Victory Auto Wreckers Commercial

[dotdotdash2]

and look up Bob Zajdel on facebook, he is the guy in the commercial, and his son claims he still owns that bondage bracelet/watch thing to this day.

[dotdotdash2]

I wonder in what year this commercial was made. I know someone in his 60's that claims he saw this commercial in the mid to late 1970's on TV. I'm 35 and I grew up with this commercial and it hasn't changed a single bit except for the new logo with the T-Rex in it at the end chewing on a car.

[herschie91]

Haha, he got a measly sixty dollars!

[dyinginvain666]

i always wanted the dudes watch

[HotsumaLaizenJou]

Victory Auto Wreckers, a Chicago commercial so old it's like finding your own 80's time capsule every single day.

[MasqueradeDiva]

The problem is....I just saw this commercial yesterday! OLD ASS COMMERCIAL! Seriously! We should make a new one @BarrettTv

[IphoneChaos]

I remember seeing this commercial in the early 90's when my grandma used to baby sit me and now I just saw it on TV. So great

[HarryPotter87]

This commercial NEVER gets old! I was born in '87 and seen this since I was, like, 3.

[k1988s1]

I like how the description says grew up in the 80's but the number says 630, 630 didn't come out until 1996. They should have the old version!

[alexvlk]

Jim Henson was having a bad day.

[TheGlobalMisfit]

lol After all these years, it still comes on till this very day!

[Tigercat919]

Nice wristband at 0:12.

[truthaddict11]

@Tigercat919 he still has it!

[traviesoES]

I will always remember this commercial!

[edactori]

i love how they NEVER changed this commercial and still play it on the regular. i remember being five and seeing this commercial i am 26 now.

[juan1974mendez]

I just got my car scraped by them. How ironic I am watching this video. I grew up watching this commercial, I never thought I was going to dial 8602000. I am relief I got rid of it. RIP piece of crap!!!!

[demonmama]

DEAN FUCKING RICHARDS

[TheFuzzieWuzzie]

Love that watchband! My ex and I moved to Chicago when this commercial was the best thing on late night television. Good times!

[lcampb00]

This commercial, the eagle man commercial and the Bob Rohrman commercials all come to mind when it comes to the Chicago area TV market. Anyways thanks for posting.

[TheFuzzieWuzzie]

@lcampb00 How about Cellozzi Edelson? "Where you always save more money!"

Or 588-2300 Empire!

Burned in my brain for life, lol

[lurch321]

Maybe it's just me, but the guy seems to burst out laughing when his car door falls off.

[hosewater10]

this commercial is still around saw it today :D

[poidog44]

I thought this was older than 1985. I could have sworn I saw it in the last 70's. Apparently not.

What a mope! My reaction to my door falling off the car would have been much more animated.....with profanity!

[StarFoxEternity]

My dad knew that guy. He was an asshole.

[eaguir3]

this guy is still breaking his damn door! dude its 2011 get a new car!!

[ThreeRavens2112]

Unless it is just the recording, the original I saw had a blue car...while this is green...

[ThreeRavens2112]

do a search on "original victory auto wreckers commercial"...iot would let me post the link.

[ThreeRavens2112]

@ThreeRavens2112 oops...wouldn't...

[sublimescene]

Yep, this commercial is older than me an it can still be seen on chicago local tv.

[xXxEmbersOfHatredxXx]

Oh my fuck It's foggy, but I remember this...

[HollowVoices]

Today I met the guy whose car door falls off, ha ha!

[binyon7]

And.. it's also been thru area code changes - used to just be the old 7 digit number.. then when they added the 708 area code came to the burbs and they added that area code... then they added the 630 area.. and changed it to that... AND for those of you who really remember - the original voice over was a guy with a good old CHICAAAGO twang.... and then a woman... then onto the current voice. Man, this add is old.

[ThreeRavens2112]

@binyon7 I think this voice is pretty recent...Up until a few years ago, they still had the original. Maybe the guy died or retired when they redid it for the 630 AC change?

[Ahrimancp]

Ah, reminds me of watching "Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster" on Son of Svenghoulie on Saturday mornings. I just keep waiting for the Empire Carpet Guy.

