Lazy T Ranch Muffler Man
This classic Muffler Man at the Lazy T Ranch between Longmont and Lyons
has been customized to look like a cowboy with a pitchfork.
It was originally created by International Fiberglass company of California in the ’60s
to place in front of a tool and machine parts shop.
International Fiberglass started making these giants as Paul Bunyon with an axe and then adapted the mold to make the more classic Muffler Man. International Fiberglass also made the Sinclair gas station dinosaurs!
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Kevin Preston October 7th, 2012 at 6:14 pm
A few years ago, I went to Denver (where I lived as a child from 1963-1973) and when my business was over, I looked for the old “Northwoods Inn” restaurant near where we used to live. We used to just call the restaurant “Paul Bunyan.” I found the original building, which is now a meeting hall or something, and a person there told me it had relocated down the street. The signature Paul Bunyan/Muffler Man that had been at that restaurant was no longer there.
So I went to the “new” location, and had a most delicious steak. After my meal, I talked with the owner, a nice middle-aged woman.
I asked her as to what happened to the huge Paul Bunyan. I informed her that they are valuable now, made by the same California company that made all the “Muffler Men” and now are a valuable artifact. The color left her face…they were not permitted to put it back up due to Denver’s new zoning laws. SO THEY SAWED IT UP AND THREW IT AWAY. Sad.