Beautiful Blazer on eBay for you East-Coasters...deep pockets required

[Craig Artzner]

Found this today. "Buy it Now" price is a little high but possibly worth it. Doubt the seller will get that much. It's in Pennsylvania.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1&viewitem=&item=280135718034

 

[Craig Artzner]

Found something curious. If this guy is trying to represent actual miles as 70,819 that's false. This picture of his speedometer/odometer is an '80-'87 speedometer/odometer. The '73-'75 speedometers had no metric markings for km/hr as this one does. The odometer is also in the wrong place, in the older trucks the odometer was BELOW the needle, not above it. And lastly, the older trucks also did not have trip odometers either. Oops!

From the other pictures it looks the whole dashboard/cluster was completely replaced.

Here's what I wrote to the seller:

Nice truck but that speedometer is NOT original, it is from a later model truck ('80-'87). '73-'75 Chevy trucks (including Blazers) had no markings for km/hr. I know because I've owned several trucks including a '75 Blazer at one point. Those miles are not actual for that truck. Might want to note that.

It's still a nice truck but I think the seller isn't the one who did the resto and most likely just doesn't know. But then again they could.

 

[Copasetic]

Found something curious. If this guy is trying to represent actual miles as 70,819 that's false. This picture of his speedometer/odometer is an '80-'87 speedometer/odometer. The '73-'75 speedometers had no metric markings for km/hr as this one does. The odometer is also in the wrong place, in the older trucks the odometer was BELOW the needle, not above it. And lastly, the older trucks also did not have trip odometers either. Oops!

Good eye Craig BUT, look at the pic of the dash in the ad. He's swapped in a newer model gause cluster. Looks like he did it when he put the newer steering wheel in also. Still a VERY sharp K5.

EDIT: oops. I didn't read below the pic before I looked at the truck and posted. Great eye still!

 

[bavarian_blazer]

The steering wheel isn't original either..... it's a post 88 I suppose.... maybe he changed the column too...
But a very nice truck, if I had the money I'd buy it i think ... the full convertible models rock!

Greetings

Flo

 

[bavarian_blazer]

... and I'd replace those ugly "euro-style" taillights too, those things are ugly as hell. Nothing beats the original style taillights (my opinion)

 

[Craig Artzner]

... and I'd replace those ugly "euro-style" taillights too, those things are ugly as hell. Nothing beats the original style taillights (my opinion)

Agreed. The stock ones look best.

 

[Xtremegmc80]

dash pad is from a newer model truck too.. mine 80 looks completely different..

 

[thealien]

I actually bought that truck from the previous owner in New Jersey off of Ebay for $13,000. His add said rust free arizona truck that was restored. It was a very nice truck but I had some issues with it and he refunded my money no hard feelings. 2 months ago

The PO had a 4 year old title from the person he purchased it from. In over two weeks he could not get me a title in his name which I would need to register in Mass where I live.

There is bondo by the front headlights and the bottom of the doors (rust free arizona truck?

The E-Brake cable is resting on the exhaust.

The transmission was leaking.

The motor, tansmission, and transfer case were all replaced/rebuilt from the previous owner 4 years ago?

the roof was beat!

Overall it looked very nice, you could eat off the underneath. After thinking about it I should have kept it. I ended up paying too much for a 1972 GMC Jimmy that needs a lot of work for $9500! ;(

No way is that worth the buy it now price!

Mark

 

[thealien]

the original add item #190113559151

 

[Craig Artzner]

I actually bought that truck from the previous owner in New Jersey off of Ebay for $13,000. His add said rust free arizona truck that was restored. It was a very nice truck but I had some issues with it and he refunded my money no hard feelings. 2 months ago

The PO had a 4 year old title from the person he purchased it from. In over two weeks he could not get me a title in his name which I would need to register in Mass where I live.

There is bondo by the front headlights and the bottom of the doors (rust free arizona truck?

The E-Brake cable is resting on the exhaust.

The transmission was leaking.

The motor, tansmission, and transfer case were all replaced/rebuilt from the previous owner 4 years ago?

the roof was beat!

