'72 Chevy Blazer Custom Roadster

[Battles]

Let me first say, I don't dig the use of the word "roadster" for this.
It seems like an easy way to justify the lack of working soft top.
Otherwise, it's a really good job.

If someone described it to me ("It's got nice wheels, matte paint, all the brightwork is blacked down, it's got shaved handles and the roof chopped off"), I think I'd say "Meh, not bad, but I've seen all that done before".






Remember the Bell Aurens Longnose?


When I first saw that, I was trying to think of ways that I (with limited cash and skills) could do something cool to a landie.
This could be it but, y'know, with a roof.

More details here:
classiccarliquidators.com/classic-cars/1972/chevrolet/blazer-big-block-custom-roadster/CKE182F166025

Amusing, very blunt, advice for potential buyers here:
classiccarliquidators.com/potential-buyers-must-read

[VIP]

That Blazer needs to go a foot in either direction, either dropped on bags and billets, or jacked up on beadlocks and mudtyres.

As it is, it looks a bit 'sterile'.

[Battles]

Mar 13, 2012 16:38:23 GMT VIP said:

That Blazer needs to go a foot in either direction, either dropped on bags and billets, or jacked up on beadlocks and mudtyres.

Not sure how jacked up they normally are but is it maybe standard height with small wheels at the moment?

[akku]

Its lower than stock.

Now I was expecting a repost of that one on big billets and airbags from the other week but this I think I like a lot more as its a simpler build and looks more of a driver.

[Clement]

By 'sterile' you mean usable ?

I like it as it is, not too much, just a pick up without a roof and nice paint, but style all over it.

[matto]

Sterile is a good description, but not in a bad way, it's clean and purposeful.

Also I'm not sure it should be allowed to breed anyway.

[devilishdesigner]

Wow, I'm not a fan of utes without roofs but that is very nice!

[Clement]

There's one detail that bugs me though, it's the junction between the rear of the door and the body: they're not the same height... Apart from that it's clean and simple. Lovely!

[Deleted]

I like this, it's the right height, the wheels are the right size as are the tyres, the colour looks great as does the lack of chrome. Simple, utilitarian and eminently usable, just as a pick-up ought to be.

[Battles]

Mar 14, 2012 9:33:43 GMT Clement said:

the junction between the rear of the door and the body: they're not the same height

That was bugging me too, they're just made that way.



On the plus side, I don't think the roof has been chopped off. Most of the examples I can find on Google have a removable hardtop. I like it a lot more now.

[Clement]

When you type '72 blazer on google images it shows mostly roadsters so yeah it doesn't seem to have been modified.

They have solved the door problem though :

[akku]

At the risk of being a pedant, I believe a roadster has to have a folding winscreen. A fixed screen like thd Blazer has makes it a cabriolet I think....

[Motorama]

Other than the hard tonneau and the console its pretty stock isnt it?