gene merollis chevy dealer
 

Hi, can anyone tell me, if the merollis chevy dealer in garden city mich.sold copo's,,or were they involved with racing in any way in the 60's??? thank you

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Seeing as your from Angola,In.,are you familiar with Greg Long?
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...otor#Post409721

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No, I didnt know him, I heard about what he did,he also was making f/selling fake parts related to cars saying they were original parts

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Theres a Merollis chevrolet in Eastpointe Mi that I heard was pretty involved in the supercars back in the day. Dont know if the two are affiliated or not.


Mike

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Was it Merollis in EastPoint(East Detroit) that had 5 ZL-1's stolen?

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Merollis on Ford Rd. in Garden City was not affiliated with the east DETROIT dealer. Ron...

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"That Merollis, what a GREAT GREAT guy"!!

That is the "jingle" from his ads, oh about 40 years ago! I used to hear that on the radio daily.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: TDW</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;That Merollis, what a GREAT GREAT guy&quot;!!

That is the &quot;jingle&quot; from his ads, oh about 40 years ago! I used to hear that on the radio daily. </div></div>

LOL! That was exactly my first thought, too.

K

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&quot;The great Great Guy &quot; jingle was part of a franchise marketing campaign that GM offered in the 70's and 80's. When I lived in Winnipeg from 77-80 a dealer named Terry Balkin used the campaign as did a Vancouver dealer at the same time. For those whi read Jim Wangers book when he had his franchise in Milwalkie he used the program there. GM marketing likely made sure that two dealers from the same region whould not have the same campaign.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jimbo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was it Merollis in EastPoint(East Detroit) that had 5 ZL-1's stolen? </div></div>

Sorry to be a neophyte regarding this, but were there actually 5 ZL-1's stolen?

And if so, were any of them ever found?

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jimbo</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was it Merollis in EastPoint(East Detroit) that had 5 ZL-1's stolen? </div></div>

Sorry to be a neophyte regarding this, but were there actually 5 ZL-1's stolen?

And if so, were any of them ever found? </div></div>


Click on this thread link also search around for updates since.
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthrea...L1_6#Post400142

Later affiliated or not it's probable the Merollis Garden City and Merollis Detroit dealerships did originally have something to do with each other as their dealer codes are sequential, see below.

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~ Pete


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Zone # 44
Dealer Code # 329
Gene Merollis Chevrolet
31850 Ford Rd. Garden City
Michigan 48135
(Info circa 1972)

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Zone # 44
Dealer Code # 328 also # 330
Merollis Chevrolet
21800 Gratiot Ave. East Detroit
Michigan 48021
(Info circa 1967)

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Zone # 3
Dealer Code # 545
Merollis Chevrolet Inc.
8345 N. Broadway St. Louis Missouri
(Info circa 1967)

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Dealer codes were assigned alphabetically. Merollis is after Merollis.
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Not sure if this has been posted,here is photo of the Merollis dealer in East Detroit. Notice the name on sign 'Dick Jesse' known as 'Mr. Unswitchable' to Pontiac people had 'switched' to Chevy...

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She gives new meaning to the words &quot;mini dress&quot;. Love the hairdoo too. What is she holding?
Just noticed the Z-28. NICE.