Todd Halterman
279 ARTICLES
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.
Speedboat Featuring a Pair of Lamborghini V12 Engines Is an Amazing Mashup
26 Oct 2021, 21:57 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If you’re the Lamborghini lover who needs to race across Lake Como, you can now get your hands on this championship speedboat that features a pair of Lambo V12 engines. It’s named, appropriately enough, Miura, in honor of the Lambo&r...
Watch Keanu Reeves Forgive a Woman for Backing Into His Norton Commando Motorcycle
26 Oct 2021, 16:54 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If there was ever any doubt that Keanu Reeves is one of the coolest, chillest human beings on the planet, this will help set those doubts aside. When a careless driver backed her car into Reeves' motorcycle - and then blamed the actor for t...
This Zundapp Bella R203 Scooter With a Sidecar Is Sublime, Classic Transportation
26 Oct 2021, 15:36 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The design of the Bella was influenced by that of the Parilla Greyhound and it features tunnels along the centerline of the scooter which allows air to cool the engine without the need for a fan or radiator. This air-cooled, 200cc two-stroke single...
GM Dealers to Offer 40,000 EV Charging Stations to Target Underserved, Rural and Urban Com
26 Oct 2021, 15:29 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / General Motors says a new community charging program to install up to 40,000 Level 2 EV chargers across the U.S. and Canada will provide convenient charging in local communities that are currently underserved such as rural and urban areas where EV ...
The Average Transaction Price (ATP) for New Vehicles in 2021 Way Up for American Brands
24 Oct 2021, 15:21 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The average transaction price (ATP) for new vehicles has taken off during the past year - particularly for truck makers - and the big automakers have benefitted from startling demand and price inflation. Chevrolet now boasts a higher ATP than pr...
New MV Agusta Superveloce ‘Ago’ Celebrates the Magnificent Racer Giacomo Agostini
24 Oct 2021, 14:53 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Giacomo Agostini, the Italian multi-time world Grand Prix motorcycle road racing legend, took 122 Grand Prix titles and 15 World Championship titles. His 68 wins and 8 titles in the 500 cc class over a 17-year-long career led to the AMA calling him...
Turbo Boats in Thailand Are Amazing - And Dangerous - Performance Machines
23 Oct 2021, 13:58 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / While the U.S. is easily the most monied and prosperous nation in the world and packed with luxuries like dragsters and lighting fast street cars, our answer to racing on the water is building 8,000 hp, nitro-powered, supercharged Hemi’s pack...
You Can Own a California Vanity License Plate and NFT Combo Set for $24 Million
23 Oct 2021, 12:42 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / You could just buy a Ferrari, but lots of people buy Ferraris, so rather than spend your money on something useful, you could buy an extremely rare license plate - yes, you read that right, a plate with the letters “MM,” issued in the s...
Could You Figure Out How to Start a Spyker C8? A Video Shows You How Crazy It Is
23 Oct 2021, 06:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Spyker C8 is without question one of the looniest - and coolest - cars you can take out on the roads. Produced by the Dutch automaker Spyker Cars since 2000, the car’s design takes visual cues from a wide variety of sources, from aviation...
BMW Motorrad Says Sales Will Eclipse All-Time Record in 2021
22 Oct 2021, 20:15 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Before the onset of the pandemic last year, BMW Motorrad said they saw they expected to be on track for a year of record motorcycle sales worldwide, but those expected results were ruined. But now the brand says they’re now back on track w...
Barn Find Unique, Stunning Ascari FGT With Chevy V8 Headed to the Auction Block
22 Oct 2021, 19:08 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Lee Noble, the famed designer of British cars in the 1990s capable of taking on Ferrari and Lamborghini on the road, but doomed to suffer as a business over the years, did make some amazing production cars now coveted by automotive enthusiasts. ...
Latest Bentley Mulliner Collection Set for Showcase at Ft Lauderdale Boat Show
22 Oct 2021, 17:23 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Three new collections of the famed Bentley Mulliner brand, each center around a particular theme. The Mulliner Nauticis Collection, the Mulliner Skyline Collection, and the Mulliner Miami Collection are all meant to reflect American interests, regi...
Britain Considering Laws That Would Make Customizing Your Motorcycle Illegal
22 Oct 2021, 16:32 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / In the UK, The British Motorcycle Action Group says they’re “encouraging motorcyclists to respond to proposals from the Department for Transport (DfT) that would restrict owners from modifying their bikes.” The proposals would...
The Herkimer Battle Jitney From the Movie Mystery Men Is Making a Comeback
22 Oct 2021, 03:44 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Though you'll find a whole subculture of people claiming that the Herkimer Battle Jitney was an actual military vehicle, Kinka Usher, the movie director in which the strange rig starred, says it was actually made specifically for Mystery Men. ...
Tiny Triumphs and EV Motorcycle Range in Prototype Now With Indian Firm Bajaj
21 Oct 2021, 22:39 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Triumph is now teasing the development of a series of smaller displacement motorcycles that the company plans to build with Indian manufacturing giants Bajaj. As far back as early 2020, Triumph announced that it reached an agreement with Bajaj -...
This 1965 Shelby GT350 Can Be Yours For Just Under a Cool Half Million
21 Oct 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / When the Ford Mustang debuted in 1964, it was quickly obvious that it would be a major hit among buyers. A year later, the lightweight 1965 GT 350 models were rolled out. Often called "Cobras," Shelby American produced these Ford-powe...
The First Geely Premium EV Zeekr Rolls Off the Line in Ningbo China
21 Oct 2021, 03:49 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The first customer car from Geely's new premium electric vehicle brand Zeekr rolled off the production line and was completed at Geely's new plant in Ningbo, China. The first Zeekr 001 will be delivered to its owner at the end of this wee...
The 1973 BMW 2002 Was an Amazing Piece of Engineering and Highly Prized by Collectors
21 Oct 2021, 03:24 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The BMW 02 Series is a range of compact executive cars manufactured by BMW between 1966 and 1977, and they sprung from the idea of making a shortened version of the New Class sedans which may well have saved BMW from financial ruin. The first ...
Bobby Haas Built a Unique Motorcycle Collection, Served As a Patron to Custom Builders
20 Oct 2021, 23:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Dallas financier, photographer, and custom motorcycle benefactor and patron Robert ‘Bobby’ Haas has passed away at the age of 74, and his impact on the world of custom cycles will be felt for generations. Haas, the creator and curato...
Leaping Mini Cheetah from MIT Yet Another Watershed Moment in Robotic Horror
20 Oct 2021, 22:04 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Hot on the heels of the news that researchers have attached a gun to a robotic dog, MIT researchers now say they’ve developed a ‘Cheetah’ capable of mimicking the speed and agility of legged robots and allowing them to jump across...