It’s a Great Time to Be the Giant Maker of Route 66

Cline, seen here refurbishing Zack, a Phillips 66 Cowboy, which is usually at Giants Garage in Hot Springs, Arkansas, says there are differences between the historic giants, which were typically advertisements for large companies, and the new ones. While all are made from molds (which Cline has had to remake himself by copying the existing figures), "the ones that they built years ago are not as thick as the ones I build. They mass-produced them. Some of them held up really well. Others did not."