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We are the "Hobby & Toy Experts", each of us with over 30 years of experience in our family owned business, and we're gearing up for the Holidays again! We've been a "family tradition" for generations of customers. We've had folks fly in from as far away as Hawaii, for the Holidays to do their traditional Christmas toy shopping at Oakridge. The kids of the paren …
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Hand-picked by the Toy Experts! Get a jump on your Holiday toy shopping, with our "hot-off-the-press" 2022 SNEAK PEEK Holiday Specialty Toy preview flyer ... See our video teaser of what's in our Holiday Toy Collection preview flyer! Watch the short SNEAK PEEK Preview Flyer slide show video "CLICK HERE" to shop our 2022 SNEAK PEEK Preview Flyer Toy C …
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OAKRIDGE Hobbies, Toys & GiftsLocated in Historic Downtown Lemont's "Old Mill Shoppes" Oakridge Hobbies Toys & Gifts ( OakridgeStores.com ) now has a retail location, “Oakridge’s Old Mill Shoppe”, located in Historic Downtown Lemont, IL. From the charm of the waterwheel and rustic wooded creekside setting, to our specialty shoppe’s wonderful selection of unique gifts, trea …
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PLACE YOUR ORDERS EARLY! SUPPLIES ARE LIMITED Read our story below to see why ... Due to the Covid pandemic, product availability is becoming extremely unpredictable, as production, coastal ports, truck deliveries and all shipping channels are experiencing extreme delays. Many manufacturers have stopped taking new orders or accepting new customer business, for the rest …
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In 1985, Bill Porterfield, Oldsmobile Future Systems and Technology Engineer, wanted to showcase Oldsmobile's product performance. His goal was to "outhandle the Corvette" by maximizing the suspension capabilities and aerodynamics of the FE3-X Cutlass 442 to achieve as close to 1g of lateral force while corning...which they achieved with flying colors.As one reporter at the tim …
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