Mopar Muscle – October 2019

G

reetings, my

fellow Graveyard

Ghouls, and

welcome to my

little corner of

Mopar Muscle.

In this monthly editorial,

I share my thoughts on all

things cool, not just Mopar

muscle cars. I love writ-

ing about my small town—

Springfield, Oregon—and

sharing things that may end

up sounding very familiar

to a lot of you.

Growing up in a small

town, as some of you know,

can be a challenge in itself.

However, I’ve found over the

years of living here and trav-

eling to big cities like Los

Angeles and Las Vegas, small

town life is definitely for me.

I was born at Sacred Heart

hospital in Eugene, Oregon,

which is our larger sister city,

just over the Willamette River.

However, Mom took me

home to Springfield after

I was born, and I’ve lived here

ever since.

To quote my favorite author,

Stephen King, “I used to think nothing happened here.

But the truth is, everything

happens here. One has to look close in a small town.

The beauty is in the details.” This quote may not have

any significance to a lot of you, but for those of you who

it does, welcome to Springfield—the confirmed home

of The Simpsons.

OK, with that sentimental preamble out of the way,

what do you say we get started?

At SEMA 2018, Mopar unveiled its latest “monster,”

the Hellephant, to an adoring crowd of fans. Not only

GREETINGS FROM THE GRAVE

BY MARK WORMAN

GREETINGS BOYS AND

GHOULS, GOBLINS AND

GOBLETS, OR ANY OTHER

MACABRE NAMES I MAY

HAVE OVERLOOKED

HEY CUNNINGHAM

,

YOU AIN’T MAD ARE YA?

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