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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1938 Vincent Meteor
This original, unrestored 1938 Vincent Meteor may not look like much to the eye of a person who isn’t familiar…
The Brakeman Watch by Shinola
The Brakeman is one of the newest designs from Shinola, the Detroit based watchmaker that’s been selling watches faster than it can make them…
Yamaha RD250 by Patrick Sauter
This Yamaha RD250 is a phoenix of sorts, it was being sold in Germany on eBay earlier this year and was more than likely…
Gear Patrol X DSPTCH Camera Straps
The team over at Gear Patrol spend a lot of time with their cameras in their hands, as is evidenced by the impressive array…
Aston Martin ‘Supersonic’ by Carrozzeria Ghia
This is one of the most unusual Aston Martins we’ve seen in recent memory, in fact up until last week I was unaware of its…
Honda Museum – Digital Walkthrough
The above will take a few seconds to load, trust me when I tell you it’s worth it. Once it’s loaded, click the arrows…
Moto Morini Bialbero Racing Motorcycle
The Moto Morini Bialbero is a testament to the engineering prowess of Alfonso Morini, a man who stayed actively involved in…
Detroit Cargo Tool Bag
This leather tool bag by Detroit Cargo has twin leather straps on the back, allowing it to be mounted on the front or back…
5 Monkeys
So usually we feature just 1 item per post here at Silodrome, today we have 5. Although if you combine the weight of them…
iPad Mount by Peg and Awl
So I stumbled across a unique problem last week, I was challenged by a friend and long time Silodrome reader to find an iPad…
Chevrolet CERV II
The Chevrolet CERV II is one of those historical curiosities that, in an alternate reality, could have been as famous as the Ford GT40….
Portland General Store Wood Cologne
The Portland General Store produces small batches of cologne by hand using only natural ingredients, this significantly reduces the chance of having your mass-produced…