Muffler Man Tracking
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States devoid of Muffler Man infestation: Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont.
Alabama |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | Type | Description | Photo | Directions |
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| AL | Albertville | 1/8/00 |
Bunyan | April 2007 - Reported Gone. Camelot South Home Center, Sand
Mountain Muffler Man. Hands: std. Accessories: Flashing blue light attached to wrist. |
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West side of 6900 block of US 431 |
| AL | Birmingham | RA-1994 All Tips |
Classic | Torn in half by high winds 2/98; read repair
report 11/98. Hands: both palms up Accessories: none |
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GCR Tire Co., 3340 Vanderbilt Road |
Arizona |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| AZ | Flagstaff | 10/7/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Visit Report. #1: Indoor lumberjack in the
Walkup Skydome stadium. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
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Northern Arizona U. |
| AZ | Flagstaff | 10/7/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Visit Report. #2: lumberjack outside the Walkup
Skydome stadium. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
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Northern Arizona U. |
| AZ | Payson | 6/20/97 All Tips |
Bunyan |
REPORTED GONE - 7/2002
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State Rt. 87 | |
| AZ | Phoenix | 10/10/00 All Tips |
Bunyan | 2006: GONE Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
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South central Phoenix, Lumberjack Building Materials, 1405 W Broadway Road. |
| AZ | Picacho Peak | 11/27/2002 All Tips |
Indian | BURNT! Stood here for many years.
Destroyed in fire that consumed the Picacho Peak Trading Post on Nov. 16,
2002. Hands: wave. Accessories: tomahawk |
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| AZ | Prescott | 1/9/98 All Tips |
Cowboy | Muffler
Man Profile "Big Johnson" is his name. Hands: std. Accessories: white hat |
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Front of Johnson Realty. From downtown Prescott: Take Gurley St. west to Grove St. Turn right onto Grove and drive 1 mi. to Fair St. Turn left on Fair and it's on left side (across from Fry's supermarket). |
| AZ | Tucson | 4/4/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | AKA "Glenn Stone, the Ax Murderer," surrounded by
chain link fence. Said to have appeared in films: Easy Rider,
Pocket Money, and Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. Hands: std. Accessories: double-sided ax |
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Don's Hot Rod Shop, 2811 North Stone Ave. and Glenn St., off I-10 |
| AZ | Yuma | 8/24/98 All Tips |
Cowboy | Here since 1982 -- previous head reminded
us of Civil War-era plastic surgery. Was mangled
after repeated thefts by college pranksters. Original owner "repaired" the
head
and
added
a
motor
so it would turn -- but it was never used. Hands: std. Accessories: rifle |
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Behind Target and Toys R Us, 32nd St. Westward Village shopping center, 3300 S. 8th Ave. |
Arkansas |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| AR | West Memphis | 7/11/2001 All Tips |
Classic | Seasonal M-Man, raiding AR from
over the border. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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West Memphis, Arkansas at the Mound City exit. |
California |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| CA | Bakersfield | 10/5/2001 All Tips |
Indian | Spent 17 years lying behind school,
stood at a ranch until that was sold. Now honored with a pedestal, a plaque
and sponsors' engraved bricks. Hands: how greeting Accessories: none |
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Ethel's Old Corral Cafe in Bakersfield, on Alfred Harrell Highway westbound at the Oildale (China Grade Loop) turnoff. |
| CA | Compton | 9/1/2010 All Tips |
Classic | Stands behind a fence at a closed transmission business. |
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Corner of Myrrh and Crane in Compton. King's Auto Transmission. |
| CA | Carson - Long Beach | 1/12/97 All Tips |
Classic | Golfer, aka "The Guy," featured in 1998 Saturn TV commercial.
Though he has a standard golfer configuration, he's been transformed
at times into: African American golfer , all-green giant, LA Dodger Gary
Sheffield, and
a US soldier.
