Original 1960s Phillips 66 Cowboy (Sale Pending)

Posted on 08/30/2026 by jbaker98

American Giants is once again assisting the owner of a Muffler Man in marketing it and collecting offers from interested buyers. American Giants does not own the item and is acting solely as a marketing and sale facilitator. American Giants does not purchase the item from the seller, take title to it, or collect or hold the buyer’s purchase funds. Below are the terms for the sale as well as historical info!

All offers are subject to the seller’s acceptance. Submission of the highest offer does not guarantee purchase of the item, and the seller reserves the right to accept or reject any offer. Until the seller and buyer complete their transaction, American Giants cannot guarantee that a sale will be completed. Offers will be submitted through American Giants and the current high offer will be displayed publicly using the prospective buyer’s chosen alias or user handle.

I.F. Phillips 66 Cowboy High Offer = $20,001 Lucky Giants

High Offer Status = – Sale Ended – Offer being considered by seller

Send offers to americangiants.mufflermen@gmail.com

American Giants will make reasonable efforts to post qualifying offers promptly; however, posting may take anywhere from several minutes to as long hours in some circumstances, except on the final day. If an offer is submitted but does not appear, another qualifying offer may already have been received. The online offer listing should not be considered an instantaneous or guaranteed record of submissions. All offers should be submitted in good faith by individuals or entities genuinely prepared to purchase the item at the amount offered. American Giants may request confirmation of an offer or additional contact information before recognizing an offer. American Giants reserves the right to reject or disregard any offer that it reasonably believes is fraudulent, fictitious, submitted in error, cannot be verified, violates the stated procedures, or otherwise interferes with the legitimate operation of the offer process.

The offer period is scheduled to end on: September 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM EST

If a qualifying offer is received during the final 10 minutes of the offer period, the offer period will remain open until 10 consecutive minutes have passed without another qualifying offer.

HISTORY – This original International Fiberglass Muffler Man started life as a Phillips 66 Cowboy in Savannah, Georgia, where he stood at a muffler shop on Abercorn Extension near the mall during the 1960s. In 1978, Al Dennis purchased the giant with plans to install him at his All American Carwash on John C. Calhoun Drive in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The giant was hauled from Savannah to the car wash, where he remained for approximately two years on his back before being moved to Dennis family property near Cameron, South Carolina. There he remained in storage for decades. In 2015, the giant was sold again, leaving the property on September 26 and eventually making his way to Grove, Oklahoma. American Giants helped sell him once more in July 2024. The outline of his original Phillips 66 shield can still be seen on his chest, a remarkable surviving reminder of his early connection to the oil industry. It is also believed that the metal sign bar he holds today is the same one he held during his years in Savannah.

INFO – Statue is roughly 20ft tall with an estimated weight of 150 pounds (could be more). Statue is complete but has a hole in his back and the cowboy hat is long gone. American Giants can be contacted if you wish to purchase a cowboy hat which would be a separate sale from this one. Statue is located near Yukon, OK

Additional Terms Please Read – American Giants reserves the right to establish, modify, or clarify reasonable procedures during the offer period when necessary for the orderly and fair operation of the sale. This may include establishing or changing minimum offer increments, extending the offer period, correcting errors, addressing technical problems or delays, rejecting duplicate or invalid offers, temporarily pausing submissions, or making other reasonable procedural adjustments.

When practical, material changes will be communicated to participating prospective buyers. Continued participation after notice of a procedural change constitutes acceptance of the revised procedure. At the conclusion of the offer period, the seller retains the right to accept or reject any offer. The highest submitted offer does not automatically create a sale or obligate the seller to transfer the item. Once the seller accepts an offer, American Giants will connect the accepted prospective buyer directly with the seller.

For this particular sale, once an offer has been accepted by the seller, the buyer must provide full payment directly to the seller in immediately available funds within 48 hours following the seller’s acceptance of the offer. American Giants does not collect, receive, process, or hold the purchase funds and does not provide escrow services. The Muffler Man is currently located in Yukon, Oklahoma. The buyer must completely pick up and remove the item from its current location within 14 calendar days following the seller’s acceptance of the buyer’s offer. The buyer is responsible for all arrangements and costs associated with dismantling, rigging, loading, equipment, labor, transportation, insurance, and removal of the item. If the item has not been completely removed within the 14-day period, the seller may assess a storage charge of $100 per calendar day beginning on the 15th day. The payment deadline, removal deadline, storage charges, or other requirements established by the seller may be modified, extended, or waived only by the seller. American Giants has no authority or obligation to modify, extend, waive, administer, or enforce these requirements on behalf of either party.

