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tristan · 04-19-2019, 05:42 AM

I decided to strike a blow for the 1969-72 Blazer/Jimmy nation as I am tired of all of the vintage 4X4 media attention being hogged by Broncos, Jeeps and even Scouts. I wrote and photographed a feature article on the restoration of my 1971 Jimmy that is being published in the May/June issue of Vintage Truck, now available on newstands everywhere. If you get the newstand version my truck is shown at the top of the cover and the article appears on pp. 14-18.

Some of you know my Jimmy as "Project Checkbook" on the Projects and Builds forum. I called the article "A Second Life for the Ochre Ogre." The editors of VT did a nice job for me as the article includes 15 or so color pictures to accompany the text. I hope that the article will help to get our vehicles equal public attention with their competitors from back in the day.

72 tigger · 04-19-2019, 06:15 AM

Congrats on the article! You have a great example of a Jimmy “done right “

rsavage · 04-19-2019, 07:14 AM

Congratulations!

**IronCanine** · 04-19-2019, 07:47 AM

Can't wait to read the article. Good for you for making that happen. Great restoration appropriately recognized.

Chulisohombre · 04-19-2019, 10:28 AM

That’s awesome. Great job.

**lks dcvn** · 04-19-2019, 12:27 PM

Agree - this is pretty cool. Awesome truck by the way!

**DeadheadNM** · 04-21-2019, 08:36 AM

I’m going to track down the issue. Definitely well deserved - great example of a K5.

Ptjsk · 04-21-2019, 11:52 PM

Beautiful Rig! But they don't need any more attention, they are already as expensive as hell!

The Barrett Jackson Auctions do not help as well. All the sudden everybody thinks their trucks are 75 thousand dollar items. LOL!

Honestly though, you have a great looking rig there.

Pat

parb · 04-22-2019, 11:04 AM

Of course they are worth $75,000.. now that I have mine, I have no problem with that! ��

You have a beautiful truck! Did you leave the front grille and headlamp covers straight up chromed or did you paint the "valleys" in them? They look unpainted in the pictures.

Congratulations on getting your piece published. I will definitely purchase the issue!

Par

Ptjsk · 04-23-2019, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by parb

Of course they are worth $75,000.. now that I have mine, I have no problem with that! ��

You have a beautiful truck! Did you leave the front grille and headlamp covers straight up chromed or did you paint the "valleys" in them? They look unpainted in the pictures.

Congratulations on getting your piece published. I will definitely purchase the issue!

Par

LOL, I with you now Par! Now that I brought mine home yesterday, I think they're all 75k or more!

Pat

tristan · 04-23-2019, 10:00 AM

Thanks fellas for all of your kind words, particularly from those of you who were my idols and exemplars during my restoration journey. It would feel weird that it is behind me save for the fact that I am now shoveling out the dinero for my 1971 SWB BB makeover. Deja vu all over again.

Parb, I hate the 1971-72 "raccoon" look that the black paint imparts to the grille and headlight surrounds so I vanquished all of it. Now it is just a sea of chrome along the front of the truck and that's the way I like it!

parb · 04-23-2019, 11:35 AM

Its your truck and i think it looks great. I personally kind of like the painted front look so i went that way. Either way it is a great look you got for your truck!

Adding a racoon to liven up your day...

C/10 King · 04-23-2019, 04:24 PM

Heck yeah!!! That's so cool! Congrats!!!!!

**Yukon Jack** · 04-24-2019, 12:04 PM

Very awesome!

nds1968 · 04-25-2019, 06:17 PM

Congrats Dave!

72 tigger · 06-17-2019, 09:52 PM

This caught my eye today- it’s available on newsstands

**IronCanine** · 06-17-2019, 10:39 PM

OMG...just the phrase,"available on newsstands.." This is awesome.

04-19-2019, 05:42 AM	#1
tristan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,295	Vintage Trucks Article I decided to strike a blow for the 1969-72 Blazer/Jimmy nation as I am tired of all of the vintage 4X4 media attention being hogged by Broncos, Jeeps and even Scouts. I wrote and photographed a feature article on the restoration of my 1971 Jimmy that is being published in the May/June issue of Vintage Truck, now available on newstands everywhere. If you get the newstand version my truck is shown at the top of the cover and the article appears on pp. 14-18. Some of you know my Jimmy as "Project Checkbook" on the Projects and Builds forum. I called the article "A Second Life for the Ochre Ogre." The editors of VT did a nice job for me as the article includes 15 or so color pictures to accompany the text. I hope that the article will help to get our vehicles equal public attention with their competitors from back in the day. Attached Images

