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'Big Bill,' a 24-foot-tall Muffler Man wearing a red work shirt and blue pants, holding a road map and a giant motel key, standing beside a sticker-covered suitcase at the Hi-Way Cafe on historic Route 66 in Vinita, Oklahoma. Acquired via a Mobil 1 tour stop and installed/returned to Oklahoma in 2023; renamed 'Big Bill' after Bill Wood, the father of cafe owner Beth. One of the most-photographed Route 66 roadside attractions in Oklahoma.
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Big Bill Muffler Man
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Approximate location · 36.639° N, 95.154° W
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Free, publicly visible outdoor statue outside an operating diner.
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Hi-Way Cafe, Route 66, near Vinita, OK.
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