Muffler Men Tracking Chart, pt. 4
Pennsylvania |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | Type | Description | Photo | Directions |
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PA | Coopersburg | 12/12/2018 All Tips |
Hybrid | Soda jerk named "Big Chip" works for an ice cream parlor. Made in 2018 by Mark Cline using molds augmented by salvaged M-Man from Canada. |
The Inside Scoop, East side of Third St., between Fairview St. and Spruce Alley. | |
PA | Coplay (Whitehall) | 10/19/1997 |
Halfwit | 2008: Gone. 2003: turned up at a store,
and was for sale. Note: Tips on this guy are identified with a different town
name each time, including: Whitehall, Coplay, Northhampton, and Emmaus. Same
place, or M-Man on the move? |
Northampton Gallery of Pianos, Whitehall, north of Allentown. | |
PA | Greensburg | RA - 1994 All Tips |
Hybrid | Painted as Pittsburgh Steeler
tight end Mark Brunner #87. Started off as # 58 Jack Lambert. Bunyan bought
from place in Pittsburgh in 1970; beard painted to look like skin. Hands: std. Accessories: No longer wears helmet |
Westmoreland Tire, US Hwy. 119 | |
PA | Kittanning | 4/13/2004 All Tips |
Classic | "Cadet Man" has returned after being
hit by a car, leaving stumps for several years. Reported back in 2003. Cowboy
hat, bowtie. Hands: std. Accessories: hamburger |
NE of Pittsburgh. Cadet Restaurant, Rt. 422 at Rt. 28. | |
PA | Oaks | All Tips |
Half Wit | Formerly in Seaside Heights until felled and damaged in Hurricane Sandy. Moved to Oaks and restored (sans ax). Hands: std. Accessories: none |
Arnold's Family Fun Center, 422 Business Center, 2200 West Dr., Oaks, PA | |
PA | Rockwood | 2/23/2003 All Tips |
Bunyan | Scottyland Campground since 1967. Used to wear a kilt. Hands: std. Accessories: Uncle Sam top hat, "Welcome Campers" sign. |
From PA Turnpike Exit #10 (Somerset), take Rt. 281 south 10 miles to New Lexington. At split in road, take Rt. 653 West 1 mile to Scottyland. | |
PA | Uniontown | 3/7/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | Import-Export Tire Company. "The statue on
occasion will hold the terrible tire during football season." Hands: std. Accessories: tire |
Import-Export Tire Company, Route 51 north, 1 mile out of town | |
Rhode Island |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
RI | Lincoln | 9/26/2000 All Tips |
no! | Memory of an area muffler man | ||
RI | Warwick | 9/28/2000 All Tips |
no! | Muffler Man - gone since 1996 | ||
South Carolina |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
South Dakota |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
SD | Rapid City | 12/10/1996 |
Cowboy | "Stamper Miner" - Moved to Tucson, Arizona. Hands: std. Accessories: metal rod, branding iron? |
West side of US Highway 16 approx. 5 mi. SW of Rapid City | |
SD | Sioux Falls | 6/16/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | "Mr. Bendo." Lives at Buck's
Mufflers. Has been dressed
as Elvis. Hands: one arm raised Accessories: sometimes a tailpipe or bent rod |
> | 400 South Cliff Avenue, corner of Cliff Ave. and 10th Streets |
Tennessee |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
TN | Calistia | 3/21/2000 All Tips |
Indian | Looks good except for a vertical
crack on the outside of his left foot and ankle. Across the parking lot from
the M-Man is a pink elephant wearing black-rimmed glasses and holding a martini
glass. Hands: Brave salute Accessories: none |
I-65, exit 112, second exit from Kentucky state line, south side of road at "Loco Joe's Fireworks. | |
TN | Chattanooga | 4/30/2000 All Tips |
Classic | Outfitted and camouflaged to
inspire Paintball Warriors. Hands: std. Accessories: Paintball mask and mesh faceguard. |
Sir Goony's Family Fun Center, 5918 E. Brainerd Rd. Entrance is off of Hwy. 11 around the corner. | |
TN | Gallatin | 11/1/99 All Tips |
Classic | MOVED to Gallatin from El Monte, CA in 2015. While at the El Monte Sign Company, went by the name of "Edwin." First sighted without a head -- recapitated by 2000. golf club, cap. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
1368 E Broadway, Gallatin, TN | |
TN | Kingsport | 3/30/1997 All Tips |
Classic | "Big Pal,"dressed in white pants
and shirt (like a gas station attendant's uniform). Pal's #02 "Sudden Service" Hands: both up Accessories: burger |
1316 Lynn Garden Drive, just before crossing into Weber City, VA | |
TN | Memphis | 12/13/1997 All Tips |
Big John | Several seasonal mobile M-Men
reported in Memphis area. Turns out at least one in a "Big John" grocery clerk,
sans bags. And he's actually across the state line, in Mississippi. Hands: -- Accessories: -- |
