Muffler Man - Bunyan (In Transition)
Phoenix, Arizona
Type: Bunyan
Arm position: Standard
Accessories: Double-bladed ax
The Paul Bunyan Muffler Man towered in a suburban neighborhood, behind a fence in a private yard crowded with smaller fiberglass figures. Homeowner Don Parks acquired the 20-ft. tall lumberjack in 2007, after its former home at Lumberjack Building Materials in central Phoenix closed. Don had owned the statue previously, and claimed to have bought it in 1969 from a San Francisco gas station.
Don Parks is an avid collector of commercial promotional statues, and though he sells some he seems to always add even more (expanded to the yard of a home he bought across the street in 2012).
The Muffler man wields a double-bladed ax.
In September 2024, news accounts indicated the statue was no longer in Phoenix, destined for a new home in Minnesota (after some needed restoration along the way).
