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.
Lilith Is a Custom Royal Enfield GT 650 From Spain That Rose From the Ashes
11 Sep 2021, 14:44 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Pepo Rosell and his custom shop XTR Pepo took the rubble of a 2019 Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 his buddy crashed and turned it into this tough-looking, race-inspired custom called Lilith. As for the name, it came from the myth of Lilith, th...
Check Out This 2021 Challenger SRT Super Stock, One of the Rarest of Hellcats Ever
11 Sep 2021, 13:32 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If you want to get behind the wheel of the most powerful American muscle car now being manufactured, you need look no further than this 2021 Challenger SRT Super Stock - the rarest version of the Hellcats ever built. The Hellcat Challenger platf...
Hyundai Sneak Previews Large Electric Crossover Ioniq 7 for 2024
10 Sep 2021, 18:07 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Hyundai, in the process of announcing their intention to become a fully electric brand by 2040, is also slowly revealing looks at a large electric crossover likely to be called the Ioniq 7, which is confirmed for launch in early 2024. A video re...
There Are Many Fantastic Looking Cars, But the 1953 Fiat 8V Berlinetta May Top the List
10 Sep 2021, 16:26 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Fiat 8V was released in 1952 at the Geneva Auto Show and it was a startling bit of work from the Italians. Until that time, Fiat had been known for producing inexpensive vehicles in large numbers. But the 8V was a radical departure for the c...
MotoDoffo Winery Is a Motorcycle and Vino Heaven on Earth
10 Sep 2021, 14:59 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / There are some people, some families, that seem to achieve a sweet spot in life, and the Doffo family has reached that apex and cut into the turns with gusto and verve. Temecula is the home of Temecula Valley Wine Country, the Temecula Valley ...
Car-Free Culdesac Tempe Is Proof the World Is Full of People Willing to Make Bad Decisions
10 Sep 2021, 01:49 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / In news sure to make people who live for their cars and motorcycles sick to their stomachs, a new community in Arizona is being billed as “the first no-driving community built from the ground up in the country.” When it opens next ye...
You Can Own All the Surviving Mad Max Fury Road Lunatic Machines, Headed to Auction
10 Sep 2021, 00:56 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Yep, there’s a bit of a shortage of gasoline and your neighbors are evil and frightening bent on using you for a slave or food. But if you've got enough Filthy Lucre, you can blast across the desert and escape from them in any one of the...
Stunning Collection Has Mascots and Hood Ornaments You Might Actually Be Able to Afford
9 Sep 2021, 14:37 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Let’s face it, it’s pretty unlikely that you’re going to pay a visit to Bonhams and place a legitimate bid on a Porsche 718 RSK Spyder. In fact, the last one sold by the famous auctioneers went for a cool $2.32 million USD, so&hel...
A Tesla Model X Burned to a Crisp on a Frozen Vermont Lake. Now We Know Why
9 Sep 2021, 00:38 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / A couple of years ago, coppers found a burned-out Tesla Model X smoldering on a frozen lake just outside Burlington, Vermont, and as the Internet is wont to do, people took it up as some sort of harbinger. Was it another in a series of stories a...
No Need to Mandate U.S. EV Sales in These Three States
8 Sep 2021, 19:41 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / While you might think that mandates are necessary to drive zero-emission vehicle adoption, the results from three U.S. states fly in the face of that contention. Mandates and tax benefits may have been an important part of driving EV sales, but...
Guy Martin Aims to Break the Land Speed Record on a 1,200 HP Turbine-Engine Motorcycle
8 Sep 2021, 18:40 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / With his participation in the 52 Express project, former TT legend Guy Martin hopes to break the land speed record for streamliners. Martin made his bones on the strength of his appearance in the gripping Isle of Man TT race documentary Closer T...
This 1963 Facel II Coupe Represents a Unique Blend of European Style and American Power
8 Sep 2021, 17:53 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / This Facel Vega Facel II is one of only 182 examples made - and also one of only 26 right-hand drive versions - and that makes it rare indeed. Stored in a barn for approximately 25 years, it underwent an extensive restoration which was completed ju...
This Is One Tasty and Modded 1966 BMW 2000TI 5-Speed Race Car
8 Sep 2021, 16:58 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / In a 1967 test Road & Track called the BMW 2000 sedan "the best performing 2-liter sedan in today's market and the best handling - and best riding - as well.” The BMW ‘New Class’ models would ultimately lead to the f...
If You Need the World’s Coolest Food Truck, This 1955 Citroen H Van Might Be It
8 Sep 2021, 01:17 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Citroen H Van is just about the funkiest looking piece of work the French automaker Citroën built between 1947 and 1981 - and that says a lot. It was developed as a simple front-wheel-drive van after World War II but, though it’s hor...
Italy Wants Combustion Engine Exemption for Ferrari and Lamborghini Supercars
7 Sep 2021, 23:48 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / On the cusp of Europe instituting their ban on combustion engines, Italy is hoping to find a loophole that will allow famous carmakers Ferrari NV and Lamborghini SpA to dodge those proposed restrictions. Officials of the Italian government are n...
Solid-State EV Batteries Are the Automotive Future, Report Predicts Rapid Market Growth
7 Sep 2021, 20:36 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Solid-state batteries have major advantages over Lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries in use by electric vehicles (EVs) as they can store more energy, charge faster and offer improved crash safety over the liquid lithium-ion batteries now used in many ca...
Manual Transmission Is Alive and Well - At Least Among 25 Percent of Ford Bronco Buyers
7 Sep 2021, 20:11 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / At this juncture, there are just a few dozen cars offered with manual transmissions, and the vast majority of them would have to be considered “driver’s cars” or off-road type vehicles. It’s the end of the era for stick-shif...
BMW and Artist Jeff Koons Team Up Again With M850i xDrive Gran Coupe the 8 x Jeff Koons
7 Sep 2021, 02:10 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / Since his first solo exhibition in 1980, Jeff Koons’s work has gone on to feature in galleries and institutions throughout the world. His work was featured in the Whitney Museum of American Art, Jeff Koons: A Retrospective and his recent exhi...
VW Group CEO Plans to Address Greenpeace Issues With Autonomous Driving Plan
7 Sep 2021, 01:11 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / If you’re looking to the future of the automotive industry, you can do worse than to listen to the wise counsel of the Volkswagen Group CEO. According to Herbert Diess, it’s not electric vehicles, but autonomous cars which marked a wate...
The Volvo P1800 Melds the Style of the Italians With the Practicality of the Swedes
7 Sep 2021, 00:22 UTC · By: Todd Halterman / The Volvo P1800 was a thing of beauty that featured a 2+2, front-engine, rear-drive sports configuration. It was manufactured by Volvo Cars between 1961 and 1973. Originally a coupe version, it was later offered in what the British refer to as a &l...