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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Novel Duffel Bag by Herschel Supply Co.
The weekender bag is an essential summertime companion, it has to be able to hold 3 days worth of clothing, a towel, shoes and it should look like the sort of thing you’d find on the deck of a yacht in the Hamptons.
Amelia Earhart
In many respects, Amelia Earhart is the very embodiment of a modern, 20th century woman.
The Royal Racer in Biarritz
This fantastic short film covers the recent “Wheels and waves” weekend in Biarritz, it includes some of the most eye catching bikes and cars I’ve seen for some time and I’ve already pencilled the event in for 2013.
1968 Chevrolet L-88 Corvette
This 1968 Chevrolet L-88 Corvette is considered by many Corvette aficionados to be the most victorious racing Corvette in history
Bottle Key by MAKR
The Bottle Key by MAKR is one of those sub-$10 purchases you make and then forget about, right up until the day you become a hero for being the only guy on the camping trip with a bottle opener.
Sennett’s Bathing Beauties
Mack Sennett is the man credited with bringing slap-stick comedy to film for the first time, the actor, writer and director also gave Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Gloria Swanson, The Keystone Kops, Bing Crosby, and W. C. Fields their start in show business.
Moto Guzzi Racer by Kaffeemaschine
Kaffeemaschine is probably the single best Moto Guzzi custom garage in the world today, it’s run by a talented chap by the name of Axel Budde, a native of Hamburg.
Vintage Opel Ad
If only meeting women was as easy as pulling up in a 4 door late ’70s Opel with some sideburns on your face and a shirt that’d make Jackson Pollock blush.
The Ding Dagger by Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina’s ability to take a stock Yamaha SR500 and turn it into a stripped back cafe racer/summertime belter is well known and well respected.
Blue Steel Straight Razor by Baxter
This straight razor by Baxter is the last razor you’ll ever need, it’s manufactured in the USA by Hart Steel and the blade has a Rockwell hardness of 63, that’s harder than anything this side of a pointy diamond.
APEX Hot Air Balloon
Hot Air Ballooning as a hobby is one of those activities I’ve never really considered. It seems like a lot of fun and I’m assuming that champagne is drunk each time you’re aloft, there doesn’t seem to be much else to do once airborne except pull the “make fire” toggle.
New York Tee
This retro New York tee by ONLY. is just about the perfect summer top, it’s made from try-blend cotton in the USA…