Hwy. 61 | |
Texas |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
TX | Amarillo | 3/24/2004 All Tips |
Cowboy- mutant | A Cowboy variant with arm wave (identical
to Glenn Goode's cowboy), accompanied by a fiberglass steer. Erected in
2004. Hands: right arm wave, left arm down Accessories: none |
Westbound I-40 exit 64. After taking the exit, head east on the access road that runs parallel to the highway. Country Barn BBQ & Steaks. | |
TX | Beaumont | 4/22/1998 All Tips |
Half Wit | At Ken's Mufflers. "Hollywood" painted on his yellow
shirt. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
11th St. | |
TX | Boerne | 3/30/1998 All Tips |
Cowboy | Anderson Trucks. In front of automobile accessories shop. Hands: Two, held out in front of body Accessories: Holds sign for the business. |
Just east of exit 542 of westbound I-10. | |
TX | Canyon | 5/29/1998 |
NA | Not a Muffler Man. Tex Randall is claimed to be
47 ft tall, though he's bent over a bit. Hands: NA Accessories: none |
I-27 from Amarillo, South to Canyon, follow 87 down the hill, head west on the Hwy. to Hereford, about 1 mile on left. | |
TX | Dallas | 10/30/1997 All Tips |
Half Wit | Stands in front of Ken's Mufflers. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
Ken's Muffler & Brake #1, 3537 W. Northwest Highway (AKA Loop 12) just west of the Marsh intersection. | |
TX | Dallas | 3/25/1998 All Tips |
Half Wit | On the roof of Ken's Mufflers & Shocks. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
Frontage road near the Dolphin Rd exit on Interstate 30 just east/southeast of downtown Dallas | |
TX | Dallas | 5/29/98 All Tips |
Classic | Bud & Ben's Muffler and Front
End Service Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
Bud & Ben's Muffler and Front End Service, I-35E Illinois Avenue exit. | |
TX | Dallas | All Tips | Half Wit | On a pole, the sign rotates, Ken's Muffler
and Brakes Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
Ken's Muffler and Brakes, 4212 N. Central Expressway (I-75) and N. Fitzhugh Avenue | |
TX | Gainesville | Uniroyal Gal | ||||
TX | Gainesville | 4/21/1997 All Tips |
Cowboy - mutant | "Glenn Goode" - in front of Glenn
Goode's fiberglass and sandblasting business. Here since 1971. Now arranged
with a Uniroyal Gal and two Big Johns. Head is 2nd generation mold
taken from M-Man in Kenton (now gone);
hands are molded based on Ken's Mufflers
half-wit in Dallas. Hands: right hand waving Accessories: none |
Located North East of Gainesville at 1651 FM 371, which is on farm to market road 371, 1.5 miles North of US 82 and east of town. | |
TX | Lamesa | 1/11/2002 All Tips |
Uniroyal Gal | A Uniroyal Gal fiberglass statue is attired as a Lamesa Golden Tornado cheerleader. Accessories: none |
On Business US 87 on south side of downtown Lamesa. | |
TX | Round Top | 11/6/2000 All Tips |
Bunyan | May be a Texaco Big Friend. Hands:? Accessories: ? |
4212 S. State Highway 237 | |
TX | San Angelo | 12/13/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | "Mr. Bendo" - won in a divorce
settlement by Marvin Fillip. Originally on top of his parts and muffler shop
downtown. Hands: std. Accessories: muffler |
SW of San Angelo on Mertzon Hwy. 67, south side of the Hwy. in front of Marvin's shop. | |
TX | San Antonio | 11/21/1998 All Tips |
Indian | overseeing sales at Red McComb's
used car lot. Hands: salute Accessories: none |
NW side of town at loop 410, inside loop and across freeway from Landry's Seafood House. Westbound, exit at Evers Rd., U-turn. Eastbound, Rolling Ridge exit. | |
TX | Sanger | 02/10/2000 MOVED All Tips |
Cowboy | MOVED to Amarillo, TX. Was in rural area in front of a Sandblasting
Co. owned by Darin Goode. Hands: waving Accessories: none |
Between Denton & Sanger on I-35 at exit 475a (southbound only) for FM156. | |
TX | Sherman | 02/10/2000 All Tips |
Cowboy | Located in rural area in front
of Jay Dee Goode Custom Sandblasting. Hands: waving Accessories: none |
Northwest of Sherman at 2774 Plainview Road, 1/10 mile west of FM 1417. Plainview rd. parallels and is 1.5 miles North of US 82. This is just Southeast of the Grayson County Airport | |
TX | Tool | 4/18/2004 All Tips |
Cowboy | MOved to Zephyrhills, FL. Old: Cowboy's Pawn Shop (and auto sales). Also
reported as in Seven Points, which is north of Tool. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
SE of Dallas -- State Highway 274 west of Cedar Creek Reservoir, 23 miles northwest of Athens. | |
TX | Warrenton | 11/11/2001 All Tips |
Classic | In front of a small auto museum.