[SaveOldSchoolMuscle]

Has anyone been to Victory's yard recently? I live in the Chicago area but I haven't ever been there. It awesome if some of those classic cars from video were still in there. I hope they haven't been melted down into Chinese tanks ...... or even worst Daewoos.

[DarkKetzerisch]

Featured on TV Tropes! =D

[hard1candy1]

classic.lol

[rcclarke22]

"check the chicago yellow pages for directions"

dannnng that's when you know it's old

[sullyrules1]

i actually know the guy in the commercial whos car door falls off its pretty funny

[ITCJon]

The voice is Dean Richards from WGN - recently famous for Mel Gibson calling him an asshole on live TV.

[zeppelin69801]

What neighborhood was this made in ?

[Moviewhiz1]

This commercial consistently airs on WGN and ABC. I love it.

[inad316]

i just show this commerical and it was in like high def. lmao

[Chisox74]

I just saw this about 30 minutes ago on WGN News! Still classic!!

[balthorpayne]

This commercial is legendary. They still play the damn thing.

[wineinabox]

This came on when me & my buddies were in a bar, and I jumped on a table and screamed for them to turn it up. "IT'S VICTORY FUCKIN' AUTO WRECKERS!" Ahahahaha.

[tr11x18]

Just saw it a second ago.

[SiaMaat]

They still run this commercial!!!

[Caius13]

They still show this travesty.

[JohnFordDanceTroupe]

Whatcha do?

[casp3rg197]

LMFAOOOO

[khidak1]

I think Pat Foley would make a wonderful spokesperson for Victory Auto Wreckers.

[khidak1]

Victory Auto Wreckers salutes the Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks

[Niika6666]

this commercial will forever be tattooed in my brain. i still remember it word for word after 20+ years lol

[Regenerit]

Early to mid 80's? Lol? More like Early 80's to late 2000's.

[BoneThugsEternal]

man i use to see this commercial everyday during afternoon Cubs games on WGN. I was only 9 years old. way back in 1986. This commercial has been on forever it seems!. it's a classic. i use to always laugh loud as hell when the door would fall off at the beginning. hahaha

[cremepuff1]

I remember when the person who created this commercial died--his obituary in the Trib was bigger and higher up on the page than that of the Czech President! Hahaha, I love Chicago...

[deviousimpulse]

I'm SO gonna be that dude for Halloween this year. So pretty much

-shag wig

-fake stache

-Victory Auto Wreckers printed tee (so people recognize the character)

-big leather wristband

-boot-cut jeans

-dark sneakers

-cardboard/posterboard cutout of a car door

-fake car deed

-3 $20 bills

[Bluephantomsniper]

@deviousimpulse Haha, i'd love to see that myself!

[Nacho773]

@deviousimpulse Haha i wanna be that

[EMxSEE92608]

Oh my goodness! I remember this from when I was like 4, im 18 now and they still play it lol!

[fincher211]

i used to live with the dude in this video. he is a cool ass dude

[evildaveprime]

Looks like the Shit Mobile from Trailer Park Boys

[chucko83]

just saw this just now, thought i'd check it out on youtube. prety sweet how this is still on, i remember this from the 80s!!!

[Grantalonus]

They're running it because his clothes and cool watchband are in style again!

[bjw7171]

Gotta love the 1980 car and the 1980 hair/clothing style from the guy with the car.

[meacarston]

I think they still play this commercial.

[sarahrain22]

they do! i just saw it last week!

[PeteFeet96]

I see this commercial whenever they play svengoolie on the u.

[blaquejew]

Yes. This commercial is still on TV 30 years later. The voice over is diffrent depending on what channel it's playing on.

[harlow86]

the early 80s? I still saw this commercial in junior high which was 8 years ago!

I love that they got 20+ years out of one commercial

[Nacho773]

I saw it today. -_-

[lintxxxxx]

LOL!!!!! And the money. How much did he get for it?

[sarahrain22]

60 bucks! big cheese back in the eighties.

[lintxxxxx]

hhahahaha - the funny thing is that they STILL show this commercial. I was 6 when I first saw it. Now I'm 29. Lmfao.