Dominguez Hills Golf Course. |
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I-405 Freeway near Carson, south of LAX, across from Goodyear blimp base. 19800 S. Main Street |
| CA | Dublin | 5/30/98 |
Cowboy | Now identified as the M-Man in Livermore | south side of I-580 | |
| CA | Dunsmuir | 12/16/2000 All Tips |
Classic | Daily Driver's Auto Care. Their
phone book ad says to "Look for the Big Man." In 2002, a contest was conducted
to come up with a new name for him -- "Daily Dan." Hands: std. Accessories: holds a string of little triangle flags. |
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Exit 730 from I-5 in Dunsmuir... on west side of the freeway, just north of the exit (you can easily see him from I-5). Between Wiley's Market, and the Dunsmuir City Ball park -- 4801 Dunsmuir Ave. |
| CA | El Monte | 11/1/99 All Tips |
Classic | Goes by the name of "Edwin." Temporarily headless -- recapitated in 2001. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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El Monte Sign Company, 2710 Santa Anita Avenue |
| CA | Escondido | 2/5/97 All Tips |
Bunyan? | Muffler
Man Profile AKA the "Joor" Muffler Man, "Rahoolio, Muffler Man of Love." Santa suit for the holidays, pumpkin head for Halloween. Hands: std. Accessories: pencil-thin mustache |
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Joor Muffler Service, take Valley Parkway east from I-15 to Grand Avenue and continue east to Juniper, then turn north (left) two blocks to intersection of Juniper and Valley Parkway. Grand Avenue is eastbound one-way complement to Valley Parkway. |
| CA | Forrestville | 7/26/99 All Tips |
Bunyan | River Bend Campground along the
Russian River. May have moved nearby Healdsburg after the 1960s. Hands: std. Accessories: Oar or paddle |
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south side of River road (Hwy. 112) ~12 miles west US 101 |
| CA | Hayward | 5/22/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | In front of a tire shop specializing
in 4X4 tires. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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22314 Mission Blvd., between "A" street and Hwy. 238 |
| CA | Jackson | 4/26/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Red shirt Hands: std. Accessories: hard-hat |
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Intersection of Hwy. 88 and Hwy. 104, 1 mile west of town in front of Sierra Equipment Rental. |
| CA | Livermore | RA-1992 All Tips |
Cowboy | Appears in rodeo garb in May and
June with a sign advertising the Livermore Rodeo;
used to be a golfer. Hands: std. Accessories: 600 gallon hat |
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South side of I-580 between Airway Boulevard and Portola Avenue exits. |
| CA | Los Angeles | 10/24/2007 All Tips |
Hybrid | "Chicken Boy," owned by the Chicken
Boy catalog folks. Returned to public perch in 10/2007. Hands: std. Accessories: Chicken Head |
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5558 N Figueroa StHighland Park area, along Historic Route 66. |
| CA | East Los Angeles | 2/22/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Goes by the name of "Sergio." Protected by iron fence. Checkered shirt. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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On Mission, 1 block North of Cesar Chavez, NE of downtown LA, and 1/2 mile S of LA County Coroner's Gift shop. |
| CA | East Los Angeles | 9/3/2004 All Tips |
Bunyan | The workers call him "The Big Guy," (but visitors have referred to him as the business-related "Tony"). Protected by a tall blue iron fence. He's holding
a model of a car in his hands at Tony's Transmissions. Hands: std. Accessories: model car |
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Tony's Transmissions, 3900 City Terrace Drive |
| CA | Malibu | 7/9/97 All Tips |
Hybrid | Currently named "El Salsero," this burrito platter
M-Man once held a big burger - the bun bottom is now his platter. Before
that, "El
Salsero"
was
a
soda
jerk,
modified by Bob "Daddy-O" Wade. Hands: modified Accessories: spicy foods platter |
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22800 West Pacific Coast Highway at La Salsa |
| CA | Mecca | 1/4/99 All Tips |
Cowboy | June 2007 - Reported gone. NE corner of the Salton Sea (on the way to Salvation Mountain). Bunyan-style beard. Decapitated. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Hwy. 111 |
| CA | Mentone | 06/07/99 All Tips |
Bunyan | Other weird props reported on
property. Hands: both palm down Accessories: wooden plank |
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Garnet Road and Mill Creek Road |
| CA | Planada (formerly listed in Merced) | 10/19/97 All Tips |
Classic | "Farmer Bud" sports
a mustache. Used to stand at a local wrecking yard. In front of a fruit stand
and a museum of antique farm items and machinery. Reported felled by wind
storm 12/98. Back on his feet by 7/99. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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5 miles east of Merced on north side of route 140. Ag Museum (the main road going to Yosemite National Park). 4498 E. Hwy. 140 |
| CA | San Jose | 6/16/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | "Babe the Muffler Man." Down
street from San Jose Arena. Been there since at least 1960; reported to resemble
original owner "Babe." Hands: std. Accessories: muffler, hockey stick |
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Babe's Mufflers, 808 The Alameda Street |
| CA | Van Nuys | 6/17/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Named "Kevin" after owner. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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15237 Sherman Way, Tune Up Masters. |
| CA | Vista | 10/5/96 All Tips |
Classic | Aug 2007 - Moved to NC Hands: Indian-style wave Accessories: none |
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| CA | Willits | 1/2/97 All Tips |
Cowboy | Entrance to rodeo grounds, home
of "Willits Frontier Days" Hands: std. Accessories: branding iron with "W", floppy cowboy hat |
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Commercial Street, east off Hwy. 101, across from library |
| CA | Whittier | 11/30/97 All Tips |
Classic | A king among M-Men. SOLD!
