Mopar Muscle – October 2019

was there a buzz in the air at the Mopar

booth that would give flight to a real ele-

phant, there were downright fireworks in

that place. Trust me, I know, I was there

for this monumental, game-changing

unveiling.

The press announcement by Mopar

went viral! Subsequently becoming the

hottest topic among podcasts, car shows,

celebrities, and racing legends—as well

as water-cooler talk in pretty much every

automotive shop on the planet.

I don’t want to overdramatize the situation

around the Hellephant, but when

I couldn’t go anywhere without someone

asking me about the engine—”How much

is it?” “Where can I get one?” and so on—

it was a little like the summer of 1980,

when everyone was wondering, “Who shot

J.R.?” For those of you my age, I’m sure

you get the reference, and for you younger

folks, that’s why God made Google.

While comparing the response of the

unveiling of the all-aluminum, 1,000hp,

950–lb-ft of torque, third-generation crate

Hemi to “Who shot J.R.?” may strongly

support hypotheses of the often-rumored

“Wormanesque delusions of grandeur,”

it’s not all that far off. Allow me to explain.

For those of you who don’t know, last

year at the 2018 SEMA ceremonies, the

global president of Mopar, Pietro Gor-

lier, and U.S. president of Mopar, Steve

Beahm, presented me, aka Graveyard

Carz, with the very first Hellephant crate

Hemi. From that moment on, we have

been inundated with mail, email, blog

posts, social-media comments, and the

like all wanting to know what car will

receive this amazing marvel of power.

On April 30, 2019, Graveyard Carz

made the announcement in the “Hellafury”

episode. So now you all know “Who shot

J.R.”—er, I mean, what car is receiving

the Super-Hemi. A beautiful (or will be)

1958 Plymouth Fury, two-door hardtop

that will just happen to look exactly like

the evil 1958 Fury, “Christine”!

I had made up my mind about the

Fury sometime in February 2019. Once

I had decided that was the choice, I made

a post on our Facebook page, inquiring

if anyone knew where there might be a

decent one for sale. This is a tough car

to come up with these days, mostly due

to the silver-screen adaptation of Stephen

King’s novel “Christine.” However, within

a few weeks, I found “Her.” And, yes, in

case you’re wondering, I have referred to

the evil 1958 Fury as “Her,” just the way

Arnie Cunningham and Roland D. LeBay

did, since the day I first laid eyes on her.

You know me, I’m sentimental that way.

Now that I have the car and you all

know what it is, it’s time to get started

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