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Dodge City, Kansas: La Salsa Muffler Man

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Address:
777 3rd Ave., Dodge City, KS
Directions:
On the west side of 3rd Ave., at the corner of W. Vine St. Two blocks north of W. Wyatt Earp Blvd and the Boot Hill Museum.
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La Salsa Muffler Man.

La Salsa Muffler Man

Commissioned by movie star Dennis Hopper, La Salsa Man is a customized caricatured Mexican based on a California Muffler Man. Donated to Dodge City 2010, erected 2016, tmoved to new spot Nov. 2017, removed for repairs 2018, shorn of Mexican elements 2019.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [11/17/2016]

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Muffler Man, 2019.

Dennis Hopper's Muffler Man

Dennis Hopper's Muffler Man (La Salsa Man) has changed in appearance. They've removed the Hispanic items.

[Denise Lovell, 09/26/2019]
La Salsa Muffler Man

La Salsa Man is located just north of the beer distillery and SMH Consultants. He was there January 28, 2019.

[James Smith, 02/03/2019]

His upper body vanished last summer, but only temporarily for repairs. He's a whole Salsa Man again.

La Salsa Man

Went to see La Salsa Man this morning -- and only found his pants!

[Marybeth Mueller Gardner, 08/18/2018]

We've spoken with the La Salsa Man authorities in Dodge City. They assured us that his top half is not missing, but out for repairs. He should be a whole Man again soon, but they couldn't provide a definite date.

La Salsa Man.

La Salsa Muffler Man

Thought this was the coolest one. Sammy Salsa I think it's called -- a Muffler Man in Dodge City.

[Hotroded grima, 01/29/2018]

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