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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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…
Driving Gloves by Autodromo
A solid pair of driving gloves were an absolutely essential piece of equipment for men like Moss and Fangio, the cars of the era…
Honda CB750 by 7Seven Customs
7Seven Customs is a small one-man custom motorcycle garage based in the unlikely location of Slovenia, it’s run by the jovial Andraž Kopitar who…
Firestone Deluxe Champion iPhone Case
It seems to me that few things in the motorcycling world create such polarised opinions as Firestone Champion Deluxe tires. I’ve met people who…
Singer 911
The Singer 911 is a modern re-imagining of how the Porsche 911 could have evolved, in an alternate universe where certain headlight design mistakes…
Fubar Denim Motorcycle Jacket by Roland Sands Design
This denim motorcycle jacket by Roland Sands Design, called the “Fubar”, is made of 12.5 oz raw rigid, yarn dyed denim and has pockets…