List of Muffler Men

This is a list of Muffler Men.

Arizona

• Louie The Lumberjack at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff
• Paul Bunyan at Leo's Auto and Home Supply in Tucson

California

• "Big Bert", River Bend Resort, Forestville, CA.

Big Mike, Hayward, California

• "Big Mike", formerly at Big Mike's Muffler, Hayward
• "Babe Royer" at Babe's Lightning & Muffler in San Jose.
• Chicken Boy in Highland Park^[1]
• "El Salsero" Muffler Man at 22800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu^[1]
• "Edwin", a golfer, at El Monte Sign Company, 2710 Santa Anita Avenue
• "The Guy," a race car driver holding a checkered flag, off the 405 freeway, at the west coast Porsche Experience Center in Carson. Originally a golfer for the Dominguez Golf Course^[1][2]
• Unnamed, King's Auto Repair in Compton
• "Sergio," at Automotive Alley in Boyle Heights
• "Tony" at Tony's Transmissions in City Terrace^[1]
• "Kevin" at Tuneup Masters in Van Nuys
• "Joor Muffler Man" at Joor Muffler in Escondido^[1]
• "Mecca Man" at El Tompa Mini Mart in Mecca, CA.
• "The Indian Warrior" at Ethels Old Corral in Bakersfield, CA.

Idaho

Heyburn Elementary

• The "lumberjack" at Heyburn Elementary in St. Maries, Idaho.^[3][4]

Illinois

• Gemini Giant in Wilmington
• A Giant Hot Dog Statue on Route 66 in Atlanta, Illinois was relocated from Bunyon's in Cicero upon that restaurateur's retirement.^[5]
• Lauterbach Man at Lauterbach Service Center in Springfield, Illinois
• Spartan at Southeast High School in Springfield, Illinois
• BIG FAT in Evergreen Park, Illinois Paul Bunyan statue on top of Guardian Auto Re-builders
• Blind Without Glasses at 6300 S. Pulaski in Chicago, IL Indian on top of an eye clinic
• Paul Bunyan at Lamb's Farm in Libertyville, Illinois
• 2 muffler men, Paul Bunyan and Beach Boy, at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston, Illinois

Iowa

• Giant "Phil", Williamsburg. A Phillips 66 Cowboy, Muffler Man, once stood at the Landmark Truck Stop in Williamsburg, IA at the intersection of I80 and IA-149.. “Giant Phil” was a well-known landmark and appears on a vintage postcard. It is not known where this statue went but it is possible that he now stands with a large fiberglass bull in Waukon, IA^[6]

Massachusetts

• Plantation Man, Chicopee. It was originally made for a restaurant in Framingham, then as Uncle Sam for a car dealership in Springfield. It is currently being auctioned and its future is uncertain.^[7][8]

• There is a Muffler Man in front of the tire store on Montana Ave. in Billings.

• There is a Muffler Man with a large ax and lumberman's hard hat at the entrance to Valley Tree Service on the east side of Route 97 in Groveland, Massachusetts.

Montana

Casino Dude

• Casino Dude Muffler Man at Fort Rockvale Restaurant and Casino in Joliet
• Muffler Man at Plentywood

New Jersey

• Barnacle Bill's Amusements at Ortley
• Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown

New Mexico

May Cafe

• May Cafe, Albuquerque (this is a lumberjack figure, not a Muffler Man)
• Sun Glass, Farmington
• Big Daddy's Flea Market, Las Cruces
• Franciscan RV Inc., Hatch

North Carolina

• Bradsher Landscape Supply, Raleigh (bluejeans and baseball cap)^[9]

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

• Harry's On The Hill Cadillac GMC, Asheville (Chief Pontiac)

North Dakota

Chieftain Motel, Carrington (figure is a Native American with upraised arm)

Oregon

• Harvey the Giant Rabbit – in Reedville

South Dakota

• Buck's Muffler Shop, Sioux Falls - 'Mr. Bendo' holding an exhaust pipe in one hand

Texas

Red McCombs

• Red McCombs Big Chief in downtown San Antonio, Texas
• Mr. Bendo, Paul Bunyan, at San Angelo, Texas
• Glenn Goode and Mary Jean Goode's "Big People!": Cowboy, 2 Big Johns, and a Uniroyal Gal in Gainesville, Texas

Tennessee

Native American in chinos

• Native American in Chinos - Beside Sad Sam's at Exit 112 off of I-65, near Cross Plains.
• Pal's, Kingsport - Man carrying a hamburger
• Pratt's, Kingsport - Indian in loincloth

Utah

• "Big John" A coal miner on Main Street in front of City Hall in Helper City, Utah

Virginia

Chincoteaque Viking

• Chincoteague Viking, Chincoteague Island
• Auto Muffler King at 5835 Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Virginia

Wisconsin

• Bulik's Amusement Center, Spooner - Cowboy

References

1. Kabar, Kim (January–February 2012). "Men at Work". Westways. Automobile Club of Southern California. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. "Carson, CA - Muffler Man". October 18, 2013.
3. "St. Maries, Idaho: Paul Bunyan - Big Friend". Roadside America.com. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
4. Heyburn Elementary (Official Website) Retrieved June 12, 2015
5. Dave Hoekstra (June 4, 2012). "Hot dog merchant who brought giant Paul Bunyan statue to Route 66 dead at 89". Chicago Sun-Times.
6. http://usagiants.com/missing-muffler-men/
7. Kinney, Jim (November 13, 2013). "Chicopee's Plantation Inn, with Plantation Man, to be sold at auction Friday". masslive.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
8. Kinney, Jim (November 15, 2013). "Plantation Man to stay in Greater Springfield, buyer says; Chicopee motel and land fail to sell". masslive.com. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
9. "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum: The Legend Of The Raleigh Giant". June 24, 2014.

External links

• "Muffler Men" at Roadside America website
• "Muffler Men tracker" at Roadside America Website