The Chevrolet Blazer was introduced in 1969 as a variation of Chevrolet's full-size pickups, which had been redesigned in 1967. An early sport-utility vehicle designed to compete with the Jeep CJ series, the International-Harvester Scout, and the Ford Bronco, the Blazer was larger than its competition, despite riding on a 104-inch wheelbase, shorter than any of Chevrolet's full-size pickups. Though introduced as a four-wheel-drive-only model in 1969, a two-wheel-drive version was introduced in 1970. The Blazer also featured a removable hardtop that covered the cab and bed; this one is shown with the hardtop removed. The Blazer had the same styling as Chevrolet's full-size trucks; the "eggcrate" grill on this example indicates it is from 1971 or 1972, the last two years of the Blazer's first generation. Originally, this Blazer would have been powered by either a 250-cubic-inch or 292-cubic-inch in-line 6-cylinder engine, or a 307-cubic-inch or 350-cubic-inch "small block" V8 engine, with the choice of a three-speed Hydromatic automatic transmission or a three-speed or four-speed manual transmission. The vanity license plate on this customized Blazer at the 1999 Eagles car show in Rainier, Oregon, indicates that is it now powered by a 427-cubic-inch "big block" V8 engine.
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