How many 69-72 Blazers left?

[nicosorange]

Random question, but I'm curious and thought I'd ask the experts out there who seem to be parting out an endless supply of these trucks; how many do you think are left on the road? With total production just over 80k 69-72 Blazers (over half being delivered in 72), do you think that there are half/40k left that are road worthy? 60k?

Part 2: With over 230,000 Broncos produced between 66-77, why do they seem to command higher pricing?

[bouncytruck]

My guess is there is about half left and half of those are probably on the road.

I think Broncos are more recognizable - perhaps because of better marketing - thus people are willing to pay more.

[rsavage]

I'd guess as you two do at about 40,000 left. These vehicles were more often than not used hard in off road settings and were more subject to rust than the same era trucks in some body areas due to the removable top/weatherstripping on windshield frame. I haven't seen restored early Broncos selling for more than a restored 69-72 Blazer in my neck of the woods or in my trips to Carlisle. It has been the opposite.

[jaros44sr]

The broncos ive seen going across the Mecum auction block have been getting some really high numbers

No idea how many are left, other then the one in my shop, and the ones on this forum

[rsavage]

Yes Jim, the Broncos at the recent M0 auction had some darn good bids but out of the 5 I saw in the results only 2 sold, a 72 at $22000 and a 74 at $39000. The others, a 68, 72, and a 69 got as high as $16000, $22,000, and $35000 respectively but didn't meet the seller's reserve. They were all fully restored vehicles.

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by rsavage

Yes Jim, the Broncos at the recent M0 auction had some darn good bids but out of the 5 I saw in the results only 2 sold, a 72 at $22000 and a 74 at $39000. The others, a 68, 72, and a 69 got as high as $16000, $22,000, and $35000 respectively but didn't meet the seller's reserve. They were all fully restored vehicles.

Bo y, if we could start to pull in the thirties for a seventies vehicle, thats not to shabby. Could almost start to cover the restoration costs again....i havent watched an auction in a couple months, thanks for keeping me up with the current trends Rick....

Maybe the sellers are waiting for the market to turn, but i dont think it will happen soon...hope im wrong

Wish they would follow the bid goes on booth more closely....things could sell, but we wouldnt know

[Firebirdjones]

My 72 blazer is still on the road, drive it daily. I see a few here and there living in the desert South West where they don't rust. Back East where I'm originally from they've been pretty much extinct since about 1980 Because that's about as long as they last in the rust belt. Just depends on where you live I guess.

As far as the Bronco's, they definately command higher prices out here, and you have more to choose from. They have always been fairly pricey even back in the 80's and 90's when compared to other 4x4's. Just a great little package, V8 power, built tough, removable tops, and it's good looking. It's everything a 1st gen blazer is on a slightly smaller scale.

My wife loves the Bronco's and I'll admit I like them too. If I could have found one as decent as my blazer when I was looking around I'd be driving that instead, and not ashamed to admit it. My wife loves driving the Bronco's but hates driving my blazer. Just the size difference bothers her. That's why we've had so many jeep CJ's over the years.

I see the blazers creeping up in price this past year though, and selling for enough money to cover restoration costs in some cases. Only time will tell. I saw several Bronco's at BJ last year sell for good money, only a couple of Blazers to pic from though. Interesting to see what this year brings in a few weeks.

[nicosorange]

13 Broncos going through Scottsdale this year / 1 Blazer.
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[jaros44sr]

Well, i guess we can start counting....theres 4, are we counting jimmies

[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by nicosorange

13 Broncos going through Scottsdale this year / 1 Blazer.
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Yeah, The Bronco's have a strong following. With that many you'll get a good idea. I was hoping for more Blazers this year though.

You going down this year? I'll be there Friday as usual, then watch the rest on TV.

[nicosorange]

Oh yeah...forgot those, Jimmy's too...I guess that's representative of production numbers, should be interesting. Just seems that the better optioned, rarer k5s should bring more dough...well see.

I'll Probably go to Thurs or Fri. Lots of good stuff that weekend, Russo&Steele, as well as the RM at the Biltmore (which is awesome if you haven't gone)
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[Firebirdjones]

Originally Posted by nicosorange

I'll Probably go to Thurs or Fri. Lots of good stuff that weekend, Russo&Steele, as well as the RM at the Biltmore (which is awesome if you haven't gone)
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Cool, I haven't been to RM but I've been to Russo&Steele, it's right down the street from BJ. I'll be at the Pav's the Saturday before for the cruise as well. I'm usually a regular down there at least a couple times a month anyway.
Last year we did the BJ cruise from old town Scottsdale up to the Pavs, that was alot of fun.