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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#14 Airship by Alberto Santos-Dumont
The #14 Hybrid Airship by Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first recorded attempt at combining a fixed wing aircraft with an airship, the above image…
Godier-Genoud Chair by Lorenzo Buratti
The Kawasakis produced by French racing team Godier-Genoud throughout the ’70s have become legendary, the bright green painted machines dominated European circuits and led…
iPhone Wallet by Hard Graft
Hard Graft is a small company that specialises in hand-making bags and cases for the modern technological gear we find ourselves carrying around…
1953 Allard K3 Roadster
Carroll Shelby is deservedly famous for dropping a large American V8 into a lightweight British roadster and creating the AC Cobra, a car…
Persol #649
Persol #649 sunglasses have been continually handmade in Italy since 1957, they were originally designed for Turin tram-drivers but quickly caught on and…
Porus by Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs
Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs is a new custom workshop based in Rupnagar, India. The bike you see here is their first effort, it started…
Luciano Rupolo – A Short Film
This 20 minute film is a glimpse into the life and times of Italian car collector and lifelong mechanic, Luciano Rupolo. It’s a…
Triumph Speedmaster by Icon
The Speedmaster by Icon is the second custom motorcycle developed jointly between the Portland-based motorcycle gear company and Triumph North America, whenever Icon…
Origin SOL Survival Kit
The SOL Survival Kit by Origin is intended as an all-in-one survival pack that can be stored in a pannier bag or glove compartment,…
BMW K100 Cafe Racer
The BMW K100 is not a motorcycle that one usually associates with cafe racers, or customs of any sort for that matter. The…
The Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot
The Wolverine 1000 Mile Boot is exactly the sort of boot our grandfathers wore while they built the country, drank whiskey and didn’t watch…
1967 Shelby GT 500 Fastback
The 1967 Shelby GT 500 was to be the most powerful Mustang that had ever been built, up until that point in history. The…