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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Yamaha XS650 by ICON 1000
The Yamaha XS650 is right up there with the Honda CB750 as one of the most desirable and iconic motorcycle engines to come out…
Greenwood Wool Jacket by Filson
The Greenwood Wool Jacket by Filson is a fantastic winter coat for those times when you have no choice but to trudge out into the…
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of the most elegant automobiles ever created, its long swooping bonnet line and almost obscene curves have ensured it…
BAM & POW Hip Flasks
Occasionally we all need a comicbook-style bam to the face, just to bring us back to reality. These hip flasks from Eyval Decal cost…
Bucephalus by Loaded Gun Customs
Bucephalus is one of the more unusual custom motorcycles we’ve had the good fortune to feature here on Silodrome, the bike is staggeringly complex…
1903 Wright Flyer Blueprints – Free Download
The 1903 Wright Flyer is a small, fabric covered piece of engineering that will live on as one of the most important achievements of…
1956 Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans
The Austin-Healey 100M ‘Factory’ Le Mans is the high-end iteration of the 100/4 or BN1/BN2 Healeys from the mid-1950s, these cars hold no small…
British Army Knife
The timeless British Army Knife has seen a resurgence in popularity of late, this is mostly due to the fact that its sub-3″ blade…
The Supercharged 1934 Lagonda Rapier Special
This 1934 Lagonda Rapier Special was built by Australian racing legend Ross Stewart, a man also responsible for one of the world’s fastest racing…
The 2014 Overlord Resistance Jacket by ICON
The new Overlord Resistance Jacket by ICON is the sort of over-engineered piece of protective gear that I’d wear if I knew for a…
The Glory Days of British Motorbikes – Full Film
The Glory Days of British Motorbikes is a fantastic, hour long documentary about the golden age of British motorcycles, mods, rockers and cafe racers….
Martini Jersey
The retro MX jersey collection over at Reign VMX is one of my favourite recent discoveries, the jersey you see pictured above is the classic…