12/31/2025
45 years ago…
The Iranian hostage crisis was in full swing, Pat Benatar was all over the radio, the Islanders were hot, and Chrysler was about to release the K car, and needed someone to figure out how to fix them. So they called Joe Walters and asked him if he’d like to embark on a storied career to fix their soon-to-be-released junk!
Is it any wonder why he’s so crabby all the time? 😊
The K-car has come and gone, numerous other Chrysler junk has come and gone, but Joe is still here. Now we have Duracell battery-powered battery electric cars and once again they’ve asked Joe to step up and fix that stuff too. But after 45 years, Joe has decided to pull the plug and let someone else have a turn.
45 years! Many companies don’t last half that time. But except for the errant migraine and the annual Dominican republic vacation, Joe has been here, doing the best he can with whatever we’ve thrown at him. And nearly every time, he comes up with the win for the customer. Tenacious and determined, there is rarely anything he can’t repair. Even the truck that fell off his lift got fixed!
What can we say? A thank-you is an understatement for all the years of dedication to your job, to our customers, to the business, and to the Mullen family, but we have to start somewhere. Your retirement is certainly well-deserved. May 2026 and all of your years forward be filled with peace, clean hands, no fault codes and no misfires. Mullen Motors wouldn’t be what it is without you! THANK YOU JOE!
