Tijuana, Mexico: Muffler Man in Mexico
Fiberglass giant with a mustache stands on the roof of a lumber and hardware store.
La Especial Madereria y Ferreteria
- Directions:
- La Especial Madereria y Ferreteria (Lumber & Hardware). On the east side of Av de los Insurgentes just north of its intersection with Av Campos. He stands on the roof.
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The owner of La Especial Lumber and Hardware store purchased this Muffler Man in the 1980s. During a business trip in the U.S. he saw it at a waste disposal center where it was set to be destroyed. He rescued it and shipped it to Tijuana, knowing that it would help bring attention and customers to his business. Years later it still stands and is a popular attraction and icon of the city.
[Anthony Leon, 05/24/2024]A muffler man just south of the border (looks like Joor's muffler man in Escondido) at a car repair shop. They have painted his skin and given him a pencil thin mustache to resemble a latino..... I don't think he is holding anything...
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