Except for the payment and removal requirements expressly stated above, once American Giants connects the accepted prospective buyer with the seller, all further negotiations and arrangements are solely between the buyer and seller. This includes, but is not limited to, payment method and documentation, taxes, pickup, transportation, removal, scheduling, access to the property, insurance, condition questions, additional agreements, and any modifications to the transaction. American Giants does not guarantee that either party will ultimately complete the transaction.

American Giants is not responsible for the failure of either party to complete the transaction or for losses, expenses, travel costs, transportation arrangements, lost opportunities, or other consequences resulting from a transaction that is delayed, modified, disputed, or not completed. American Giants does not provide escrow services, collect or hold the purchase price, guarantee payment, guarantee delivery, guarantee legal ownership or title, or guarantee the performance of either the buyer or seller. American Giants is not responsible for mediating, negotiating, settling, or resolving disagreements between the buyer and seller after the parties have been connected. Any misunderstanding, dispute, payment issue, refund request, condition dispute, transportation issue, failure to perform, or other disagreement arising from the transaction must be addressed directly between the buyer and seller.

Information concerning the item, including ownership, provenance, history, age, condition, dimensions, weight, completeness, authenticity, prior use, and other details, may be based in whole or in part upon information supplied by the seller, previous owners, historical sources, photographs, research, or observations made by American Giants. Although reasonable efforts are made to provide accurate information, American Giants does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of this information. Prospective buyers are encouraged to conduct whatever inspection, research, verification, or due diligence they consider necessary before submitting an offer.

By submitting an offer, the prospective buyer acknowledges that they have reviewed these terms and agrees to participate in the offer process subject to these procedures and conditions.

#63 Lake Luzerne, NY – Bunyan

Posted on 02/03/2014 by jbaker98

The Lake Luzerne Muffler Man statue has always been one of my favorites. Ever since I saw a photo at RoadsideAmerica.com of this Paul Bunyan standing in the woods without a head and coming apart at the waist, this unfortunate statue has intrigued me. It is located near Lake George, NY where there are five other Muffler Men. Among them is the statue from the 1964 World’s Fair in New York now standing at Around the World Mini Golf in downtown Lake George. The rest of the area’s Muffler Men are located at Magic Forest, a recreational park for children.

It is not known when the Lake Luzerne statue arrived. The earliest report is that it was already installed at the Swiss Campsites entrance in 1976 when the parents of Lynn Kinsman purchased the property. Her parents changed the name of the campground to the Swiss Trail Campground and repainted the statue’s shirt to reflect the new name. After they sold the campground in 1985, the statue began falling apart and vegetation began obscuring it from view.

Photo Credit Debra Jane Seltzer

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#62 Stony Point, NY – Bunyan

Posted on 01/23/2014 by jbaker98

IMG_20120704_131116 In early 2012, I visited the Muffler Man in Stony Point, NY. This statue is located at Camp Bullowa which is used for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts activities. It appears to be one of the early Paul Bunyans produced in the mid-1960s by International Fiberglass. While I was at the Camp, I met Ranger Joe Langdon and spoke with him about the statue. It is not known where this Muffler Man was located before it arrived at the Camp in the mid-1990s. It stands next to the parking lot near the main entrance.

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Pioneer Man

Posted on 12/10/2013 by jbaker98

The Pioneer statue is technically not a Muffler Man. When RoadsideAmerica.com began documenting these giant roadside statues in 1996, the name “Muffler Man” was born. It was used to describe the Paul Bunyan type statues and their look-alikes that we would later learn were produced by International Fiberglass. RoadsideAmerica began producing t-shirts showing the four different types: Cowboy, Indian, Bunyan and Half-Wit. The bodies for these statues were all spin-offs of the original Paul Bunyan model. International Fiberglass marketed these statues as Cowboys, Indians Braves, Indian Chiefs, Golfers, Astronauts, Mortimer Snerds, and other names.

#55 Libertyville, IL – Lumberjack

Posted on 09/20/2013 by jbaker98

Because they are rare it is always nice to come upon one of the 15 ft versions of muffler men. As I mentioned in AG Episode #1 after a few years of turning out the full size version of muffler men with great success, Steve Dashew owner of International Fiberglass wanted to offer customers more. He came up with the idea to make these shorter and lighter lumberjack versions in hopes of getting those customers that were put off by size or price when considering the 21 ft full size versions. They started making these guys around 1965 but unfortunately they were not all that popular and they stopped making them within a few years. They sold at least 20 of these guys however and many of them can still be found all across the 48 states today. The history of this one here at Lambs farm in Libertyville is a bit hazy but as far as I can tell he has been here since the mid or late 60’s and probably was ordered right from International Fiberglass. The story behind that started in 1961 when Bob Terese and Corinne Owen opened a pet store on Chicago’s State Street with 12 employees, the difference was that their employees all had developmental disabilities. Bob and Corinne’s mission was to help people with developmental disabilities lead productive and happy lives. They quickly received support and growing recognition from the Chicago community and in 1965 they relocated 35 miles to the north near Libertyville where Philanthropist W. Clement Stone had purchased and donated a 70 acre farm. They restored the century old bard into the area’s largest pet stores and with the extra space they made new businesses to bring in more adults with disabilities into their program.

