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Old 05-24-2016, 11:41 PM   #1
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Chalet

Not mine. But nice. http://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/5601920495.html
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Old 05-25-2016, 09:24 AM   #2
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I hate to see that one for sale, looks like so far it's been kept in great original condition and used like it was meant to be. Nice truck.
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Old 05-26-2016, 03:13 PM   #3
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why hate ot see it for sale. - that mkeans that someone else gets to enjoy it. I would LOVE one of those. Just a few dollars short - like $12000
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Old 05-31-2016, 05:15 PM   #4
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I missed that one completely, and the link no longer works. Anybody save any pics from the ad or the text from it?
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Old 05-31-2016, 07:37 PM   #5
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I did not. It looked stock except for 15x10 aluminum wheels (Centerlines maybe) and 31x10.50 tires. The interior was well kept original with a minor tear or two and the pics appeared to show it camping around Colorado. The pop-up was extended in a few pics. Looked nice like it was garaged, but not mint. I believe the spare was still on the front. I know that doesn't help much, but just in case you've seen it and that jogs your memory or the pics come back up.
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Old 05-31-2016, 09:09 PM   #6
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...looked stock except for 15x10 aluminum wheels (Centerlines maybe) and 31x10.50 tires. The interior was well kept original with a minor tear or two and the pics appeared to show it camping around Colorado. The pop-up was extended in a few pics. Looked nice like it was garaged, but not mint.....
For both the GMC & Chevy version in the '76 model year, they all had the same basic paint combo, so any other small distinctions are helpful to know about.

I'm trying to track every one still in existence, and the bit about the Centerline-style wheels is something unique that I haven't seen yet. Various others I know about have different kinds of aftermarket wheels, just not that style.

**edit** Found a pic by putting the url for the Craigslist ad in a Google search, a guy had that link in his post at this other thread - click on the orange "Click to expand" link for the photo he saved. Tan-colored front spare carrier, black-painted lower sills and black repainted camper stripes, definitely a rig I have not seen before.
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Old 05-31-2016, 09:35 PM   #7
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I hadn't seen this one before either. I don't track them like you do, but I check them out when they show up here. I tried to look at the rest of their photo album to see if i could snag one of the interior pics but the album is private. There were more pics like this one, whoever owned it used it like it was meant to be.

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Old 05-31-2016, 09:46 PM   #8
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Yep, drives me nuts to see these as either overpriced flipped vehicles traveling from one classic car dealer to another, or out rotting away neglected in some field. This is exactly what I wanted to do with mine for my yearly Colorado vacations, but my former Chalet #1747 still needed more work before it could be a reliable daily driver, and then there was the summer of gas prices being around $4.60, which would have bankrupted me 3/4s of the way from Phoenix to my favorite area around Ouray.
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Old 06-03-2016, 02:23 AM   #9
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Re-listed as of 6/1 https://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/5614693655.html

Snagged all the pics for my files this time, sent the seller an email about the serial # and build date for it.
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Old 06-04-2016, 05:50 PM   #10
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Re-listed as of 6/1 https://westslope.craigslist.org/cto/5614693655.html

Snagged all the pics for my files this time, sent the seller an email about the serial # and build date for it.
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Here are the pics from the CL ad:













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Here is the text from the CL posting:

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VERY RARE 1976 BLAZER CHALET 4X4 POP-UP CAMPER - $12000 (PAGOSA SPRINGS)

VERY RARE 1976 CHEVY BLAZER CHALET POP-UP CAMPER. GREAT FOR SKI BUM/ FISHING/ 4X4 CAMPING RIG. ROUGHLY 30K ON BORED OUT 400CID ENGINE. EXCELLENT TIRES (MASTERCRAFT COURSER MUD TERRAIN ON MAG RIMS). MUST SEE!

CHECK OUT THIS SITE FOR MORE GENERAL INFO: http://blazerchalet.com/

EMAIL for more info, current pictures, and questions.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY
CASH ONLY, I AM NOT INTERESTED IN TRADES

Please don't email me with snide and rude comments on my price. Priced as an awesome, rare, great running rig that I am not desperate to sell. Yes, it is from 1976 and still has original upholstery that might to some need work and the body need minor work... mainly rust on the front fenders that can be replaced if you choose. I will send you a million pictures if interested but, I will not respond to hateful or rude emails.

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Old 06-05-2016, 09:20 AM   #11
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Re: Chalet

Here's another ad I just caught on searchtempest..............

http://stgeorge.craigslist.org/cto/5566042943.html

Not mine...

Been 'upgraded' with 3/4 ton axles

Any of you Chalet/Casa Grande people remove the shell? I'd love to know the right way of doing it. (NOT selling, but need to separate to do repairs)
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And the VIN, for 77BlazerChalet - VIN: CKR187F152954
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Re: Chalet

If anybody comes across a camper only i am in dire need....
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If anybody comes across a camper only i am in dire need....
Check with member 77blazerchalet.
He seems to have the best handle on whats out there.
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Indeed he does. Russ is a friend of mine and he takes care of my yahoo owners forum for me. Just thought putting out a general looking for might help.
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Old 06-07-2016, 05:35 AM   #16
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TOO funny...
I thought that you might be THE Doug he referred to! (After I had posted this)
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No reply yet from the Pagosa Springs Chalet seller on what the serial # & build date for his camper is.

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Here's another ad I just caught on searchtempest..............Any of you Chalet/Casa Grande people remove the shell? I'd love to know the right way of doing it....
The St. George UT one is Chalet #1739 built in 1/77, previously seen in an ExpediditionPortal.com thread from 2009, this is one of the reasons why I keep out-of-date Craigslist/ebay listings on our Chalet forum 'for sale' list. Sometimes these things are still available long after the ad listings.

Lyle, I think I emailed you on the bolts to remove on the camper units, but if not, one of our forum members mentioned how many there were in his post here at this other forum, post #145: "6 bolts in the back of the cab, 5 on each bedrail, 2 on each rear seat"
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...thought that you might be THE Doug he referred to!...
Yep, that's THE Doug, Yahoo Autos Groups Chalet forum site owner, and basically the co-creator of the blazerchalet.com site which I'm the current caretaker of (just re-upped the Go-Daddy site registration of it, Doug). I have the good fortune to work at home (sort of), but I'm running way behind on updating our forum's 'for sale' list. Regretably, there is a bit of a drought going on for orphaned shells-only which Doug needs, and I haven't seen any recent 4Wheel / Hallmark aftermarket slide-in pop ups for Blazers, either.
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Yep,
I PM'ed Doug....
My Shell is probably gonna come off (for Blazer tub repairs) in the next week or 2.
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.... Tan-colored front spare carrier, black-painted lower sills and black repainted camper stripes, definitely a rig I have not seen before.
I'll correct myself at this point - I have seen it before, I just didn't recognize it from the paint & wheel alterations. This one is Chalet #0176, built in 6/76, owned by a couple who were selling some kind of snow plow on Craigslist back in 2011 that they put on the front of this rig. When I asked them about the rig, they joined our owners' forum and emailed me a couple of photos.

When I was entering details about this 'new' one in my spreadsheet, I checked to see if I had anything about the 'porch light' by the rear door, which led me to other distinctive items on this one - the padlock latch for the rear door, the small steps under the cab doors, the big antenna at the left rear (barely seen in the photo below) and that carrier thing on the back.

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Old 12-01-2016, 06:53 PM   #20
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This one - from post #1 - has been relisted recently with a usable price cut.

http://westslope.craigslist.org/for/5882722694.html
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