[bartsphotoss]

@lintxxxxx ya I know I saw it when I was 5 also and i am 22 but the number was a 312 then a 773 area code

[ochsj1971]

I was about 7 or 8 when they started showing this and now I am almost 40. I love how the guy seems to jump out of the way before the door falls off so it doesn't hit him...lol.

[evilpenguinzombie]

this commerical is still on i see it all the time :]

[FordTech100]

22 years ago the aera code was 312 now is 630

[bze2nlz]

Victory may want to at least change the picture of the "10 acres of used parts" to show cars newer than 1975! Otherwise, leave it as is!

[sbtbfanatic]

I always liked this commercial even when I was a kid. That burnout looked so surprised when the car door fell off!

[TrYED84]

reply to sbtbfanatic:

his reaction was real,lol,i heard the car door wasn't supposed to fall off like that,he almost got hurt there,one thing we can never figure out is how much money did the guy actually received?

[LetitBeVideo]

I think the commercial was made in the mid 70's. I remember it from back then and I think I had the same watch as the guy in the commercial. LOL

[dtrrs9]

im 18 years old. ha and every time id watch the commercials during the simpson this darn commercial always came up. this and peter francis geraci ha. i love his reaction when the door falls off

[Layzeeee]

at this point why change it? It's classic! It's only been on for as long as I can remember. I'm 35 years old.

[madmetal]

Man to this day they're showing the same commercial. It's sad that after all of these years they couldn't manage to at least make an updated commercial with newer footage.

[Lust4Life]

Not Needed man this commercial is perfect and does the job fine, plus I feel good still seeing it on tv after so many damn years.

[mrdamntn]

Exactly. I hope it never changes.

[Lovely47]

dude, totally not the point. its the same commercial cuz it's classic. I love it :)

[watha2020]

The original dates back to the 1970s. I can still hear the announcer's voice in my head. I think it was the old WGN announcer Marty McNeely. I'm having a major Chicago nostalgia attack!

[Torchjob]

Or the spoof of the Al Piemonte commericals where the guy is wavin his hands wildly, exclaiming: "I'll give you back ten times the difference in cash, better yet, make it a hundred!!!"

[lviefortoday]

do you have any bedding experts commercials?!

[seanyiscubsfan1]

i just saw this commercial a few days ago theyve shown the same one over the last 25 years why dont they have a new one

[residualbill]

I wonder how exactly that guy could proove that it was him in commercial. What, he has to drop another door and make the gestures. "Oh it IS you!"

I always thought the dude had a cool wristband. Maybe it was a watch.

[Joeysaved]

Victory Auto Wreckers! YES!

[wjmummert]

I dont think there was a 708 version.... they just started running this commercial again about a year or so ago.... and added the T Rex. I hadnt seen it for about 15 years. There was either no area code or it was 312.

I remember seeing this on WGN along with Empire, First Metropolitan Builders, Homemakers (with Shelly Duvall from Cheers) Danley Garages, Fencil Tufo, and of course Celozzi Ettleson.

[residualbill]

...and don't forget Howard Pontiac Elmhurst, on Graaaaaand Avenue. :)

[lordbemylight]

I forgot all about that.  It was an interesting commercial.

[ksb78]

and lets not forget-

Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincoln better carpeting for LESS! Call National-two-nine-thousand! National-two-nine(riiiing!) THOUSAND!

[Ragrog105]

@ksb78 I loved that commercial, it was so catchy. Now that song is gonna be going through my mind all night.

[th0001]

You guys are right. This is a different version, the guys voice is way different the original I grew up with. The original (I moved out of Chicago in 98, havne't seen this sense) used over pronounicate the Bensonville and Ohare, like the old Bob ROARmen commericals....

[billberger]

the guy who has the door fall off on him has gotten some serious face time in chicago... who is that guy, and i hope he gets paid when ever that is shown.... i remember when it was a 708

[croman519]

Greatest Commerical of all time! Well a close tie w/ Empire... I remember seeing this on fox 32 during the summertime in the 80's. Before my life ends i seriously want to drive down the street that beat up car was on.

[AICJDR]

This is a classic......THEY STILL PLAY IT!!!

[lordbemylight]

The video itself is the classic, they changed the voice narration several times.