March 2004 - moved to WV Hands: std. Accessories: Muffler, Crown |
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Midas location, 15130 E Whittier (just east of Colima) MOVED |
Colorado |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| CO | Brighton | 10/31/97
All Tips |
None | Not a muffler man. It is a double
flat paneled Sign, maybe 20' tall. It is flat like a cardboard cutout, not
a 3-D muffler man. He is a bowlegged cowboy with hat and the sign reads "Hi-U
Inn", or maybe "Hi-You Inn". In front of a hotel. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
Hwy. 85 S from Greeley to I-76, exit on Colorado Blvd. S. through Brighton. On east side of road. 5th St. | |
| CO | Denver (Federal Heights) | 07/30/00 All Tips |
Mutant | Not of muffler man lineage. Guards
the entrance to a "mobile home park." Chaps, vest, and cowboy hat... unusually
long fingers and big ears. Hands: ? Accessories: |
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"Rustic Ranch Mobile Home and RV Park" at 5566 Federal intersection with 55th Ave. |
| CO | Greeley | 8/17/97 All Tips |
Classic | His shirt is purple. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Hwy. 85 on the corner of 5th St. a little north of Greeley, on the way to Cheyenne. |
| CO | Idaho Springs | 8/29/2001 |
Cowboy | unconfirmed Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
on the way to Mount Evans. | |
| CO | Longmont | 9/15/96 All Tips |
Cowboy | "Giant Ranch Hand," or "Big Cowboy," owned
by the DeVries family since 2000. Used to rep a tool and machine parts shop. Hands: std. Accessories: pitchfork, concrete pedestal |
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12765 N. 63rd Street. 2 miles east of town, at the Lazy T Ranch. |
Connecticut |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| CT | Cheshire | 9/29/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Profile Page Outside the House of Doors. Must hold an American flag due to a local zoning ordinance. Wool cap, beard. Hands: std. Accessories: flag |
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West Johnson Ave. |
| CT | Norwich | 8/1/97 All Tips |
Cowboy | In front of Eblens Casual Clothing. Hands: std. Accessories: flag |
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I-395 to exit 80 E (Route 82). 1 mile on left |
Florida |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| FL | Bradenton | 2/2/98 All Tips |
Cowboy | Unconfirmed.Driving a covered wagon. May
not be an M-man, described as "sitting" in front of an RV dealership. Hands: ? Accessories: ? |
US 41 | |
| FL | Dade City | 3/25/2007 All Tips |
Bunyan | Transplanted from ...? Hands: std. |
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Auto Air Muffler & Brake City 13721 21st St |
| FL | Largo | 6/20/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Yellow cap, red shirt, blue pants.
Here for 25 years, originally from Webb's City, St. Petersburg, FL. Featured in local TV spot with
the owner standing between his legs. Hands: std. Accessories: Large tires in each hand. |
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S. of Ulmerton Rd.- 688, at 11900 Starkey Road. On the roof of Starkey Road Auto Parts. |
| FL | Ocala | 02/02/97 |
Bunyan | MOVED, SEE TAMPA Hands: std. Accessories: hard hat |
Clayton's Small Engine Repair. South of US 27 on US 441/301 (N. Pine Ave.) north of Ocala. | |
| FL | Ocoee | Uniroyal Gal | ||||
| FL | Tampa | 3/19/2004 All Tips |
Bunyan | Moved from Ocala in 2002. On top of Auto Air
Muffler & Brake
City. Owner of chain of muffler shops hopes to acquire a muffler man for
each! Hands: std. Accessories: hard hat |
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Fletcher Ave in Tampa Florida, just east of I-275 |
| FL | Tampa | 10/26/2010 All Tips |
Bunyan |
Hands: std. |
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Muffler & Brake City. 2802 S 50th St. |
| FL | Zephyrhills | 9/17/2007 All Tips |
Classic | Hands: std. Accessories: Large wrench |
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Auto repair shop (Muffler City ?), corner of Hwy 301 and South Ave. |
Georgia |
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| State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
| GA | Douglas | 7/12/2001 All Tips |
Classic | "Captain" Muffler Man,
somewhere near Douglas. Hands: std. Accessories: holding a tire |
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Along US 441. |
| GA | East Point | 2/13/97 All Tips |
Bunyan | Boyd Tire Hands: std. Accessories: prosthetic support for tire |
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Across from the Atlanta Airport .85 South from Atlanta. Virginia Ave. exit. Head East. Turn left right past McDonald's. Half mile or so on left. 3495 Norman Berry Drive. |
| GA | Leesburg | 7/2/2007 All Tips |
Bunyan | In front of SJC Construction. (1997-2006 - had been in Albany GA) Hands: std. Accessories: Hoe, goofy cap |
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623 Fussell Rd |
| GA | Powder Springs | 3/24/00 All Tips |
Indian | On a pole behind the home bleachers
at McEachern High School. Hands: Brave salute Accessories: none |
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New Macland Road |
| GA | Washington | 3/26/98 All Tips |
Classic | In front of a Jones Brake & Muffler tire store.
White shirt, blue pants. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
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Robert Toombs Avenue across from Washington-Wilkes Elementary School. |






























































