Vehicle Description
With today's focus on "crossovers" and "mini-utes," it's easy to
forget what a real man's 4x4 should look like. This 1983 Chevrolet
K5 Blazer, with all its square-jawed ruggedness, remains a
first-class ride both on pavement and off.
Hard to believe this was the small 4x4 back in the '80s, but if you
wanted a truck that could pretty much do it all, the Blazer was
your best choice. It's also quite remarkable that someone gave this
incredible red and gray Blazer a comprehensive makeover, equipped
it to go into the most remote areas imaginable, then made it
beautiful. The paint is pretty nice with a contemporary red and
gray color combination that works well on the big SUV, and a
professional cut and buff would make it really sparkle. It's highly
unlikely that this truck was one of those rusty beaters you see all
the time, because with sheetmetal this straight it had to be good
or else someone spent five times the asking price to make it so.
Whatever the story is, this sucker looks pretty darned good in the
flesh and carries an air of sophistication that belies its
working-class origins. All the bright trim was replaced after the
paint was dry, the bumpers are brand new, and all the weather seals
were replaced so it seals up tight. You want a nice one, well they
don't come much nicer than this.
The handsome red cloth interior is nicely preserved and almost
completely original. There's some wear on the carpets, as you'd
expect, but the seats, door panels, and dash pad are shockingly
nice. The original gauges are in the dash, because this truck
hasn't been extensively altered from original spec inside, and it's
loaded with options, including A/C, power windows and locks, a tilt
wheel, a center console, and even cruise control make this Blazer
as much luxury vehicle as trail-blazer and if you really want to
attract attention, try making this your daily driver! There's
plenty of room in the back seat despite the two-door configuration,
and if you want to run alfresco, the hardtop still unbolts and is
easily removed by two people. In the cargo area there are matching
red carpets and a full-sized spare tire that doesn't seem to take
up much space when you have so much to spare.
There's still a small block Chevy under the hood, but this one is a
GM crate motor that's dressed in the original induction system so
it works like the original. As many OEM parts as possible were
retained, including the accessory drive, although the chrome air
cleaner dresses things up a bit. A brand new dual exhaust system
fits well and sounds amazing with the burly small block exhaling
through it, and gives the Blazer a voice that matches its stature.
There's a 700R4 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission driving
both driveshafts to the original axles, with the front axle wearing
the original automatic locking hubs, so going into 4-wheel-drive on
the fly is easy. The suspension is pretty much stock, so it sits
right and actually rides quite comfortably on the street and on the
trail. Factory Rally-style wheels are the only way to fill those
wheel wells and they wear big 30x9.50R15 white letter radials.
Probably way too nice to bash around in the dirt, this Blazer is
still ready, willing, and able. Are you up to it? Call today!