Crank Two-Way Survival Radio is a small communications system designed to be used during or shortly after earthquakes, as well as floods,…
Jaguar XK140 MC
The Jaguar XK140 was the improved follow on model from the XK120 – a car famous for being the fastest in the world when…
The Sibley 400 Deluxe Tent
The Sibley 400 Deluxe Tent is something I came across a few weeks ago and immediately bought on impulse – despite the fact that I had…
DemerBox Stereo
James Demer is a location sound mixer known for his work on films like Bowling for Columbine, Winter’s Bone and TV shows like Survivor and The…
21-Window Deluxe Volkswagen Type 2
The Volkswagen Type 2 is better known by the nicknames it received in the various countries where it was sold, the Americans usually call…
Ejection Seat by Hangar 54
Hangar 54 is a company that makes exactly the sort of furniture you’d want to kit out your secret volcano lair, if you were…
Ranger Gloves by Grifter USA
The new Ranger Glove by Grifter USA is the sort of motorcycle glove you can wear riding around town, or in the garage as…