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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City Explorer Camera Bag by Wotancraft Atelier
The City Explorer is a professional-grade camera bag by Wotancraft Atelier designed specifically for use in urban environments. Each bag has room for 2 x…
Debrief: Apollo 8
“Debrief: Apollo 8” is a 1969 documentary about the Apollo 8 mission of a year earlier that saw the first humans leave Earth’s…
1965 Ford Mustang 289 Racing Car
This ’65 Ford Mustang is the result of a careful rebuild at the hands of Rae Davis Racing, an English company famed for…
1962 Facel Vega Facel II Coupé
Facel Vega was a French automobile manufacturer that lived from 1954 till 1964, despite this relatively short lifespan it had significant influence on automotive…
ODFU Engineering Tee
The ODFU Engineering Tee is a new design from the boutique motorcycle style-house, each one is 100% fine Jersey cotton and is screen printed…
1974 Penton 250
1974 was the first year that Penton produced its 250 model with longer travel front and rear suspension, and frames made from high-grade…
Tour Quilted Jacket by Hunter
The Tour Quilted Jacket by Hunter is a lightweight, goose down filled jacket suited for spring and autumn weather. It’s water-resistant and has…
1969 Lola T70 Mk IIIb by Sbarro
The Lola T70 is a ’60s era prototype racer that needs no introduction to fans of the golden age of motorsport, originally designed by Eric…
1936 Delahaye 135 S
This 1936 Delahaye 135 S is one of only sixteen ever made and one of only seven to survive to the modern day, the…
1932 Ford 5-Window Coupe Body
Ford announced at SEMA in November 2013 that it had partnered up with United Pacific Industries to produce stamped steel bodies for the still…
Lotus Esprit Cutaway
The Lotus Esprit has long been a car that sat very near the top of my own personal automotive bucket list, I’ve always loved…
1927 Amilcar CGSS
This 1927 Amilcar CGSS represents remarkable value in the currently skyrocketing vintage car market, sometimes referred to as the “poor man’s Bugatti” the Amilcar…