04-19-2019, 06:15 AM	#2
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,250	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Congrats on the article! You have a great example of a Jimmy “done right “

04-19-2019, 07:14 AM	#3
rsavage Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alden NY Posts: 2,705	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Congratulations! __________________ 1961 C1 Corvette 1959 El Camino 350 TPI, 9" 4 w disc 69 Blazer K5 - sold July '20 2021 Durango RT 5.7

04-19-2019, 07:47 AM	#4
IronCanine I'm trying.... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 2,753	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Can't wait to read the article. Good for you for making that happen. Great restoration appropriately recognized. __________________ 1970 K20 Z62 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...56#post9334756 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..."

04-19-2019, 10:28 AM	#5
Chulisohombre Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Bangor pa Posts: 1,223	Re: Vintage Trucks Article That’s awesome. Great job. __________________ 72 3/4 ton blazer. 5 inch lift on 35 inch tires. 355 corvette engine with crane roller rockers, rv cam, edelbrock carb and intake with one inch spacer. Thrush Headers with flowmaster 40 duels. 4speed sm465 manual. 4 wheel disk brakes with Inboarded rear shock prerunner style mounts and shocks.

04-19-2019, 12:27 PM	#6
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,348	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Agree - this is pretty cool. Awesome truck by the way!

04-21-2019, 08:36 AM	#7
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,446	Re: Vintage Trucks Article I’m going to track down the issue. Definitely well deserved - great example of a K5. __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

04-21-2019, 11:52 PM	#8
Ptjsk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Northern CA Posts: 588	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Beautiful Rig! But they don't need any more attention, they are already as expensive as hell! The Barrett Jackson Auctions do not help as well. All the sudden everybody thinks their trucks are 75 thousand dollar items. LOL! Honestly though, you have a great looking rig there. Pat

04-22-2019, 11:04 AM	#9
parb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: mountain view, CA Posts: 361	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Of course they are worth $75,000.. now that I have mine, I have no problem with that! �� You have a beautiful truck! Did you leave the front grille and headlamp covers straight up chromed or did you paint the "valleys" in them? They look unpainted in the pictures. Congratulations on getting your piece published. I will definitely purchase the issue! Par

04-23-2019, 10:00 AM	#11
tristan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,295	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Thanks fellas for all of your kind words, particularly from those of you who were my idols and exemplars during my restoration journey. It would feel weird that it is behind me save for the fact that I am now shoveling out the dinero for my 1971 SWB BB makeover. Deja vu all over again. Parb, I hate the 1971-72 "raccoon" look that the black paint imparts to the grille and headlight surrounds so I vanquished all of it. Now it is just a sea of chrome along the front of the truck and that's the way I like it!

04-23-2019, 11:35 AM	#12
parb Registered User Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: mountain view, CA Posts: 361	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Its your truck and i think it looks great. I personally kind of like the painted front look so i went that way. Either way it is a great look you got for your truck! Adding a racoon to liven up your day... Attached Images

04-23-2019, 04:24 PM	#13
C/10 King Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: A****er, CA Posts: 5,594	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Heck yeah!!! That's so cool! Congrats!!!!! __________________ C/10 Rene 1966 Short Fleet "The Hag" 1967 CST Short Fleet "Dark Poly" 1971 Short Fleet 1970 Jimmy Custom 2 WD "Golden Ticket" 1972 Blazer 2 WD "Retro Blaze"

04-24-2019, 12:04 PM	#14
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Very awesome! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

04-25-2019, 06:17 PM	#15
nds1968 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 1,694	Re: Vintage Trucks Article Congrats Dave! __________________ Nate 1967 short fleet Project Blue Goose 'If it don't bounce back... heeheehee you go hungry!" Blues Brothers

06-17-2019, 09:52 PM	#16
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,250	Re: Vintage Trucks Article This caught my eye today- it’s available on newsstands Attached Images



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06-17-2019, 10:39 PM	#17
IronCanine I'm trying.... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 2,753	Re: Vintage Trucks Article OMG...just the phrase,"available on newsstands.." This is awesome. __________________ 1970 K20 Z62 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...56#post9334756 1970 Blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645076 1969 K10 SWB CST http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...52#post8520352 1971 K20 Z84 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...90#post9047290 1946 B.F. Avery Model A Tractor http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8292555 "Sometimes I wonder if zander208 was even real..."

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