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 Mike", formerly at Big Mike's Muffler, Hayward
• "Babe Royer" at Babe's Lightning & Muffler in San Jose, California.
• Chicken Boy in Highland Park
• "El Salsero" Muffler Man at 22800 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu
• "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]
• Unnamed, King's Auto Repair in Compton
• "Sergio," at Automotive Alley in Boyle Heights
• "Tony" at Tony's Transmissions in City Terrace
• "Kevin" at Tuneup Masters in Van Nuys
• "Joor Muffler Man" at Joor Muffler in Escondido

Idaho

• The "lumberjack" at Heyburn Elementary in St. Maries, Idaho^[2]

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 restauranteur's retirement.^[3]
• Lauterbach Man at Lauterbach Service Center 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

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^[4]

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 It was originally made for a restaurant in Framingham, then as Uncle Sam for a car dealership in Springfield.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.^[5]

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

Montana

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

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

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

North Carolina

• Bradsher Landscape Supply, Raleigh (bluejeans and baseball cap)^[6]

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 Big Chief at San Antonio, Texas

Tennessee

• 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

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

Wisconsin

• Bulik's Amusement Center, Spooner - Cowboy

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Muffler Men.

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