Vehicle Description
1979 Chevrolet Blazer K5 Cheyenne - 4x4 - Yellow over Tan - 350 V8
(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1979 Chevrolet
Blazer K5 on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the
SUV due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access
all the more than 135 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, please go to our main website: Garage Kept
Motors.) The K5 Chevy Blazer is the new hot classic SUV - Hagerty,
January 2019 Motor Trend told the Blazer story this way: Ford had
the Bronco. Jeep had the CJ. Even International Harvester-the
tractor company-had the Scout. And General Motors had...nothing?
Into that sport-utility vacuum, the Chevrolet K5 Blazer was born.
With it, GM created a 4�-4 that was both a direct response to the
existing spectrum of SUVs and yet also apart from it. The key
difference was size: Unlike its would-be rivals, the Blazer was
based on the automaker's successful full-size pickup truck. That
cost-saving measure allowed it both to come to market quickly and
to deliver greater capability than its competition. The market
reaction? The Chevrolet K5 Blazer was an instant success, and it
wasn't long before the vehicle dominated SUV sales. Offered here is
a highly optioned, survivor 1979 Chevrolet Blazer SUV (with
optional Cheyenne Trim, Code RPO Z84) in its original colors,
Colonial Yellow (Code 53) over Camel Tan (Code XCC4) vinyl. The
truck's odometer reads 23,700 miles, which is just a five digit
odometer. It may have rolled over; however, the condition is in
line with a low mileage truck. The Blazer's condition is
outstanding overall, a testimony to its low mileage and the
fastidious care it has received from prior owners across more than
four decades. The condition of the truck's exterior paint is
excellent: even, smooth finish with excellent gloss across all body
panels. (To best assess paint condition, be sure to view the
close-up photos in the gallery.) Body panels are free of damage: no
dings or dents anywhere including on the white
fiberglass-reinforced plastic roof. Even the brushed-metal tailgate
trim piece is free of dings. The Blazer's look is entirely
original. Chrome bumpers front and rear, and Cheyenne-specific
chrome body-side trim pieces are free of dents. The front,
single-headlight, egg crate-style grille is similarly undamaged.
Cabin glass and lighting lenses are clear and free of cracks. All
factory badging-including the gold bowtie grille emblem, K5 Blazer
front-fender badges, Cheyenne rear-fender badges, and Chevrolet
emblem on the tailgate's brushed-metal trim piece-is in place and
very well-maintained. Factory steel wheels with chrome trim rings
are mounted with SXT Radial All Terrain blackwall tires. The spare
is mounted on a swing-out rear carrier. The truck's interior shows
many nice touches and upgrades that were part of the optional
Cheyenne trim package, the highest option-level then available. In
particular, the vertically pleated Camel Tan upholstery on all
seating surfaces is particularly attractive, and in this
beautifully kept original condition, rare indeed. There are no rips
or tears in the vinyl, and even indications of use are absent.
Likewise, the textured-metal-trimmed door panels, storage pockets,
and matching brown molded plastic are free of wear. Dark-brown
carpeting covers the cabin floors continuing throughout the cargo
area. Elsewhere, brown, molded trim pieces-including the front
storage box (with cupholders) between the seats-are largely free of
wear or any indication of careless use. Chrome-accented vinyl trim
continues through the cargo area walls; the interior surface of the
tailgate is painted in the body color and it, too, is undamaged.
The Chevrolet-branded, two-spoke steering wheel frames the stock
instrument cluster's brushed-metal surround on the brown-vinyl
padded dash (lower portions of the dash are painted Coloni
