Coeburn, Virginia -
Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan

Muffler Man Paul Bunyan

My father has wanted one of these giants for years. And now we have him. This Paul Bunyan has been moved to Red Oak Trading Co. 421 Front St. West, Coeburn, Va. The paint will stay the same red and blue for now. We are a family-run surplus and closeout hardware store and cabinet shop. Come see 'em. [Roy Bonney, 09/02/2011]

[RA: Muffler Men are generally a zero sum game -- when a new one appears, it means somewhere else one is gone. This well-kept Bunyan is from Elkhart, Indiana, and stood for years at an Ace Hardware store, dutifully holding a bucket of paint. A good addition for Virginia!]

Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan

This muffler man is now sporting Ace Hardware colors and holding a high quality Ace Hardware bucket! I would have rather he stayed in the white and green, but he seemed happy this way and the store is now an Ace, so it had to be done, I suppose.... [anthony annoyance, 07/30/2005]

Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan

The one located in Elkhart, Indiana at the True Value Store originally was bought by Palmer's Hardware in Elkhart and was located just off of East Jackson Blvd. on a street named Prairie Court, just east of Elkhart Ave. I grew up in that area and always went to Palmer's with my Dad. That had to be somewhere in the mid 60's, maybe 62. My wife and I got married in Dec. 65 and it was way before that. Anyway, Palmer's moved to the True Value store on Cassapolis St, where he is today. [John White, 07/30/2005]

Muffler Man

Visited the Muffler Man in front of the True Value Hardware store. He's well maintained and keeping vigil for Scott's lawn care products. [Josh and Pam Shepherd, 04/05/2005]

[RA: Store security must be tight -- between the imposing white picket fence and guard from the Mustard Tie Brigade, that Muffler Man is impregnable!]

Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan

The Paul Bunyan in Elkhart, IN, was originally erected at a previous Palmer Hardware location around 1967 when my father worked there. A large saw and possibly an axe also acquired with Paul Bunyan were tied to his hands at times, but I haven't seen them in over 30 years. [Chuck Wilson, 10/08/2000]