[Jellybeaner1991]

my sister is 33 and she saw this commercial when she was 4 lol, I wonder what happened to that dude with the groovy pants lol

[KapnKoolio]

I always thought the corner of that door almost landed on that guy's foot. That would suck!

[Longi452]

the new commercial is the same thing except he says different words :D and somewhat higher pitch

[MarsellusWallace]

lol at that guy's super strength in yanking the door off his car

[justsumdude899]

They still play this to this day.

[davo16747]

I went there today and sliced my finger open and got oil in it damn victory auto wreckers im suing. lol not really

[rhussmann1]

This is NOT the original commercial.

The video footage is original- but anyone growing up around the time this was made would know that the original phone number was not 630- that came along in the early 90's.

Also- I think the clothing and style of these dudes has come around full-swing!

[seener53]

Its been reworked, the original had the 312 area code,

[chromethink]

There must have been a 708 version in between, too...that was Bensenville's area code between 1989 and 1996.

[BrianAStier]

I just watched this same commercial 5 minutes ago. I think the audio has changed, just a bit though.

[ljc820]

awesome old school commercial. i just found out that the voice on the commercial is Dean Richards from the WGN Morning Show. He's been around a loong time

[Blackwater1]

I still see this commercial almost every day.

[billybob6868]

In the 1980 commercial my dad is the guy who hands the dude the money. He has worked at Victory for 32 years.

[LarizzleDizzle]

what does he look like?  i'm there a lot haha

[billybob6868]

He isn't out with the customers he works in the relo~ lot where cars without a title go. But if he does come out he will be driving a new Volvo frontloader and he will be most likley be playing music like Led Zeppelin everyone else is playing music sang in a diffrent language.

[hep2jive]

THE $20!

[Capice79]

I love the guy with the wrist bands. This commercial ran for decades and never changed. I love how the door falls clean off the hinges. I saw tht happen once to somebody! Too funny. thanks for posting.

[MrKips]

you can trust us *speeds around corner in a toetruck with a broken down old car on the back*

[thevisualboy37]

omg this commercial sucks so much that it rocks...

[Brian79camino]

lol probably the longest running commercial ever, and its perfect they don't need to change it

[rayramis22]

this and the Tile Outlet commercial, and Peter Francis Jaracey info tapes and Lincoln Technical Institute (are you out of college or soon will be lol) Empire Carpet.

oh does anyone remember a fat guy pushing a car. I think the song goes "push it pull it tow it to cost no ford"

[conservamom]

Ray? Then, do you know that sadsack divorced lawyer who does local ads in Chicago for FATHERS rights?

What's his name?

[rayramis22]

I dunno his name, but he goes on to say, "children without fathers are 2x as likely to drop out of high school and exhibit violent behavior" lol and he says it in a sad face.

[conservamom]

This is driving me loopy!

You're absolutely correct, he's probably making a good buck or else he couldn't afford to do the advertising, but doesn't he look like such a depressed LOSER? OMG lol!

Maybe I'm wrong, but I bet he never remarried.

[conservamom]

I found it. It's Jeffrey leving. Makes money off of miserable Fathers.

[ltw71]

So do like Stu and you'll save too...push it, pull it, tow it to Golf Mill Ford!

[rayramis22]

haha, oh yeah now i remember

[conservamom]

OK ray I've got a new one for you.

Ever hear of Mad Max Madson?

He's mad!

He's glad! Max Madson!

I think it's Mitsubishi.

[rayramis22]

He's mad, he's bad, but you'll be glad when you meet Mad Max Madson,

and that indian guys says, you may be mad but you're not crazy

[conservamom]

ray, you are too much! Too funny.

I swear, I'm gonna figure out a way to stump you yet!

Have a great day. I WILL be back.

Check out some of Rhett and Links videos.

Especially the Buffet song and Roscoes Chicken and Waffles. There are other funny one's as well.

I recently sent Link the MOO and OINK commercial because their latest video parodies badly made local commercials.

Check em out! Take Care!

[weaslepopper]

It's actually Howard Pontiac,not Rogers Pontiac.

[ksb78]

ok, well thanks.

[prfsnlwannabe]

Rayramis, the Ford dealer you're referring to that had a jingle like that was Golf Mill Ford. It's interesting I haven't seen that dealer do a commercial using that jingle for quite some time, considering that to my knowledge this dealer is still around!

