Chicago Area Diecast Stores?

[johnnyd93]

Does anybody know of any Diecast Stores around the south suburbs of Chicago? My local store about 15 minutes away just packed up and moved to Indiana. I've searched all over and havent found anything. Help would be appreciated.

[jp39]

Whats your zip code?

Motorsports Authentics

[johnnyd93]

That is not accurate they dont update the stores as they go out of buisness. Ive tried to visit a few dealers and they ended up being boarded up old shops.

[REUTIMANN_00]

Originally Posted by johnnyd93

That is not accurate they dont update the stores as they go out of buisness. Ive tried to visit a few dealers and they ended up being boarded up old shops.

try calling every store near you

[HAPPY33]

Originally Posted by johnnyd93

does anybody know of any diecast stores around the south suburbs of chicago? My local store about 15 minutes away just packed up and moved to indiana. I've searched all over and havent found anything. Help would be appreciated.

i live in the chicago area the last store i knew of was in lombard, they packed up and split.

[johnnyd93]

The store in Lombard was it on State or Main Street?

[HAPPY33]

Main street, it was called "racing conections" it was a nice place and it had awesome sales too.

[nwt0]

the ironic question is why does Chicagoland have no diecast stores despite having a track in the area? The best place to put a store would probably be the city or around Naperville (my home), Aurora, Bolingbrook, Joliet (where Chicagoland Speedway is located), Wheaton, Downers Grove, Schaumburg (by the famed Woodfield Mall), Oak Brook, or Plainfield. I was very sad when the NASCAR store closed at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora because it was just 10 minutes away from my house. There was another place in Romeoville or Bolingbrook (I forget which city it was of those two) had a store that closed shortly after I went there. I wonder if anyone here is willing to open a new store in the now dealershipless Chicago area. Also, one of my favorite internet stores, Copperstate, which was based in the Phoenix metro area, closed their doors earlier this year. It seems like you can't even get 1:64ths on the web now. So, are there any good places that still sell 1:64ths? Also, do you think Motorsports Authentics is going to be gone soon? That would be quite a terrible event. I have local Wal-Mart and Target stores that carry Winners Circle, but WC only has a limited amount of drivers to choose from. Plus, my local Wal-Mart's stock of WC merchandise is outdated because they are still selling 2008 cars. Oh, and by the way, I collected cars from all 45 possible teams who had 1:64ths made in 2007.

[johnnyd93]

I used to go to this place in Lansing that just packed up nice store with a great selection. There used to a NASCAR official store downtown on Michigan Avenue that was neat. Now there is pretty much nothing just hobby shops with 2005 cars at the newest.

[REUTIMANN_00]

Originally Posted by nwt0

the ironic question is why does Chicagoland have no diecast stores despite having a track in the area? The best place to put a store would probably be the city or around Naperville (my home), Aurora, Bolingbrook, Joliet (where Chicagoland Speedway is located), Wheaton, Downers Grove, Schaumburg (by the famed Woodfield Mall), Oak Brook, or Plainfield. I was very sad when the NASCAR store closed at the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora because it was just 10 minutes away from my house. There was another place in Romeoville or Bolingbrook (I forget which city it was of those two) had a store that closed shortly after I went there. I wonder if anyone here is willing to open a new store in the now dealershipless Chicago area. Also, one of my favorite internet stores, Copperstate, which was based in the Phoenix metro area, closed their doors earlier this year. It seems like you can't even get 1:64ths on the web now. So, are there any good places that still sell 1:64ths? Also, do you think Motorsports Authentics is going to be gone soon? That would be quite a terrible event. I have local Wal-Mart and Target stores that carry Winners Circle, but WC only has a limited amount of drivers to choose from. Plus, my local Wal-Mart's stock of WC merchandise is outdated because they are still selling 2008 cars. Oh, and by the way, I collected cars from all 45 possible teams who had 1:64ths made in 2007.

I don't understand why there isn't any stores there either..btw Welcome to the site