#52 Crystal Lake, IL – Service Man

Posted on 09/01/2013 by jbaker98

Although claiming to be a Bunyan version, this muffler man in Crystal Lake has been many things but I don’t believe a Bunyan has been one of them. Individual muffler man history can be a beast to piece together and often my blogs reflect my conclusions instead of the hard facts although my quest is to always get the facts. I visited this gentle footless giant on my first muffler man trip (now showing in AG episodes). He stands with an indian version at the Greenhouse of Crystal Lake Garden Center in Crystal Lake, IL. He has suspender buttons like a bunyan version but appears to not have had the bunyan boots. He’s got suspeners painted on his shirt and a very interesting paint job around his neck line and collar. At first glance he looks like a bunyan in the face but a second look reveals a smooth chin with a painted on beard. So I would classify this one a classic service man version. His history is a bit hazy but certainly seems to have roots in the Chicago area. He’s stood next to a green house and pallets of garden soil since 2009 when he and the indian arrived here.

#49 Peoria, IL Uniroyal Gal

Posted on 08/20/2013 by jbaker98

These days the female version of the muffler man is a rare find and many muffler man hunters will drive out of their way to see her. Our case was no different when the American Giants crew deviated to Peoria, IL after visiting the Atlanta, IL Bunyan and before seeing the Gemini Giant in Wilmington. With only about 12 left across the country a uniroyal gal sighting is always a must if your in the area. I had heard about the one in Peoria before planning our road trip (currently being shown in American Giants Episodes) and found her unique in that she gets an outfit change every year. Turns out she is no stranger to Peoria and arrived there 45 years ago in 1968. She was part of a grand opening promotion for the Plaza Tire Co. and she was made by International Fiberglass for the Uniroyal Tire Company. Uniroyal had dozens of these giant women made in the mid 60’s to promote their tires and the girls were set up for promotions at participating dealers of Uniroyal Tires.

Dodge City Field Report

Posted on 07/21/2013 by jbaker98

American Giants just got back from an awesome weekend in Dodge City Kansas to cover the Dennis Hopper Muffler men at the 3I event held at the new expo center. We were invited to come out by the Carnegie Center for the Arts who have recently received the Dennis Hopper Muffler Men from the Dennis Hopper Art Trust in California. Travel is nothing new for the Dennis Hopper M Men and they aren’t done yet! They were cast in 2000 and since then at least one of them has traveled the world. They were both cast from a muffler man in LA named Tony who is one of the rare bow tie versions. They were each made to resemble popular LA muffler men, the La Salsa man made by Bob Wade in Malibu and the Mobile muffler man that appeared in life magazine back in the day. After being cast it is believed that the only time Mobile man was publicly shown (other then this venue) was in June of 2010 just shortly after the death of Dennis Hopper. The La Salsa Man however was no rookie to public display and was first displayed in Amsterdam in 2001 and then Paris, Vienna, Melbourne and even rumored to have been on display in St Petersburg Russia at one point. You can tell one has traveled more then the other, the La Salsa Man has it’s share of scuffs and scratches while the Mobile Man is brand new and in almost perfect condition. I’ll save a bunch of the details of how it was shipped and ended up at the expo center for the future AG episode but by the time we got there they were all set up and on display. Summer Bates who is the executive director for the Carnegie Center for the Arts is basically the mother of these two boys and she has found temporary housing for them at the expo center where the 40ft high ceilings accommodate the muffler men’s vertical challenges. With the 3i show coming up she got permission to keep them there during the event and invited us out for the occasion. So myself, Bo, Neto and Sam piled into the tiniest car we could find (32mpg) and after work Thursday traveled the 10 hours to Dodge City Kansas. Although promises had been made by each member to equally share the driving some of us arrived at the 3i show the following morning more worn out then others. We were immediately welcomed to Dodge by Melissa McCoy who is the project development coordinator for the city and she promptly took us to see the muffler men. In a building that size it makes them look a bit smaller then they actually are but these guys were definitely getting attention. After years in a warehouse they were making up for lost time and at their feet stood interested 3i attendees as well as tables with information about their history as well as a looping video of the Shipping Wars episode. Summer, Melissa and many others are excited about the arrival of the muffler men to Dodge City and welcome the many muffler men followers out there to make Dodge City a stop on their muffler men check list. The expo center that is currently housing the muffler men in a temporary solution and Summer is working hard on permanent housing for these guys. After a very full day of not only covering the muffler men but also the 3i convention we left with hours of B-roll and interviews for me to sort out in editing. We also left with a pretty good appetite that Summer took care of by taking us all to Boot Hill Museum Inc for a dinner and gun fight which we enjoyed thoroughly. Interestingly a muffler man named Big Matt once stood at Boot Hill many years ago and was finally taken down after his head kept blowing off in the Kansas wind. I was able to track down his story and history and will post a blog about him soon. From there we headed to Wichita where we visited the muffler man at Browns Tire (which is apparently worth getting up in the middle of the night for) and also caught up with Greg Holmes (The Lope) the proud owner of a muffler man head, both to appear in future episodes. We came home with allot of new content and information and I just want to sincerely thank Summer Bates, Melissa McCoy, Eddie Estes, Jeff Thorpe and Greg Holmes for making this trip possible and for taking such good care of us. The American Giants episodes are currently taking us up route 66 to Chicago but after they are complete I am planning to bump this Dodge City trip into the next episode. It’s not often two fresh muffler men get added to the charts and maps so make sure to stop by and pay them a visit on your next trip through the midwest.