Painted to look like a 1950s Texaco service station attendant. Hands: std. Accessories: Sign for museum |
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TX | Waxahachie | 10/4/1998 11/1/1999 All Tips |
Indian | Visit Report "School mascot is an old chief auto parts man saluting in the end zone of the high school football field." Hands: salute Accessories: ? |
Located at Waxahachie High School football field. South of Dallas off I35 on US 77 1-2 blocks south of US287 bypass. | |
Utah |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
UT | Helper | 9/22/1997 All Tips |
Half Wit | "Big John" is painted entirely
black -- representing coal. In front of Helper Civic Auditorium. Hands: std. Accessories: mining helmet, pick ax |
Main St. | |
UT | Layton | 9/28/2001 All Tips |
Roman Lancer | Since 1993, visible once
a year during high school homecoming. Student officers must get city council
ordinance each
year to display him on school roof. Hands: ? Accessories: lance |
440 Lancer Lane. | |
UT | Saint George | 6/11/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | REPORTED GONE 8/19/2002 - Mascot over a motorcycle
shop. St. George Cycle, next to Burger King. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
968 East St. George Blvd., Suite B | |
UT | Salt Lake City | 6/1/2002 All Tips |
? | Unconfirmed Hands: 2 left hands. Accessories: ? |
SW corner of 300 West Street and either 500 or 600 North Street. | |
UT | Salt Lake City | 12/1/2015 All Tips |
Mutant | Muffler Man, perhaps missing lower half, resembles Star Trek's Mr. Spock. Hands: std. Accessories: Star Fleet uniform |
257 W 3300 S | |
UT | Wendover | 11/15/96 All Tips |
Classic | GONE: Same as M-Man in Wendover, NV, though reported
to technically be in Utah. No longer a clown, sadly. Hands: std. Accessories: cowboy hat |
In front of a pawn shop along Wendover Blvd (the 80 Business loop). Just over the state line in Utah. | |
Virginia |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
VA | Bedford | 2/22/2017 All Tips |
Cline Classic
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Mark Cline variant on the 14-ft. Muffler Man. Hands: right hand vertical |
954 Burks Hill Rd | |
VA | Chincoteague | Uniroyal Gal (moved to Kingsville, MD 1990s; sold, moved to Livingston, IL 2015) | ||||
VA | Natural Bridge | All Tips | Mutant | Ice Cream Muffler Man, the same Ice Cream mutant from Roanoke. Now indoors at Enchanted Castle Studios. Hands: right hand
sideways |
Mark Cline's Enchanted Castle Studios, I-81 exit 180, 1/2 mile on right. | |
VA | Natural Bridge | 6/20/2004 All Tips |
Bunyan (head)
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Just a head, but has been grafted onto a Battle Mech at times. Hands: none |
Mark Cline's Enchanted Castle Studios, I-81 exit 180, 1/2 mile on right. | |
VA | Newport News | 11/6/1997 All Tips |
Classic | Outside Auto Muffler King, red
shirt, blue pants. Hands: std. Accessories: crown, muffler |
5835 Jefferson Ave., about 1 mile south of Mercury Blvd. | |
VA | Roanoke | 1/9/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | Insider's
Report Williamson Road Service Center. Reported "the big guy" has been there since the 1940s when the building was a Paul Bunyan Tire dealership. Hands: std. Accessories: Christmas wreath, flag |
3110 Williamson Road, west side of Rt. 11 North | |
VA | Roanoke | 3/8/1998 All Tips |
Mutant | Ice Cream Muffler Man. Diner reported closed 3/99, M-Man gone. Hands: right hand sideways Accessories: ice cream cone |
2 blocks from the Farmers Market and Center in the Square in downtown Roanoke. Star City Diner, 8 Campbell Avenue Southeast. | |
Washington |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
WA | Everett | 2/8/1998 All Tips |
Classic | Muffler
Man Profile Hands: std. Accessories: none |
Stevedoring Services-America at 1110 Hewitt Ave., just west of Marine View Dr. | |
WA | Puyallup | 7/17/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | "...acquired him around 1991
from a motel in downtown Puyallup after his ankles were broken in a windstorm" Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
Paul Bunyan Rifle and Sportsman Club | |
WA | Shelton | 3/25/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | Fully restored Paul, 20 feet
tall, 3" steel tube throughout, resting on a single axle trailer with a hydraulic
erector. Appears in Forest Festival Parade. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