Overall it looked very nice, you could eat off the underneath. After thinking about it I should have kept it. I ended up paying too much for a 1972 GMC Jimmy that needs a lot of work for $9500! ;(

No way is that worth the buy it now price!

Mark

the original add item #190113559151

Wow. Interesting. Thanks for posting up!

 

[Craig Artzner]

dash pad is from a newer model truck too.. mine 80 looks completely different..

You're right, the dashpad in that truck is from '81-'87 (or up to '91 for Blazers, Burbs, and heavier duty trucks). If I remember right they did change the gauges to that style in '80 though. Do your gauges look like that?

 

[Xtremegmc80]

yep... checking quuickly.... back.. yep its the same in my truck,, newer style, maybe they changed it in the 80?? and the truck is 74 k miles... dang i hardly put 500 miles on it since i bought the o3 silverado..

 

[AuH2O]

... and I'd replace those ugly "euro-style" taillights too, those things are ugly as hell. Nothing beats the original style taillights (my opinion)

That's exactly what I was gonna write before I saw you'd aready said it. I wish people would understand how crappy and dumb those lenses really look. The original style can't be beat.

I also like it better when restorers strictly adhere to the model year and don't mix in parts from other years. But minor quibbles aside, it's still a pretty clean K5.

 

[Craig Artzner]

I also like it better when restorers strictly adhere to the model year and don't mix in parts from other years.

No doubt. I've seen a couple old K5s lately that were in awesome stock form except that they have that ugly a$$ '88+ thick steering wheel (like the one on the Blazer in this thread). I love the '73-'77 stock steering wheel.

 

[bavarian_blazer]

yeah that newer style steering wheels really suck.

@craig:
nice myspace page! your k5 is great! just like right off the assembly line!!

 

[Craig Artzner]

@craig:
nice myspace page! your k5 is great! just like right off the assembly line!!

Thanks Flo!

 

[bigjbear]

I wouldn't pay the 12 grand the bidding is up to right now, let alone the BIN. It's a nice looking resto/mod but with the hodge podge of parts, unfinished back seat, homemade rear interior, etc. its nothing special.

Of course I have my own idea of the perfect "stock" look K5, and it would have pieces plucked from various years. I've owned enough of them now to know exactly what I want in both performance and appearance- and GM didn't build it.

 

[AuH2O]

Of course I have my own idea of the perfect "stock" look K5, and it would have pieces plucked from various years. I've owned enough of them now to know exactly what I want in both performance and appearance- and GM didn't build it.

I'm certainly no fundamentalist myself when it comes to what's under the hood and body. I was referring to what's visible, i.e. interior and exterior, that steering wheel being a prime example. But I'm also of the opinion that if you rebuild an old K5 - or any classic car really - the choice of body color should be made only from the range that was available from the factory that specific year, something I don't rightly know if I dare say is a majority opinion around here.

 

[Craig Artzner]

I'm certainly no fundamentalist myself when it comes to what's under the hood and body. I was referring to what's visible, i.e. interior and exterior, that steering wheel being a prime example. But I'm also of the opinion that if you rebuild an old K5 - or any classic car really - the choice of body color should be made only from the range that was available from the factory that specific year, something I don't rightly know if I dare say is a majority opinion around here.

I feel that way too when it comes to my own stuff, and if someone asked me for advice on what they should do to their ride I'd say "make it look stock". But I wouldn't beat them over the head for not doing it my way.

 

[imiceman44]

I feel that way too when it comes to my own stuff, and if someone asked me for advice on what they should do to their ride I'd say "make it look stock". But I wouldn't beat them over the head for not doing it my way.

I personnally have two ways I look at vehicles:
Either it's a resto, and it has to be a RESTO in every way, and it will have a big value because of the authenticity.
Or it's a custom and you can do whatever you want as long as it looks and/or functions good, to me I like it to look AND function good, this could have some value but only to the correct buyer.
And then I have the not for sale hodge podge build that I do all the time using what I got to make things functionnal and cheap, and I never consider selling this so no value necessary.