It seems there are a few western stores out there that have realized a retired Phillips 66 cowboy muffler man makes a good addition to their store. Legend has it this is the muffler man that was used in the movie Twister but was cut from the movie before it hit the theaters. Around 2008 he was bought by Steppin Out Western Wear and was moved to Wynnewood, OK and stood along the interstate on top of a shipping container next to the store sign. That all changed during a storm in mid December 2011 that blew the sign over and brought him down with it. He was smashed up pretty good and by the time I got there on January 4 he was laying out back in 3 pieces and waiting for repairs. The owner of Steppin Out enjoys collection fiberglass statues and has a large collection of animals for sale as well as a few permanent fixtures like the muffler man and a large boot on the roof. When I was there he was planning on shipping the m man north to either Nebraska or Oklahoma City for repair and by July of 2012 I started seeing pictures online of him back at Steppin out all back together again.

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