Looking perfect for the Las Vegas desert, this 1977 Chevrolet Blazer Cheyenne Chalet camper 4×4 rig looks great. It doesn’t hurt to have fantastic photos for a change, either. Nice job, seller! About the only thing missing is a photo with the top up. They have this all-in-one camper listed here on eBay in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the current bid is just $2,705, but the reserve hasn’t been met.
Wearing huge new BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, all-new brakes, and new front and rear driveshafts, this unique Blazer Chalet camper sounds like it’s ready to hit the road, the trail, or the campground. Or all three. MPG notwithstanding, this is the one I’d want. It’s nice enough yet enough of a project, mainly due to its Southern California heritage and the related sun damage, that it would be fun to tinker with the restoration while using it on weekends.
We’ve seen 15 Blazer Chalets from 1977, and they were made for two model years only, 1976 and 1977, with a very cool camper specially-made for dropping onto the back of a second-generation Blazer or GMC Jimmy. The GMC version was known as the Casa Grande, and we’ve seen a few of those, too. I love the monotone color scheme here; it fits right in for desert camping. We don’t know too much about the history of this rig, other than that this truck/camper combo is from Southern California originally. It looks rock solid underneath, but as far as the Blazer’s sheetmetal, that’s a mystery. Clearly, it’s been repainted at some point, but there was a Buckskin color available.
This Blazer is a posh-trim Cheyenne model, so you get the cool plaid seats. There would normally be a console between the front seats, but maybe that was removed for the Chalet, so folks can move between the cab and the camper without scrambling over a console. Here’s a 1977 Chevy Blazer brochure, and it shows the Chalet on page 4.
Other than some heat and/or sun damage in the cab, the camper portion looks great to me, at least from what we can see. We don’t get to see it with the top raised, unfortunately, and they say, “Camper is in decent good shape for being 50 years old. Interior is in good shape for its age also.” You’ll need to find a tree for your restroom duties, but otherwise, it’s fairly well-equipped for at least weekend camping back there. With the top raised, there should be a good amount of space back there for daytime and for sleeping.
The Chevy Blazer has a 350-cu.in. OHV V8, which was rated at 160 horsepower and 275 lb-ft of torque when new. Backed by a THM-350 automatic and transfer case sending power to all four wheels as needed, the seller says it runs great and shifts well. I really like this one, I wonder what the reserve is?
Was previously advertised with a $12,500 asking price.
Where did you find that, bull? I searched and didn’t see this one listed on Barn Finds before.
That’s one way…
Nice rig for a Chevy!
Unlike the $23k Volkswagen camper from a couple days ago, this actually makes sense as a camping rig, with tons of appeal to an avid back country fisherman. And it looks that way. Nothing fancy.
The lack of A/C in the camper makes it a high-elevation mountain rig.
Current bid is US $7,600.00. It will be interesting to see where it goes.