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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