[blazerr]

My God, this commercial always makes me smile...there's something kind of comforting about it, though, like it's the TV equivalent of your favorite oldies song. The marketing people are always asking whether a commercial makes people think positively about the business; somehow, I find this outdated, out-of-fashion commercial really makes the business look good.

[caterpillarnut]

0:18-0:20

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1956 Chevy!

[bathrobeHearts]

classssssssssic, ive been there, its a junk yard O_o kinda

[jemelend]

hahaha i can't believe this is on youtbe...like i don't see it daily...like i haven't seen it daily for two decades. i love it though, truly a region classic. and i can't get over that bracelet hahaha.

[acegik1711]

not having cable, I still see this on all the time. It's on such a heavy rotation for being this old, they should have an award for that.

[palsaradise]

yeah, still makes it on the daytime commercial loop. incredible. a real piece of regional history.

[dramawench579]

Oh my god. It was on. On WGN.  Today. IT HASN'T CHANGED IN MORE THAN 15 YEARS!!!!!

[mlweiland]

They spliced in a new graphic with the phone number. When this commercial first aired, all the suburbs were still area code 312. Bensenville was 708 for a while, and now it's 630. I've been in Gurnee since 1988 and am similarly on my 3rd area code.

[TheThrashmeister]

Plus, they have a website now.

[LucianDarkwynd]

I absolutely love this commercial. It's seriously like my favorite commercial of all time. I grew up with it.

[psycroptic66]

hahaha i always thought it was funny cause it looks like he gets smashed in the junk

[bruhe]

From the lost audio:

UNFORTUNATE MAN: "Jeepers! That door almost struck me soundly on the Johnson! Just look at this mess! What am I to do? Good thing I wore my super-duper belt buckle wrist watch - even though there is nothing going on in my life important enough to require any kind of time management. This door situation poses quite a problem. Think, man, think! I wonder if there is an establishment that will simultaneously GIVE me money AND remove this unsightly vehicle at their own cost.

[murph4477]

i actually just saw this commercial 5 minutes ago

[dopesack13]

Thats funny. This commercial has been played in heavy rotation for the last 20+ years.

[pantoneblue]

Oh yeah, Texas, you can keep your Austin hill country and long winding roads. I miss the Great Plains, Great lakes and great skyscrapers of sweet home Chicago.

(I like the snap shirts though)

[pantoneblue]

That's really awesome that you posted this commercial. Its one of those things you'd only know if you are from Chicago. They never really changed it and it would still come on late at night on WFLD. This commercial has been a subject of slurred speech conversation many a time.

That door falling off is a classic. I once heard that the door wasn't actually supposed to fall off. But that may not be true.

East Side native -- le Calumet

[wtopp23]

My parents remember this commercial from th e70'S. I love that they still air it.

[rosso32]

That dude with the car gets lots of money for this commercial.

[MoreGilmour]

You guys are missing the most important part of all...that guys car is old as fuck...yet his title is CRISP and NEW.

[miaangel345]

the car wasn't old in the 80s when this was made! lol.

[behindhzleyes18]

This always came on around 11:00 am when Jerry Springer was on channel 32 hahaha.

[miaangel345]

LOL Yup, sure did =]

[PrezAlex]

That tow truck has always seemed shady as a motherfucker...

[BillDezynski]

And unfortunately they do not pay you money anymore for th cars. False advertising, when I had them tow my old beater away, and asked for my cash, the driver said and I qoute "O we don't give you money for them anymore, that commercial is about 20 years old"

[nacsmxer]

Funny thing my dad was a cop in the late 80's and actually pulled over and ticketed that same tow truck driver in the sunglasses from this commercial. He was hauling rocks in a truck that were scattering the road as he drove. Seen this commercial many times as a kid so that's how I remember it best haha....the good old days.

[fattpieceofcrap]

thats funny they still play this crap. and im in the south burbs about 60 minutes away from bensinville. theres like 100 other junkyards closer then this place

[k97cross]

I just saw that a second ago on tv

[annod01]

ha i remember this commercial from when i lived in chicago and had no clue where bensenville was... now i live there