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jakeslim · 09-22-2005, 11:09 PM

nice, too nice if the story is true...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...77378608QQrdZ1

cheyenne10 · 09-23-2005, 12:28 AM

Sounds like good beginning to story, more details would add to the drama!!

Inside of top painted to match looks wrong to me. Also looks like rag top snaps on tailgate. I like the stock appearance. Ask lots of questions and get more pics if interested.

badpeanut · 09-23-2005, 01:06 AM

I saw a very nice original white hatch last weekend which was painted green inside. It was supposed to be off a '69 Blazer. Could painting the inside to match the truck be a '69 only thing?

71jimmy · 09-23-2005, 02:23 AM

Rockers sure are rusty for a vehicle garaged since '73.

Did you notice were the spare is located? That's wild.

Missing the transfer case shift pattern sticker on the glove box.

badpeanut · 09-23-2005, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by 71jimmy

Did you notice were the spare is located? That's wild.

The factory spare tire bracket is lying on the floor behind the seat. I'm guessing the spare is only propped up there.

Wes

Blazer1970 · 09-23-2005, 07:13 AM

Also if it really has a 305 that is not original.

jakeslim · 09-23-2005, 08:11 AM

One thing to note "per the story" is that it was delivered in 68 so that could be a prototype model(spare, top roof painted, etc).

I think the "garaged" part does not mean "stored" since then, only that it was parked there at night or so. The rust looks like surface only.

If the interior top painted was an early blazer thing, then I may paint my 69 top also(inside), looks good

Anyway, if true, its a great deal if that is only rust....

jakeslim · 09-23-2005, 08:16 AM

One more thing, if its truly one owner, a check with that states DMV could prove story correct by confirming registration years in system

71jimmy · 09-23-2005, 12:52 PM

That rust is a little more than surface, it's got holes in the rockers.

LUV2XCLR8 · 09-23-2005, 01:24 PM

Hmmmm, to many things tell me this story is MOSTLY true

*Medicanman71* · 09-23-2005, 03:26 PM

jakeslim the top of sold you ( surprise, guess who

) is a 69? or just that style? 'cuz my blazers a 71. I have new pics to show today... 4" lift!!!!

jakeslim · 09-24-2005, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Medicanman71

jakeslim the top of sold you ( surprise, guess who

) is a 69? or just that style? 'cuz my blazers a 71. I have new pics to show today... 4" lift!!!!

post some pics of that new lift

71swb4x4 · 09-23-2005, 10:26 PM

I just bought an original 69 hatch and the inside is painted body color. From what I understand early 69's came with the inside of the top painted to match.

Musclerodz · 09-23-2005, 11:37 PM

My '69 top is painted body color on the inside as well and mine was unrestored. That truck looks exactly like mine was suppose to look.

Mike

69TowRig · 09-25-2005, 05:44 PM

My '69 (which was re-painted at some point in its life) had the green paint inside the top under the white paint.

donkey69 · 09-25-2005, 07:17 PM

.....my 69 also has the inside of the top painted!

IGOR · 09-25-2005, 11:16 PM

I am an engineer at Warn - I'll ask some of the old guys if they know a Frank Hegar - and if there is any validity to this story...

IGOR · 09-26-2005, 05:12 PM

Okay - so I asked one of they engineers at Warn who has been here for 36 years to speak to this. His response:

"...It may have been a test truck. I doubt that GM gave it to Frank or Warn Sales or Bellview Manufacturing (as the winch division was called at the time).

Frank did wind up with several company rigs that were in use about that time though. Don't remember a Blazer - but that doesn't mean anything..."

jakeslim · 09-26-2005, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IGOR

Frank did wind up with several company rigs that were in use about that time though. Don't remember a Blazer - but that doesn't mean anything..."

i think this is the real deal and a good buy at that, but a closer look would have to be in order.

Alexis · 09-23-2005, 12:41 PM

305 was a GM motor but 307 were offered in the blazer so he might on cofused it.

