1972 K5 "start them young"
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:52 am
this is less of a build thread and more of a way to log memories.
little back story, when I was a kid my grandpa had a 1972 C20 camper special and when he passed away my dad got it, we took that truck everywhere. it was his daily driver plus hunting, camping, getting firewood, going to the dunes. he traded it in before I had my license, one of my friends in high school had a 1972 C20 that looked a lot like my grandpas truck, I pop the glove box open and there were the stickers I put in there as a kid . well he wouldn't sell it to me, so my second vehicle I bought was a 1970 C10 that I drove for a couple years, I have had a metric ton of K5 blazers but always wanted a 69-72 K5.
years later I am married, have a 2 year old son and living in Wyoming. I was cruising craigslist and seen a 1972 K5 blazer for sale for $1900
go look at it, it will run if you hold the key but when you let go it dies, he cant even do that when I am there because he tore the distributor apart trying to figure it out. 10 years ago (from when I looked at it) it had a ground up restoration, engine, trans, transfer case, axles, suspension (3" lift), exhaust, body, paint, interior all redone. his son drove it for a while in high school then hit something, built an ungodly ugly bumper and since they got rid of the turn signals in the bumper, he switched the grill to a 1970 grill.
yes if you can make them out, those are original miles. once his kid went to college the blazer just sat.
little back story, when I was a kid my grandpa had a 1972 C20 camper special and when he passed away my dad got it, we took that truck everywhere. it was his daily driver plus hunting, camping, getting firewood, going to the dunes. he traded it in before I had my license, one of my friends in high school had a 1972 C20 that looked a lot like my grandpas truck, I pop the glove box open and there were the stickers I put in there as a kid . well he wouldn't sell it to me, so my second vehicle I bought was a 1970 C10 that I drove for a couple years, I have had a metric ton of K5 blazers but always wanted a 69-72 K5.
years later I am married, have a 2 year old son and living in Wyoming. I was cruising craigslist and seen a 1972 K5 blazer for sale for $1900
go look at it, it will run if you hold the key but when you let go it dies, he cant even do that when I am there because he tore the distributor apart trying to figure it out. 10 years ago (from when I looked at it) it had a ground up restoration, engine, trans, transfer case, axles, suspension (3" lift), exhaust, body, paint, interior all redone. his son drove it for a while in high school then hit something, built an ungodly ugly bumper and since they got rid of the turn signals in the bumper, he switched the grill to a 1970 grill.
yes if you can make them out, those are original miles. once his kid went to college the blazer just sat.