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Old 11-25-2009, 06:24 PM
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Ah yes, the famous Victory Auto Wreckers commercial. The druggie gets $60 cash for his 1971 Chevy in which the door falls off when he tries to open it.
"710 east green in bensenville, near o'hare". Believe it or not, that commercial was filmed in 1985. Video footage wise, it has never changed. The voice overs are the only thing that changed because of the area code changes that took place over the years. All of chicago and area was area code 312 until 1989, when downtown was the only area to use 312, the suburbs went to 708, then in '96 it changed again and western suburbs got 630 and north suburbs went 847. I remember the day of the switch to 630, it was August 31, 1996 and everyone went crazy. As for Victory, I always liked that '58 caddy thats the main focus of attention when they film what the yard looks like.
Empire is a classic that will never end, and don't forget those LUNA commercials as well. Apparently Chicago is famous for commercials that never change.
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