09-22-2005, 11:09 PM	#1
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	Check this out, cool if true nice, too nice if the story is true... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...77378608QQrdZ1 __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

09-23-2005, 12:28 AM	#2
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	story Sounds like good beginning to story, more details would add to the drama!! Inside of top painted to match looks wrong to me. Also looks like rag top snaps on tailgate. I like the stock appearance. Ask lots of questions and get more pics if interested. __________________ Bob

09-23-2005, 01:06 AM	#3
badpeanut Not a bad nut after all.. Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ND Posts: 1,759	I saw a very nice original white hatch last weekend which was painted green inside. It was supposed to be off a '69 Blazer. Could painting the inside to match the truck be a '69 only thing? __________________ '05 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 '72 GMC LWB 4x2 driver '72 Chevy LWB 4x4 plow truck '71 Blazer 4x4 driver '70 GMC LWB trailer

09-23-2005, 02:23 AM	#4
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Rockers sure are rusty for a vehicle garaged since '73. Did you notice were the spare is located? That's wild. Missing the transfer case shift pattern sticker on the glove box. __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all." Last edited by 71jimmy; 09-23-2005 at 02:27 AM.

09-23-2005, 07:13 AM	#6
Blazer1970 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Old Mission, MI, USA Posts: 2,507	Also if it really has a 305 that is not original. __________________ Tim

09-23-2005, 08:11 AM	#7
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	One thing to note "per the story" is that it was delivered in 68 so that could be a prototype model(spare, top roof painted, etc). I think the "garaged" part does not mean "stored" since then, only that it was parked there at night or so. The rust looks like surface only. If the interior top painted was an early blazer thing, then I may paint my 69 top also(inside), looks good Anyway, if true, its a great deal if that is only rust.... __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's, Last edited by jakeslim; 09-23-2005 at 08:15 AM.

09-23-2005, 08:16 AM	#8
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	One more thing, if its truly one owner, a check with that states DMV could prove story correct by confirming registration years in system __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

09-23-2005, 12:52 PM	#9
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	That rust is a little more than surface, it's got holes in the rockers. __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

09-23-2005, 01:24 PM	#10
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	Hmmmm, to many things tell me this story is MOSTLY true __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

09-23-2005, 03:26 PM	#11
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	jakeslim the top of sold you ( surprise, guess who ) is a 69? or just that style? 'cuz my blazers a 71. I have new pics to show today... 4" lift!!!!

09-23-2005, 10:26 PM	#13
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	I just bought an original 69 hatch and the inside is painted body color. From what I understand early 69's came with the inside of the top painted to match. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

09-23-2005, 11:37 PM	#14
Musclerodz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: OKC, OK Posts: 2,364	My '69 top is painted body color on the inside as well and mine was unrestored. That truck looks exactly like mine was suppose to look. Mike __________________ Mike Redpath

09-25-2005, 05:44 PM	#15
69TowRig Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 894	My '69 (which was re-painted at some point in its life) had the green paint inside the top under the white paint. __________________ -Chris Building a stripper, one part at a time: 1969 K5, 307, 3spd, 3 seats, hard top. Added Pwr Discs, Pwr Steering, Aux Battery, T-case Skid, Lighted Sidemarkers, HEI, Lock-Right Diff, ECE Class IV Hitch, 32" MT/Rs. Parts to Install: Hand Throttle, Console, Tow Hooks, Dual Horns, AM-FM, Dealer Swing-Away Tire Carrier, Gas Tank Skid. Also building a 1950 Willys CJ-3A and off-roading a 2001 Nissan Frontier on 1-Ton Portals... Last edited by 69TowRig; 09-25-2005 at 05:45 PM.

09-25-2005, 07:17 PM	#16
donkey69 JB-80 &quot;Twice as Good&quot; Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central, MN Posts: 354	.....my 69 also has the inside of the top painted! __________________ HEY NOW!

09-25-2005, 11:16 PM	#17
IGOR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 260	I am an engineer at Warn - I'll ask some of the old guys if they know a Frank Hegar - and if there is any validity to this story...



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09-26-2005, 05:12 PM	#18
IGOR Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 260	Okay - so I asked one of they engineers at Warn who has been here for 36 years to speak to this. His response: "...It may have been a test truck. I doubt that GM gave it to Frank or Warn Sales or Bellview Manufacturing (as the winch division was called at the time). Frank did wind up with several company rigs that were in use about that time though. Don't remember a Blazer - but that doesn't mean anything..."

09-23-2005, 12:41 PM	#20
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,874	305 was a GM motor but 307 were offered in the blazer so he might on cofused it.

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