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West Virginia |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
WV | Elkins | 4/10/1999 |
Bunyan | Reported in 1999 at Lumberjack Restaurant. 2006 reports he is gone. Hands: arm surgery Accessories: ax |
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WV | Parkersburg | 4/26/1999 All Tips |
Indian | Cherokee Used Car Village. Hands: "how" greeting Accessories: ax |
Intersection of hwy. 95 and 14, south of town. | |
WV | Richwood | 1990 |
Bunyan | Richwood High School's mascot is the Lumberjack,
and a modified Muffler Man stands next to the scoreboard at the football
field. Hands: std. Accessories: ax |
Richwood High School football field. 1 Valley Ave, south of W Main St/Rt. 39. | |
WV | Unger | 8/17/2004 All Tips |
Classic | Transplanted from the Midas Muffler Shop in
Whittier, CA, to George and Pam Farnham's yard in 2004. Report Hands: std. Accessories: crown, muffler |
14633 Winchester Grade Road. From Berkeley Springs, go S. on 522 for 2 miles to Winchester Grade Rd. Rt. 13 -- take it 14 miles to the Unger Store and turn left, go 1 1/2 miles. | |
WV | Unger | 2006 | Cluster | George and Pam Farnham's cluster of giant statues now includes a Big John (from Benton, IL), Santa Claus (from Dallas, TX), and Surfer Dude. | From Berkeley Springs, go S. on 522 for 2 miles to Winchester Grade Rd. Rt. 13 -- take it 14 miles to the Unger Store and turn left, go 1 1/2 miles. | |
Wisconsin |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
WI | Clinton | 6/24/1999 All Tips |
Bunyan | July 2016: Sold, moved to IL for repair. June 2010 - Stored in woods. Stands in a campground. Blue
shirt and cap. |
Camp supposedly along E. State Line Rd. | |
WI | Lake Delton - Wisconsin Dells | RA - 1985 All Tips |
Hybrid | Was once an Indian chief; now
a Trojan soldier. Hands: right arm upraised Accessories: go cart held aloft |
Big Chief Go Cart #2, Wisconsin Dells. | |
WI | Lakewood | 6/16/1999 |
Bunyan | May 2007 - moved to NC 20-30 years in front of the local hotel. Stood in front of the Paul Bunyan Corner Pub until a fire gutted it
in Feb. 2004. Saved and now in front of the Lakewood Hotel. |
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WI | Oshkosh | 7/21/1998 All Tips |
Bunyan | "...of the Tire Repairman type..." Here since ~1985.
Reported still here! Hands: std. Accessories: none |
FASCO (Factory Authorized Service Co.), 1975 West Snell Rd. Off Highway 45 at Exit 110. | |
WI | Spooner | 5/22/1997 All Tips |
Cowboy | "Mel" is a cowboy who used to
be at Mel's 66 station on the south end of town. A back view. Hands: std. Accessories: none |
Bulik's Amusements, go-cart/waterslide park on Hwy. 63 just north of downtown Spooner | |
WI | Wabeno | 5/22/1997 All Tips |
Bunyan | "Larry the Logroller" Hands: std. Accessories: Logger's pick |
Wabeno Logging Museum | |
WI | West Bend | 7/4/2004 All Tips |
? | A muffler man head peers out from a 3rd floor window at the Stomping Grounds Pub. Hands: none |
Hwy 33, Called Washington St. in town. On the same side of the street and a bit west of the KFC. Right across the street from Fleet Farm. | |
WI | Wisconsin Dells | 7/19/2003 All Tips |
Cowboy Mutant |
Mutant head, vague discrepancies everywhere else. Hands: gun toting |
Right behind the Resort in front of Knuckleheads Family Entertainment Center. | |
Wyoming |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
WY | Cody | 10/21/2001 All Tips |
Cowboy | Moved to Billings, MT. 2010- Reported gone. |
On south side of US 14, west entrance to town, in front of G's Cowboy Shop. | |
Canada |
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State | Town | 1st Sighting | M-Man Type |
Description | Photo Preview |
Directions |
BC | Charlie Lake - Fort St. John | All Tips | Bunyan, no beard | In front of Clarke Sawmill. Hands: std. Accessories: Helmet, axe on long pole. |
A few kilometers north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, on the Alaska Highway - Highway 97, Mile 62. |
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ON | Fonthill | 6/7/2003 All Tips |
Canuck Headed | AKA Mr. Furnace Hands: std. Accessories: branding iron |
Corner of Hwy. 20 and Hwy. 406. | |
PQ | Iberville | 5/19/2001 All Tips |
Canuck Headed | Coke holding Frenchy-headed Canadian M-Man Hands: std. Accessories: Coke Can and Hot Dog |
Route 133 close to the town of Saint Sebastien, Quebec. |