Indianapolis, Indiana: Muffler Man: Mr. Bendo
Big fiberglass man with an unusual arm and hand configuration that could perhaps merit a name change to Mr. Drop-o.
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You can't miss him!
[Paul Neal Sansom, 12/02/2012]
Mr. Bendo is still in great shape!
[Andrea Kozloski, 03/03/2010]Someone's been freshening up his paint job...
Mr. Bendo is still in good shape and in the same place not too far from the Indianapolis Speedway. I was unprepared for how tall he stands. The photo should give people an idea. This is no ordinary Muffler Man.
[Josh and Pam Shepherd, 04/05/2005]Because one of our local WISH-TV news guys, Dick Wolfsie, was surfing on roadsideamerica.com and saw all my submissions of "Big Things," he asked me to do a show and display my photos. We did the show live from the location of our local Muffler Man, Mr. Bendo, of Ralph's Muffler on 16th street in Indianapolis. During the interview, I found out an interesting piece of information:
The owner of Ralph's Muffler Shop, home of Mr. Bendo, had molds created of their original Muffler Man, and then created three more new Mr. Bendos for their other locations! Because of local zoning laws, they can't display their new Mr. Bendos, and the new guys are stored in the owner's basement. But the molds still exist.
[Steph Mineart, 02/10/2002]
Additional information on our Muffler Man: AKA: Mr Bendo Location: Ralph's Muffler Shop. Mr. Bendo (Name on his shirt) has looked out onto 16th street for at least 4 decades (and more)
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Muffler Man: Mr. Bendo
Ralph's Muffler Shop
- Address:
- 1250 W. 16th St., Indianapolis, IN
- Directions:
- Ralph's Muffler Shop. I-65 exit 115. Drive west on 21st St., then a quick left onto Martin Luther King St. south to 16th St. Turn right on 16th and Mr. Bendo will be about a mile on the right, just before the railroad crossing.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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Mr. Bendo, hybrid Muffler Man -- with his Bunyan head, service station man body, and stiff-armed salute usually reserved for Indians -- has been secured to Ralph's Mufflers building since the 1960s.