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Blue Ridge, Georgia: Muffler Man - Dr. Blue Ridge/Mr. Hobby

Fiberglass giant holds a giant toothbrush. Formerly Mr. Hobby, holding model airplane. Moved to Georgia in 2014 from atop a Chicago car repair shop, known there for 50 years as Mr. Bendo.

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Damaged muffler man.

Muffler Man - Mr. Bendo

Storm damage on Friday, June 18th damaged Ced, the Muffler man on Grand Ave near Pulaski. The legs are standing but the torso and head have fallen to the roof. I only have this bad picture taken at sunset on Saturday the 19th.

[Ed Twohey, 06/30/2010]

Mr. Bendo.

Mr. Bendo Muffler Man

The Mr. Bendo Muffler Man is still alive and well in downtown Chicago. Thanks to the assistance of the new map feature at Roadside America, tracking him down was a relative breeze, provided you call stop and start driving through the middle of downtown Chicago a breeze.

[Josh Shepherd, 02/26/2006]

Muffler Man on top of Auto Service shop.

Muffler Man - Mr. Bendo

The Muffler Man is still atop the Auto Body shop on Grand Ave in Chicago. The name of the business has changed.

[Brian Plencner, 05/30/2004]
Muffler Man - Mr. Bendo

Chicago's very own Muffler Man stands mightily atop Ted's Auto Body on Grand Avenue just east of Pulaski Road in the heart of our fair city. This behemoth is bending a bar of iron right before our very eyes! -- intimidating all passersby for decades now.

[Gene Schalke, 01/11/1997]

Muffler Man - Dr. Blue Ridge/Mr. Hobby

Free Time Hobbies

Address:
47 Dunbarton Farm Rd, Blue Ridge, GA
Directions:
West side of GA-5 at Davis Rd., across from the miniature golf.
RA Rates:
Worth a Detour
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Nearby Offbeat Places

Statue of Liberty with Lamp GlobeStatue of Liberty with Lamp Globe, Blue Ridge, GA - 1 mi.
Big Leaping TroutBig Leaping Trout, Blue Ridge, GA - 1 mi.
Expedition Bigfoot, the Sasquatch MuseumExpedition Bigfoot, the Sasquatch Museum, Cherry Log, GA - 4 mi.
In the region:
Wes-Man's Truck: Painted Every Day, White, GA - 47 mi.

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