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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Road To Baja – Documentary
Road To Baja is a documentary covering the story of Radek Burkat and Andrew Krynen who decided, with very little preparation, to race in…
1948 Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe
The Chevrolet Stylemaster Club Coupe is a model that was only produced for the last year of the Stylemaster’s production run – 1948. The…
Smith & Wesson Watch by Throne
Smith & Wesson is a company more famous for its firearms than for its timepieces, that said, if you need a watch for active…
The Husky by Deus Ex Machina
Husqvarna is a motorcycle marque that’s always been a little unusual, the company start life all the way back in 1689 as a firearms…
The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself
“The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself” is a short film by our fellow gasoline-sniffing friends over at Petrolicious. As with all Petrolicious productions,…
Péepem Boots by Umberto Luce
These boots by Umberto Luce are designed in the style of classic riding boots, each pair is made from selected, vegetable tanned leather and has…
1960 Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a car that was spawned in the years after WWII when servicemen were returning from Britain with MGs, Jaguars and…
Gentleman’s Champagne Case
This Gentleman’s Champagne Case is a slightly more affordable version of the refrigerated central console in James Bond’s Aston Martin. Each case is made…
Sprintbeemer by Lucky Cat Garage
The Sprintbeemer by Lucky Cat Garage did the rounds of all the major motorcycle blogs late last year, so many of you will have…
BMW 2002 Tee by Cars for a Cure
The BMW 2002 is a car that came into being through a remarkable coincidence that occurred in a BMW workshop in 1967. Helmut Werner…
1963 Maserati Series I Sebring
Only 593 of the Giovanni Michelotti designed 1963 Maserati Series I Sebrings were built between 1962 and 1969, the coupe was named in honour…
Watch Fold
Watch collecting is a pastime (probably an affliction) that many of us subscribe to, the age of the internet has made it remarkably simple…