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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1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 Car
This stunningly beautiful 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196R Formula 1 car was driven in anger by the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio, Hans Herrmann and Karl Kling – this essentially makes it about as close to royalty as a car can become.
Kentucky Bourbon Poster
This Kentucky state map has been drawn using the lyrics from the Murder by Death song “Kentucky Bourbon”, if you’re a fan of the amber nectar and need a new poster for your drinking room, this might be just what you’ve been looking for.
Honda FT500 Metropolitan by Lorenzo Buratti
The Honda FT500 (also known as the Honda Ascot) was a motorcycle built in the early ’80s to fill a niche that Honda saw for a mid-sized motorcycle designed with flat-tracker styling cues (the FT in the name stands for flat track).
Vintage 1910 Heavy Bag Kit by Everlast
A boxing bag hanging in the basement, garage or yard is one of those things that I think all men should have. All men and some women actually. The workout you get from hitting a bag is highly effective and the calming effect that a it can have on you has the potential to save you thousands of dollars in therapist bills.
1986 Porsche 962 Race Car
The 1986 Porsche 962 was created as a replacement for the highly successful Porsche 956 – a car that had been dominant wherever it had raced including some major wins at the 24 Hours Le Mans and in the FIA series.
HardGraft iPhone Wallet
This iPhone wallet from HardGraft is one of the nicer phone-wallet combinations you’ll find, it’s made from Italian wool and Italian leather, it can be ordered in an iPhone size or in a Blackberry/Android size and it can hold up to 6 credit cards, some cash and your trusty cell.
Weekender Bag by The Blue Claw Co.
The Blue Claw Co. is one of those companies that have survived one of the most significant economic downturns in recent history by creating and selling products that are designed to last for decades rather than months.
Triumph Bonneville by Dime City Cycles
This beautiful Triumph Bonneville by Dime City Cycles is currently being given away to benefit an orphanage in Peru, the competition is open to a full international audience and it even includes free shipping to your current country of residence.
BMW R100 RT by The Wrenchmonkees
The BMW R100 RT was first released in 1978 as a fully faired touring bike, it was fitted with BMWs boxer twin with a 1,000cc capcity and a not-at-all-shabby horsepower rating of 70 (51 kW).
Spyderco Knives
This set of 3 Spyderco Knives are made from flat-ground, high-carbon stainless steel designed to stay sharp for years at a time. The set includes 3 sizes, the smallest size is the Bug (2.9″ open, 1.63″ closed), the middle size is the Honeybee (3.66″ open, 2.06″ closed) and the largest size is the Grasshopper (5.07″ open, 2.77″ closed).
The Spare Parts Company
The Spare Parts Company is a short film about Roland Sotello – the owner of the famous Spare Parts Company motorcycle shop in Old City Philadelphia.
Bill Clave’s Retro Motorsport Planes
These fantastic designs are the work of Bill Clave, his goal was to set about creating a hybrid between those vintage racing cars that we all love so much and classic aircraft.