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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Eric Patterson’s Brough Superior
The 67 year old man you see pictured above is Eric Patterson and he’s been a lover of motorcycles since before you or I…
Leather Suitcase by Saddleback Leather
If I were to tell you that the leather suitcase you see above is made from full-grain boot leather and is sold with a…
The Laverda V6
This is the fourth piece in a new series on Silodrome written by the talented Jason Cormier. Jason is a writer, an avid motorcyclist,…
Faraday Messenger Bag by Modern Industry
The Faraday Messenger Bag is the latest creation from the San Francisco based design team Modern Industry. We’ve featured their work before when they…
1970 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3
The 1970 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 is an exceedingly important car in the back-catalogue of Alfa Romeo cars, it’s often overlooked because it didn’t…
Draggin C–Evo Kevlar Jeans
I picked up a pair of Draggin C–Evo Kevlar Jeans a few months ago with a view to wearing them out on the bike…
Rebuilding A Triumph Spitfire Engine
There’s nothing quite like the process of pulling apart, fixing and rebuilding a vintage engine. You get extra points for completing this task if…
John Britten and the V1000
Many, if not most of you, will know the story of John Britten and his revolutionary V1000. If you’re unfamiliar with the history behind…
1915 Indian Board Track Bike By Craig Kitzmann
This 1915 Indian Board Tracker might look a little bit like nothing you’ve ever seen before, that’s largely due to the fact that it’s…
JPS Lotus Keychain
The John Player Special Lotus Formula One Team’s exploits are now inscribed in history as one of the great, golden eras in the long…
1991 Acura NSX Coupe
The Acura NSX Coupe, or Honda NSX outside of the USA and Hong Kong, was a car built by Honda to directly challenge the…
Buck FlashPoint Hunting Knife
The Buck FlashPoint Hunting Knife is designed as an all-round hunting, camping and fishing knife – it has a partially serrated blade made of…