Chalet on craigslist

[Corts60]

Thought you blazer guys would like this:
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/4929582659.html

[77blazerchalet]

Chalet #1203, built in 10/76. Has appeared in occasional listings going back to last November, but the seller oddly never bothered to include photos with those listings. Not a bad price at $3 grand, but I wouldn't go higher, and it would be a very good idea to check under the cab carpet and elsewhere for rust. It's always a killer and sometimes the truck just can't be saved ...

[77blazerchalet]

One more in a Denver suburb that is just an orphaned camper unit. The seller tells me it is #0598, built in 8/76.

http://denver.craigslist.org/pts/4950277186.html

[Eyegore]

Boy that looks tempting I think I would love to try this:

[Pro Trucks]

That Chalet was mine a few years back...#0251 it had low miles and original paint. We did the 8 lug swap and a 8" lift with 12" rear lift...When I first got it stock I drove it to my shop...scariest ride I've ever had in a truck...felt ready to roll at any time...so up n out it went....DROVE GREAT!!! It's on 38's with 18x12 rims....we sold it to a guy from Ghetto Choppers in Ca. he flew 2 guys out n they drove it all the way back!!! The Chalet got 100 miles to the tankfull...so 30 tanks later!!! It drew more attention than most motorhomes!!!

[68Timber]

I've always wondered how those handle. Nice work on the chalet. The paint looks fresh, is that still the original paint in the pic above?

[Pro Trucks]

All original...I spent a lot of time rubbing to get it to look like that! It did have some small issues on the fenderwells... not bad but there....I paid $1200.00 for it as it sat in the pic I had over 20k in it...I went overboard but that was when the economy was real good n money was easier to come by!!! I tried to copy the cartoon image on the blazer-chalet site!

[68Timber]

You nailed the look. What gearing does it have?

[Pro Trucks]

4.10 posi rear

[Eyegore]

There is another here in phoenix for sale, I believe with same paint scheme.

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by Eyegore

...another here in phoenix for sale, I believe with same paint scheme.

It's the GMC Casa Grande version, if you are referring to this one: http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/4969682708.html

However, all '76s of these campers in either the Chevy or GMC version were painted in that beige & burnt orange color combo, or a slightly different variation having maroon metallic body side accents. I did a photo composite of those variations here.

[1976K5CHALET]

I wanted to buy Pro Trucks Chalet for years but life kept giving me lemons. All that unit needed was a nice LS engine...4L80e with a NP241C and it would have been the cats ass!

An orphan in Denver? I see the add is now gone.

DW

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by 1976K5CHALET

... orphan in Denver? I see the add is now gone.

DW

Purchased by this fellow over at the ExPo site.

Meanwhile, 'other Doug' at the Chalet forum has unexpectedly put his Chalet #1425 up for sale just this evening, at what might be a fairly low price: http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/4983827302.html

[Pro Trucks]

I understand the lemon life....instead of a bunch of trucks I now have a 10K a month legal drug habit! But uno there's a lot of people that have it much much worse! Keep ur head up brother!!!

[Eyegore]

Now there is another for sale in phoenix

[rideair]

Not Craigslist, but you can buy it in a couple of months!

https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/IA0...let/Automatic/

Enjoy,

Paul Waddell
1986 K30 Crew
1988 Suburban 1/4 Ton 4x4

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by rideair

Not Craigslist, but you can buy it in a couple of months! https://www.mecum.com/lot-detail/IA0...let/Automatic/...

Not quite - recheck the date on that page, it was for 2011. Mecum just hasn't gotten around to deleting that page for who knows what reason. The Chalet shown there was #1385, before a classic car dealer bought it ( http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5000995 ), and they sold it in Nov 2011 via ebay for over $21 grand (seen 7 rows down at this ebay tracker site), to a buyer who apparently did no research on the relative values of these. I printed out the bid history on that sale at the time, he was the only bidder past the $10 grand mark - its basic real value, if not a bit less - on up to the reserve amount.

[rideair]

Now I know why I was always hungery as a kid, always late for dinner!

Thanks, I did miss it.

Paul

[77blazerchalet]

No worries, we all do that. No matter what, I still appreciate any and all spottings of Chalets and Casa Grandes since my own search links let me down more often than not, and I do miss seeing ad listings and other sightings. It's fabulous to have lots of eyes out there looking on my behalf.