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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Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket
The new-for-2014 Spidi Worker Wax Motorcycle Jacket is an interesting meld of very old and very new technologies designed to solve the same problem…
1940 Mercury Custom Coupe
This 1940 Mercury Custom Coupe is far more than just another SoCal chop-top, it’s thought to be the first such car that Los Angeles…
Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper
The Waxed Cylinder Bag by This Is Paper is clearly influenced by the standard issue military bags of the Second World War, they were…
The “Bullitt” Mustang
The “Bullitt” Mustang you see here was built by Gateway Classics for Chad McQueen (Steve McQueen’s son) in 2011, it was designed as a modern…
Motorcycle Tool Roll by Union Garage NYC
The Tool Roll by Union Garage NYC is a new product from the New York based company, it’s designed to be an all-inclusive set of…
Porsche 718
The Porsche 718 was the German marque’s evolution of the successful 550, the new car was developed largely due to changes in FIA rules…
The Embassy Tactical Pen
The Embassy Tactical Pen is designed to be the last pen you’ll ever need to buy. Its 300 series high-grade stainless steel body takes…
Yamaha Virago XV535 by Old Empire Motorcycles
This Yamaha Virago XV535 custom, dubbed “Bulldog”, is the latest two-wheeled release from Old Empire Motorcycles – a British custom motorcycle workshop that’s become…
Tornado Ejector Seat
You’re looking at a bespoke, reclaimed Tornado ejector seat that’s been rebuilt into a leather lined gentleman’s chair – although I don’t claim to be…
Full Film: The Camel Trophy 1987 – Madagascar
This hour long documentary covers the 1987 Camel Trophy held on the island of Madagascar, most of the competitors were driving Range Rover Classics…
Moto Guzzi V7 Classic by Revival Cycles
Introduced in 2007 the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic represented the Italian marque’s step into the world of retro-styled motorcycles with modern underpinnings. Triumph and…
Deus Ex Machina Bert Beanie
The Bert Beanie by Deus Ex Machina is a chunky, rib knit beanie for the months when the nights are long and the bikes spend most…