As a child, I unsuccessfully lobbied my parents to purchase a Blazer a few times in the 1980s and also 1990s. I enjoyed these things after that, and also I like them now. My pal and also filling station co-buffoon Brian had a 1978 K5 Blazer that we efficiently made run even worse than new over the course of time. Ahh, senior high school. Anyway, this video clip worked as a suggestion to me regarding just how much I truly suched as these trucks.

I can not claim that I am the greatest follower of the “4 headlight” nose of the 1989-1991 vehicles however I can look past that. Proportionally, things do not obtain far better for a vehicle. It’s huge, it is square, its a nice short wheelbase, and also the entire design is as simple as the day is long. Mechanically, you had a 210hp rated 350 with throttle body injection hooked to a 700R4 automatic. As you will see in this video, the stock performance of these things was not all that negative, in fact the numbers kind of surprised us.

The deep rally wheels on this truck make it for me. I had these wheels on a pickup and also they’re about the very best looking GM truck wheel ever. Again, simple, simple, and also traditional. It’s fascinating that these guys reference the corrosion issues these vehicles had and just how GM was attempting to fix it by utilizing galvanized steel, or a minimum of even more of it. Like the 1973-87 pick-ups, Blazers did have a tendency to vaporize in climates that were not Arizona, Texas, California, or New Mexico. Around the Northeast, there was a duration in the early 2000s where it came to be a rarity to see among these points that had rocker panels that still existed!

Like all points square body GM truck, worths of these rigs are skyrocketing. If you got a tidy one a couple of years ago you made the ideal relocation since it’s worth way a lot more currently and also will likely not be turning around training course whenever soon. Why? Because currently all the individuals like me that wanted one as a kid are hunting them down.

Great trucks!

Press play below to see a 1989 Chevrolet K5 Blazer examined in all of its 1989 splendor–