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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Roasted: A Coffee Documentary
Roasted: A Coffee Documentary is a 25 minute long documentary about Chuck Patton and his company, Bird Rock Coffee Roasters. It’s a fantastic personal insight…
Vintage Primavera Typewriter
This beautiful vintage Primavera typewriter is a precursor of the modern day laptop, it has a folding plastic case with a built-in handle to…
Rapsody Yachts R32
The R32 is the latest creation from the Dutch company Rapsody Yachts, it follows in the similar design vein as their previous models with…
Vintage Messenger Bag by Whipping Post
Whipping Post is a company that was founded by Ryan Barr in 2010, Ryan’s goal was to create handmade leather goods that evoke the…
BMW Interceptor by Radical Ducati
The BMW Interceptor you see pictured above and below is the result of a collaboration between our friends over at Radical Ducati and Max…
Tank Moto Magazine
Tank Moto Magazine is a new quarterly publication by the talented editorial team behind the car-centric Fuel Magazine – Tank Moto is dedicated purely…
BMW nineT
The BMW nineT is a motorcycle that the design team at BMW Motorrad have been wanting to build for a long time, some of…
The Bell Bullitt Helmet – Everything You Need To Know
This is the Bullitt helmet by Bell, it’s based on the design of the same name shown by Chad Hodge in 2012 and it’s designed…
1964 Ferrari 250 LM by Carrozzeria Scaglietti
The Ferrari 250LM was designed in 1963 by Pininfarina with the final coachwork built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, there aren’t many who’ll argue when I…
Timex Sport Watch
When it comes to watches, we often fall into the trap of thinking that expensive = better. Although this is often true, there are…
Custom W650 by Blitz Motorcycles
Blitz Motorcycles is a French custom motorcycle garage that has the fascinating ability to completely polarise the people who see their bikes into two…
How To Build An Art Deco Motorcycle Helmet
When it comes to art deco design on two wheels – the undisputed king is Randy Grubbs. He’s the man who built Jay Leno’s…