Vehicle Description
1970 Chevrolet K-5 Blazer 4x4 ?One owner Blazer since new! Title
name still matches original invoice! ?Sold new at Bob Brown
Chevrolet in Des Moines, Iowa on 12/26/69 ?Second model year,
produced right here at the St. Louis plant ?Numbers matching 350
CID V-8 engine ?Turbo-Hydramatic 350 three-speed automatic
transmission, New Process 205 two-speed transfer case and 3.73
gearing ?Power steering and power brakes ?Hugger Orange (code 524)
exterior with white trim ?Black vinyl upholstery and interior
?Original engine and transmission; neither has ever been opened
?Upgraded carburetor but original carburetor is included ?Original
spare tire still on original wheel ?Original hardtop that has never
been removed from the truck ?Documentation includes original dealer
invoice, original owner?s manual with Protect-O-Plate and factory
floor inspector punch card ?104-inch wheelbase and a 4,600 to
5,000-pound GVWR In a market full of small off-roaders that were
mainly used on-road in the late ?60s and early ?70s, Chevrolet
decided to super-size things with its new-for-1970 Chevrolet
Blazer. In todays classic car market the vintage 4x4?s from the
1960?s and 1970?s are the hottest units on the market! This
particular 1970 Chevy K5 Blazer is really special as its a true
survivor Blazer that we acquired from the original owner! The truck
overall is mostly original with only one respray of the correct
Hugger Orange exterior and is included with the original Bob Brown
Chevrolet invoice, the original manual with original
Protect-O-Plate and the original factory inspection line card! Made
in GM?s Saint Louis, Missouri assembly plant (VIN code S), this
Blazer left the factory with the following options ? rear bench
seat; power brakes, automatic transmission; heavy-duty battery;
ammeter, oil and temp gauges; locking front hubs; 350 V-8; power
steering, wheel covers, pushbutton radio and white auxiliary top
plus black vinyl trim. It was shipped to Bob Brown Chevrolet, Inc.
in Des Moines, Iowa and was paid for on December 24, 1969 and
delivered on December 26, 1969. The truck spent its entire life in
the Boone, Iowa area until we purchased it from the original owner
this year. Dressed in factory correct Hugger Orange (code 524) this
Blazer?s paint and trim are in overall excellent shape. It offers
straight and solid bodywork and its white bumpers and bolt-on top
complement the paint very well. The engine bay is very tidy and the
battery looks great. The cargo area contains a full-sized spare
tire which is still original to the truck and there are four
mudflaps. This Blazer rides on Trailrider Radials, size
31x10.50R15LT at all corners. Each tire is mounted on a Grant
vented alloy wheels. The wheels and tires are all in very good
order. The Blazer rides on a 104-inch wheelbase and has a GVWR of
between 4,600 and 5,000 pounds. Under the hood is the original 350
CID V-8 (VIN code E) engine linked to a Turbo-Hydramatic 350
three-speed automatic transmission, a New Process 205 two-speed
transfer case and 3.73:1 rear end. The engine and transmission have
reportedly never been opened by the original owner. Driver
convenience features include power steering and power brakes and
the original radio still works! The original K5 was a short
wheelbase truck. It was available in 1969 model year as four-wheel
drive only; for 1970, a two-wheel drive model was offered. There
were four choices for power plants: the 250 straight-six, the 292
straight-six, the 307 V-8, and the 350 V-8. The Blazer was designed
and marketed to compete with International Harvester Scout and the
Ford Bronco. Both of these were originally aimed at the short Jeep
CJ series, which were much smaller than other trucks. The
innovation of the Blazer was to simply offer a shortened pickup
truck, which both increased interior space, and lowered the cost of
production with a shared platform. The Blazer quickly became
popular. For the first time, it married the off-road capabilities
of the Scout with the ?luxury? features like air conditioning and
automatic transmissions routinely available on pickup trucks. By
1970, the Blazer was already outselling both of its older rivals.
Ford, Dodge, and even Jeep would counter with similar shortened
pickups, with the Dodge Ramcharger and Jeep Cherokee. The two-wheel
drive version came with independent front suspension and rear
trailing arms, both with coil springs. The four-wheel drive version
had a solid front axle and used leaf springs front and rear. There
was a choice between a three-speed automatic transmission Turbo
Hydramatic (TH350), a three-speed manual transmission, and a
four-speed Synchromesh (SM465) manual transmission, often referred
to as the ?granny gear? due to its 6.55:1 low first gear. Two
transfer cases were offered: the Dana 20, available only with the
manual transmissions, or the NP-205, available with both types of
transmissions. The Blazer had eight inches of ground clearance and
an approach angle of 35?. Competition to this Blazer in 1970
included Ford?s Bronco, GMC?s Jimmy, International-Harvester?s
Scout and Jeep?s CJ-5 and Wagoneer. Documentation includes original
car invoice, original owner?s manual and factory floor inspector
punch card. Blazers lived up to their name in a way, as Ford, Dodge
and Plymouth all fielded similar vehicles between 1974 and 1978,
plus there was in-house competition from GMC?s Jimmy. If you?re
after a prime first-generation Blazer, you could hardly do better
than this example. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to see it
for yourself! VIN: KE180S136126 This truck is currently located at
our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the
odometer shows 88,027 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean
and clear, mileage exempt Iowa title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note:
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