Victory Auto Wreckers closes its doors

Everyone knows that classic commercial… a young man opens his car door, only to see the door break off its hinges and fall at his feet, as he looks hopelessly toward the heavens. The answer was taking the car to Victory Auto Wreckers. In another iconic commercial, the longtime auto salvage yard insisted “that old car is worth money,” showing someone handing over the title to their car in exchange for a handful of cash. Located in the industrial area on Green Street in Bensenville, Victory Auto Wreckers has been in business since 1945 but has been owned by Kyle Weisner and his family since 1967. Weisner recently sat down with Dean Richards of WGN-9 News to formally announce that the business would close forever on Thursday, Nov. 30. The only explanation he offered Richards was that it was “time to shut down and take it a little easier.”