That commercial, featured in the player above, is for Victory Auto Wreckers in Bensenville. ABC7 has learned it is closing by the end of the month after nearly 80 years in business.

Victory Auto Wreckers, featured in famous ’80s TV commercials, is closing up shop By Stefano Esposito Nov 17, 2023, 3:44am PDT ...

The nearly 80-year-old Victory Auto Wreckers, will soon join its popular commercial as a beacon of the past when its closes for good by the month’s end.

Victory Auto Wreckers is closing up shop at the end of the month and with it, ending possibly the longest-running commercial in the history of Chicago television.

A longtime suburban auto salvage yard, known for its 1970s-style commercial that graced the airwaves for decades, will close for good at the end of November after nearly 80 years in business.