Detroit Guys: Jim Funston or Merollis Info?

[L78racer]

I worked at Funston when it closed in September of 1972. It was a smaller Detroit neighborhood dealer. They did have a 'Sports Department' across Gratiot Avenue from the main store. All the Hi Perf stuff was housed there. Merollis was always a Chevrolet only dealer that I know of (60's to present). I still live nearby. Both Merollis and Funston stored cars at storage lots in the neighborhood. Lots of parts stolen from new cars back in the day, especially the Hi Perf stuff. Intakes, Carbs, Heads and more went missing. Cars were stolen too.
I worked on the used car lot for a while. Lots of Hi Perf stuff limped in on trade-in after street/ strip racing and being blown up etc. We used to take headers, tachs. traction bars etc. off and put them in a pile. I got to drive some neat cars around the block for 'time trials'. A lot of fun back then.