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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Horween Leather Watch Straps by Worn & Wound
This is the all-new Horween watch strap by Worn & Wound out of Brooklyn, NY – We’ve featured the Worn & Wound NYC Nato…
Ferrari 275 GTB/C Berlinetta Competizione
This is an extraordinarily rare 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C Berlinetta Competizione by Scaglietti and before you fall hopelessly in love with it, I should…
Skyline Motorcycle Jacket by Aether Apparel
The Skyline Motorcycle Jacket by Aether Apparel is a fantastic solution for those looking for a fully-armoured, waterproof motorcycle jacket that isn’t slathered in…
Inside Track – McLaren-Honda Formula One Film
The first turbo era in Formula One is widely considered to be a golden age in the history of the sport, this makes the…
Lancia Stratos HF
This stunning shot of the Lancia Stratos HF shows Sandro Munari in the 46ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo circa 1978. Sadly, Munari didn’t make…
Bell RS-1 Motorcycle Helmet
The Bell RS-1 is a Snell M2010 and DOT approved motorcycle helmet with a Kevlar/fibreglass composite shell, it has Bell’s Velocity Flow Ventilation system and an…
Ottomilla 8M1 Sunglasses
The Ottomilla 8M1 is a limited edition series of sunglasses that are each handmade in Italy, as it happens ‘Ottomilla’ is Italian for ‘8,000’…
1971 Jaguar E-Type Series III V12 Roadster
The E-Type has been enjoying a phenomenal increase in value over the past 10 or so years, in the late-90s it was possible to…
Jacky Ickx’s 1976 Formula 1 and Le Mans Helmet
It isn’t everyday that historical curiosities like this come up for public auction, and certainly not at a price that’s almost affordable for a…
1977 Yamaha XT500
The Yamaha XT500 is one of those motorcycles that came before its time – it was an ‘adventure bike’ before there really was such a…
Documentary: A Pinch Of Salt
I know that sometimes on the internet we can be inundated with videos on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and the rest. I try as best…
D-Type Jaguar
In some respects, the D-Type Jaguar exists in the shadow of its much more famous younger brother, the E-Type – famed for its beauty and widely…