Todd Halterman
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He was immediately hooked when his father brought home a rusty, flea-bitten Honda Black Bomber with missing serial numbers in the early 70s. After much begging and whining, Todd took possession of the bike and his odyssey began.
His collection now includes a Triumph Trophy 1200, a Honda CX 500, a Triumph Bonneville T100 and his daily rider, a Kawasaki Concours 14.
His work has been published by the Associated Press, The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, The Chicago Reader, HBO and the Chicago Tribune. He also has worked as a technical writer and developer for Fortune 500 companies such as BAAN, Steelcase and Corning, Inc. Todd graduated from Michigan State University.
Malcolm Bricklin Is the Forgotten Hero of American Car History, Returns With the 3EV
31 Aug 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Malcolm Bricklin has, despite some moments of glory, spent the lion’s share of his career moving along the outer edge of the automobile industry. As the founder of Subaru of America and the driving force behind importing the mostly unfort...
This 1956 Austin-Healey 100 BN2 Is the Precursor to the Famous 3000 Mk III
31 Aug 2021, 11:01 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / When it comes to iconic British sports cars, the Austin-Healy 3000 Mk III gets all the attention, but it was this first in the line Big Healy, the 100 series, that set the bar for styling cues and performance to come. The 100 series was the firs...
Lynk & Co Racing Flexes Muscles With the Unveiling of the 03+ Cyan Edition
30 Aug 2021, 15:32 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Lynk & Co Cyan Racing began their FIA World Touring Car Cup program in 2019 and took on seven entrenched global automotive brands - Audi, Alfa Romeo, Honda, Hyundai, Peugeot, SEAT and Volkswagen - but the team went on to claim both drivers'...
Check Out This Enormous Collection of 175 Barn Found Classics
30 Aug 2021, 12:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / It’s a dream we’ve probably all had at one point or another. You’re driving along in the country or walking past some empty industrial buildings, and you suddenly spot the telltale signs of automotive gold nearby. Tipped off by...
NHTSA Says Some 2021 F-150 Owners Should Stop Driving Their Trucks Over Recall Issue
29 Aug 2021, 10:51 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A seatbelt system issue in some Ford trucks has led the company, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to put out a recall for some 2021 Ford F-150 models. And it sounds like it’s no joke as the company and the NHTSA are ...
Ferrari Dominates the List of the Ten Most Expensive Cars Ever Sold at Auction
28 Aug 2021, 13:08 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A very famous 1935 Duesenberg SSJ brought $22 million at auction, and with good reason. The Duesenberg SSJ is a pure piece of American history. Aside from the sublime lines of the coachwork and power supplied by a dual-supercharged, inline-eig...
Asteroid of Happiness May Be the Greatest Name for a Camper Van in History
28 Aug 2021, 10:53 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / There are lots of campers that share the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis as their starting point, but not many at all with a name as whimsical and delightful as the “Asteroid of Happiness,” and this creation from the folks at Advance...
$25 Could Land You an Incredible 2021 Shelby GT500, and Money to Pay the Tax Tab
28 Aug 2021, 06:15 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / This rare and brawny 2021 760 hp Shelby GT500 will surely be a collector car down the road, and you can sign up to win this particular Shelby GT500. This GT500, decked out in Rapid Red, is packed with features including a Carbon Fiber Track Package...
Not a Mazda, But This Rotary Engine Solution Might Help Power Your EV Motorhome
27 Aug 2021, 21:41 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A concept motorhome by Knaus Tabbert uses a system they call E.Power Drive, and while this vehicle is based on a standard Fiat motorhome, a secret and perhaps revolutionary system is stowed beneath the van. Knaus Tabbert says this electric vehic...
New Paint 2022 Royal Enfield Continental GT and Interceptor 650 Models Coming to America
27 Aug 2021, 01:14 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Royal Enfield just announced the particulars of their 2022 model year Continental GT and Interceptor 650, and it appears there aren’t a lot of changes to a basic formula that’s been around for quite a while. The Continental GT and In...
Incredible 165 Bike Kannonball Kannenberg Motorcycle Collection Up for Auction
26 Aug 2021, 22:13 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Once a well-known flat track racer, Denny “Kannonball” Kannenberg, was also a motorcycle collector and dealer, and now a no-reserve sale will showcase his wide-ranging collection - one of the most significant motorcycle collections ever...
Orbitron and Rotar, Bizarre Creations from the 1960s Kustom Kar Kraze
26 Aug 2021, 21:38 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / "Big Daddy" Ed Roth was a principal founding member of what became known as the Kustom Kulture car cult during the 1960s in Southern California. Roth, one of the pioneers of modifying cars as rolling artwork, built example after exam...
Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM Season Championship Winner Offered for Sale at a Cool $1.5 Million
26 Aug 2021, 20:08 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / As have been many seasons for Mercedes-Benz, the 2018 DTM (Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters) season was extremely successful. Driver Gary Paffett took the drivers' championship for the second time since the 2005 season and he took the DTM champ...
No Sausage For You! Volkswagen Puts a Halt to Sausage Sales at Factory Cafeteria
26 Aug 2021, 19:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The former German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, was in no way pleased automaker Volkswagen had decided to stop selling wildly popular currywurst sausages to hungry employees. Schröder is appalled that the automaker, which decided to sw...
Private No Time to Die Bond Feature Clip Wows Audience at CinemaCon
26 Aug 2021, 12:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / An action-packed preview clip of the new James Bond flick starring Daniel Craig and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga seems to make the entire movie fully capable of maintaining the car-mad appeal of the Bond series. "No Time to Die" is t...
Classic Volkswagen Vans Get All the Ink, But Don’t Count This 1967 GMC Sport Van Out
25 Aug 2021, 16:49 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The 1960s-era Volkswagen Vans are known by a long list of names such as the Transporter, Kombi, Microbus, Campmobile, Microbus and Hippiemobile, but one thing is certain, they’ve become a legend and are perennial favorites of custom builders....
This Set of Powerful Chevy American Muscle Restomods Boggle the Mind
25 Aug 2021, 15:57 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Barrett-Jackson will roll out three handcrafted Chevrolet restomods during their Inaugural Houston Auction on September 16-18, and they include a fabulous 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Custom Coupe, a 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Custom Co...
Mercedes-Benz Unveils the Last Commercial Vans to Use a Combustion Engine, the Citan
25 Aug 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / This latest Citan commercial van marks the last new vehicle project in development for commercial customers at Mercedes-Benz to use a combustion engine. The company says future new commercial van developments will only be offered with an electric d...
You Might Be Able Use Apple AirTag to Protect Your Motorcycle or Car From Theft
25 Aug 2021, 12:29 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Apple AirTag sends out a Bluetooth signal that can be detected by nearby devices and the devices send the location of a particular AirTag to iCloud. The tag can then be tracked and located on a map, and Apple says the entire process is anonymou...
Three Amazing Motorcycles You Can Buy Brand New for Less Than $10K
24 Aug 2021, 23:13 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If you’re in the market for a new motorcycle, you could do worse than these three versatile, cruiser-style rides, and the best news is that you can have any of them showroom-new for under $10,000. And in yet more interesting news, two of t...