North Platte, the county seat of Lincoln County is the home to about 24,000 and happens to be the home to Bailey Yard, one of Union Pacific’s large railroad yards. It also has some interesting museums and history but my attention was centered on an attraction just off of the interstate, Fort Cody. In 1963 the Henline family opened the first Fort Cody on the western end of North Platte on highway 30 and it stood until 1968 when it was moved to it’s present location along I-80. It was moved to coincide with the new interstate being put in and has been drawing travelers off the road ever since. But just how did they end up with a Muffler Man? To learn the full history of this giant and the interesting back story of how he ended up here. check out the full article which has recently been updated and moved to our Patreon Account. Please join us for there for full access.
American Giants - Muffler Men 
I just found your blog and your you tube channel. To say the least I’m fascinated by the Muffler Men and Uniroyal gals. My wife and myself are planning on a Route 66 trip this summer and will be hitting four MM in the Illinois area, There is one out front of a minor league stadium that I really want to see. Are you planning on a kickstarter to put out your movie? I for one would be looking forward to it. Great idea man. Great blog. Inshaneo@cox.net
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This is a great blog! I would love to see as many muffler men as possible during my travels, and you’ve made it a lot easier to find them. I was wondering if you know about a smaller figure that is mounted over a gas station in Kearney, Nebraska? I saw it as I was driving by, but didn’t have time to stop or go back. I figured I could find it online but I’ve had no luck. It is a smaller figure of a man, maybe 6 to 8 feet tall.
I got to see this Indian muffler man when I was at Fort Cody recently. I posted some pictures, with me in them for size comparison, and some video too if you are interested.
http://www.freewheelintravel.org/disability-travel-blog/road-trips/fort-cody-trading-post-north-platte-nebraska/