Joshua Tree, California: Big Josh: Cowboy Muffler Man
Formerly of Mecca, California, the fiberglass cowboy giant (with Bunyan beard) was sold in May 2017, moved to Joshua Tree February 2018 -- where he was christened Big Josh.
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Big Josh of Joshua Tree stands at a renovated 1949 service station. The souvenir/coffee shop is called The Station. Big Josh is the cowboy who formerly stood in Mecca, California.
[Steve Halterman, 07/03/2018]
Shiny new man with a golden shirt at The Station in Joshua Tree.
[gigi, 04/17/2018]A Muffler Man formerly in Mecca, California, is now on Highway 62 in Joshua Tree. He is freshly decked out with cowboy duds.
[Jim Atkins, 03/03/2018]
The Mecca Muffler Man lives! He has been restored. The head is back on and he is freshly painted. In front of El Tompa Mini Mart. This is the site of Poor Richard's Mini Mart [his former location], but moved from the side of the building to the front of the building.
[S Winston, 07/20/2014]The Mecca Muffler Man had been without a head since 2001, and he vanished completely in 2007. We're glad that he's back.
The Muffler Man in Mecca is gone. The people there don't speak English and they have no idea where it went.
[S. Winston, 07/02/2007]Here's a 2003 view sent by Steve Campbell of the Muffler Man in his headless heyday.
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Big Josh: Cowboy Muffler Man
The Station
- Address:
- 61943 29 Palms Hwy, Joshua Tree, CA
- Directions:
- The Station. 29 Palms Hwy and El Reposo St.
- Hours:
- 213-804-7894 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- F, Sa, Su, M 10-5
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The bearded M-Man was formerly headless, and was moved to The Station -- a converted 1946 gas station -- in February 2018.