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Peoria, Illinois: Uniroyal Gal: Vanna Whitewall

A towering temptress, sometimes in a fiberglass bikini, sometimes dressed more modestly. But "Vanna Whitewall" can always stop traffic.

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Tramp stamp - Plaza Tire Co.

Uniroyal Gal

I visited the Uniroyal gal on 10/10/10, and she is wearing the red bikini (no skirt or blouse). She also has a "tramp stamp" tattoo on her lower back with the name of the tire shop at that location. While taking a photo of the tattoo, I felt like a creep pointing my camera's zoom lens at her rear end as traffic passed by, but I did what I had to do.

[Todd, 10/17/2010]
Vanna Whitewall

Vanna Whitewall in Peoria, Illinois does wear a skirt and top, but in the summer she still wears the red bikini!

Her clothes are removable and all summer she had the red bathing suit on -- I was just there, and I am in Peoria at the ADM plant at least twice a week. You may want to note that her clothes are interchangeable!

[Jen Robinson, 09/28/2008]

Uniroyal gal in bikini.

Uniroyal Gal - Bikini is Back!

The Peoria Muffler Woman is back in her bikini. I was driving through town when I spotted her on the corner.

[Mic A, 08/24/2008]

Uniroyal Gal, pre-crash.

Uniroyal Gal - Crash Revisited!

Set the story straight. I was there [in 2005] and witnessed the Uniroyal lady driven over, or rather crashed into. The intersection was open, a truck flew through the red light, as occurs all day on Washington st., and the woman driving the car on a green light tried to avoid impact and drove into the Uniroyal woman. The newspapers said the driver was without injuries. Then why did it take over six firemen/paramedics/ bystanders/police to free her? I was eating my lunch from 152 feet away and watched for half an hour. I saw it from point one to finish. The truth of the story is within whom was there!

So...the old woman was blamed, and that is wrong.

[April Snow, 07/19/2007]

Uniroyal Gal.

Uniroyal Gal

The Uniroyal Gal who suffered a crippling strike from a car last summer is back on her feet, and she look great! She's still at her former location at Plaza Tire -- she has a brand new pedestal, a fresh coat of paint, and a change of wardrobe. It's a little sad that the siren is no longer in her red bikini, but she now sports her slinky snap-on pencil skirt and sweater combo. However, I probably wouldn't allow the artist who painted her to do my makeup. The rouge is a little scary.

[Julie Coulter, 08/31/2006]

Uniroyal Gal: Vanna Whitewall

Plaza Tire

Address:
1800 SW Washington St., Peoria, IL
Directions:
Plaza Tire. On SW Washington St. south of downtown, near the Cedar St. Bridge.
RA Rates:
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