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Muffler men are large molded fiberglass sculptures that are placed as advertising icons, roadside attractions, or for decorative purposes, predominantly in the United States. Standing approximately 18–25 ft (5.5–7.6 m) tall, [ 1 ] the first figure was a Paul Bunyan character designed to hold an axe. [ 2 ]
Muffler Man: Chief Wappalese: Chaonia Landing Resort and Marina, Lake Wappapello. Cowboy Muffler Man (in pieces): Croft Automotive and Trailer, Valley Park. Muffler Man (custom designed as a chef and erected in 2020) Route 66 Food-Truck Park (corner of St Louis St and Delaware Ave), Springfield.
The proprietors bought a 438-pound fiberglass Muffler Man figure for $3,500 at the annual National Restaurant Association convention. [10] Seeking to capitalize on America's fascination with the Space Race , they rebranded the restaurant as the "Launching Pad" and had the statue outfitted as an astronaut with helmet and rocket.
While on the hunt for one 20-foot Muffler Man, former genealogist Dave Distler stumbled across another massive gem that proudly topped a local automotive business in Macon in the 1960s — though ...
After a 13-year-long search for the statue, Muffler Man hunter Joel Baker says he found Mr. Finance Giant lying in Jones County woods, less than an hour away from its original location.
When the 26-foot "Muffler Man" Paul Bunyan was erected in front of a local lumber business in the 1980s, the town objected to the statue, citing that it was a violation of town codes given its substantial height. Finding no limitation on flagpole height on the books, the owners of the statue replaced Bunyan's axe with an American flag.
Marvin John Heemeyer (October 28, 1951 – June 4, 2004) was an American automobile muffler repair shop owner who demolished numerous buildings with a modified bulldozer in Granby, Colorado, in 2004. Heemeyer's machine was postumously nicknamed the Killdozer.
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