If your interested, check out this behind the scenes clip taken while the American Giants Crew was filming Greg Holmes and his muffler man head.

The Uniroyal Gal

Posted on 07/04/2013 by jbaker98

As the Bunyan muffler men began to become popular and more and more businesses across the US started purchasing them International Fiberglass kept on innovating. They first started with the oil giants, Phillips 66, Sinclair and Texaco making versions of muffler men or dinosaurs that could stand that their gas stations and promote their products and business. The idea was a success and the reason there are so many muffler men left today is because most of them were made in mass quantity for oil companies, chiefly Phillips 66. Their cowboys still cover large portions of the US with and without their cowboy hats. The texaco big friend sadly is a different story and Texaco was largely successful in destroying almost all 300 that were purchased except for 4 or 5 of them. Shortly after Texaco purchased their 300 in 1966 the Uniroyal company also wanted a statue to advertise their tires. So International Fiberglass came up with the idea to do something different and make a female version of the muffler man. She was sculpted by an unknown artist who supposedly had a thing for Jackie Kennedy and sported an orange bikini. I’m not sure how many were made but altogether I have heard of 17 of them so far and 12 of those are still visible today. Needless to say these are one of the less common muffler men and new sightings almost never happen. International Fiberglass also made a skirt and shirt for the giant lady and these could be put on or taken off at the owners will. The Uniroyal girl in Peoria, IL is changed seasonally and during the winter she wears her clothes and during the hot summer she sports a red bikini.

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Dennis Hoppers Muffler Men on Shipping Wars

Posted on 06/26/2013 by jbaker98

Muffler Men made prime time today when Dennis Hoppers “Giant Art Sculptures” were shipped from Anaheim, CA to Dodge City Kansas and the shipment was featured on A&E’s Shipping Wars. The pair were made from a mold cast from a LA muffler man back in 2000 and the next year they started traveling with Dennis Hoppers art show. They have been to many places in America and I have even seen pictures of one of them in Paris. They were made to resemble two iconic LA muffler men, the La Salsa m man in Malibu remodeled by Bob Wade and also a muffler man that was featured in a life magazine picture standing at a mobile gas station in the 60’s holding a poster for free 5 cent coupons. The Malibu muffler man still stands today but I’m not sure where the other ended up. It is possible he is still in the area repainted and unrecognizable from his 1960’s picture or he may be long gone. The Dennis Hopper giants, estimated at a whopping $100,000 each, have been in storage for a few years and were recently donated by the Dennis Hopper Art Trust to the Carnegie Center for the Art’s who notified me about their arrival in Dodge and gave us a heads up about tonights episode of shipping wars. They will be on display July 11th through 13th at the Western State Bank Expo Center. They are also currently working on a Multicultural park Design for their permanent home. It’s great to see these guys back out in view of the public and although not made by International Fiberglass in the 60’s they still certainly count as muffler men. The muffler man that the mold was cast from is known as Tony and he stands at a car repair business in east LA. He disappeared briefly in 2000 and Roadside America even got a few ransom notes as a joke until it was discovered he was being used to make a mold for Dennis Hoppers muffler men. Tony happens to be one of the rare muffler men with a bow tie and so thats how the La Salsa man copy ended up with one. The original that stands in Malibu is the standard version but Dennis Hoppers clearly boasts a black bow tie and that’s how you can tell which one you are looking at. The other Dennis Hopper muffler man known as the “Mobile Man” was altered with a normal neck line and it sits a bit higher up than it does on other muffler men. Tony still stands in east LA and was one of the earlier muffler men I visited when American Giants was just starting out. Needless to say we traveled out to Dodge City to check out the Dennis Hopper muffler men and get the scoop. Oh and interestingly enough these are not the first muffler men to call Dodge City their home.