1971 Blazer

[old blaze]

Hi i'm new to this site i'm restoring a 1971 K5 Blazer mainly for show not go it's mainly all stock it has the CST package factory air and factory 4spd it didn't run when I got it so I built the hell out of the motor just interals it looks stock on the outside. What I am wondering is I know its a rare find but how rare. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[ak bandit]

Howdy! And welcome to the greatest K5 site on the net. As far as your question goes...Define "rare" There were approximately 17,220 K5 Blazers produced in 1971. You might want to check out the 69-72 K5/Suburban/Truck section. I've got a 1972 K5 4x4 CST with 3spd automatic. Also factory air.
http://coloradok5.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=23

 

[13lazer]

i have a 1972 cst blazer w/ factory tach, tilt, & ac. its chevy orange. the original two wheel drives are the rare ones. they had coil springs in the back. im not sure but i think less than 4000 c5's were built between 1970 and 1972. during my 1972 k5 restoration my 1970 c5 has "borrowed" most of the best parts from it. im not too worried i decided to go with more high end aftermarket stuff on the 4x4 because there are so many more still on the road. everything on my 2 wheeler will be oem. it has all the cst goodies even though it was a base model.
if anyone knows the actual production numbers of the first generation blazer and jimmys, please post them or a link
thanx

 

[3 on the tree]

My 70K5 is a 6 cylinder, 3 speed Saginaw tranny base model. No PS,PB, or even disc brakes. I believe that the 72s are the most common, followed in reverse production order, 69 being the rarest. Somewhere on this site, I have seen total prod numbers by year, but not broken down any further. Welcome to the jungle!!!

 

[Larry_in_Tx]

Here’s some numbers I got from an old article out of one of the rags. I can’t say how accurate they are but they should be close.

69 – 4,935

’70 – 11,257

’71 – 17,220

’72 – 44,266

 

[Yukon Jack]

Welcome to the board. I have a 70 K5 but it is very plain jane. You might also want to check out www.67-72chevytrucks.com - lots of great info on the 67-72 trucks and 69-72 K5's.

 

[71RestoRod]

Welcome!

 

[GotBoykins]

Welcome to the board. I have a 70 K5 but it is very plain jane. You might also want to check out www.67-72chevytrucks.com - lots of great info on the 67-72 trucks and 69-72 K5's.

Welcome to the board and what he said.

 

[70jimmy]

We can always use antoher first gen!!! Thanks for coming and enjoy!!