I used to think I was funny referencing the fact that so many Chevrolet Blazer Chalets kept popping up for sale, but this is getting weird. Here’s yet another clean Chalet for sale, and this one seems to come closest to being priced fairly and in good shape. As we’ve seen over the last few weeks, there have been a range of extremes, from mint condition trucks seemingly restomodded to the point of being priced far too high to completely trashed examples with barely any useful parts left. This one in Florida looks like a solid driver with a clean interior and is listed here on Facebook Marketplace for $26,000.
The paint condition looks quite tidy, with no widespread sun fading or other easily noticeable flaws. The same can be said for the decals, which are key to setting a genuine Chalet apart from other models. The seller has done a nice job of updating this truck for usability without going overboard, noting he has converted it to Sniper electronic fuel injection, and that’s he’s also added Warn locking hubs. There’s also a custom rear bumper, and period-correct side rails. The seller doesn’t disclose whether the truck has been in Florida all of its life, but it does appear to be rust-free. Throw in the fact that it looks like it’s parked in a campground with at least one other Chalet, and it seems likely that this one has been looked after.
The interior is in good order, and really, this Chalet has the perfect vibe of being used but not destroyed. Other signs of being used like any other daily driver is the small GPS unit affixed to the dash and the aftermarket air conditioning unit. The seller also notes that the engine benefits from an Edelbrock aluminum intake. Overall, this is a nicely preserved truck with the sort of improvements that make it easier to live with every day, even at the expense of some originality. However, given these Chalets are definitely meant to be used for life on the open road and not to sit in long-term storage, the tweaks made here are definitely forgivable.
The living spaces look as clean as the rest of the truck, which really is one of the biggest concerns when buying anything with a camper component. The seller doesn’t say much about the camper shell itself, but additional pictures in the gallery reveal that it appears to be in good order, from the countertops to the cabinetry. While I can’t explain why these Chalets are so hot all of the sudden, the appeal is not lost on me as these are classic trucks but not antiques, so you can still use them for long stretches without feeling like you’re driving a penalty box. Parts are still widely available and as we’ve seen time and again, there seems to be no shortage of demand for good ones. Have you ever owned a Blazer Chalet?
This Chalet #1747 is the rig I owned from 2006 to 2010 in Arizona. The owner prior to me must have had it for quite a while, perhaps in northern AZ. The seller does not actually say he added the EFI or Warn hubs, and it is parked in his yard with his other vehicles, which includes the #1677 de-roofed Chalet parked right next to it that he is also selling on FB Marketplace. Those hubs were on it when I bought it, as was that massively heavy rear steel bumper, and the running boards. The cloth reupholstery had also been done prior to my ownership way back when. The extra yellow tape around the perimeter of the camper stripes were put on there prior to my ownership to prevent further peeling of the lousy quality Chinook-applied vinyl stripes, but too late to save the middle sections at the back. Those should be continuous diagonals back there. It was one of the better ones out their when I had it. The 4×4 vehicle collector I sold it to kept it for 6 years, and by my count from then to the present time, my former rig has bounced among 5 more short-term sellers from Tennessee to CA, landing now in Florida since late Spring. The miles are 122k+, my AZ title copy and the prior owner’s proves the 100K rollover. Somewhere among those owners, somebody added the EFI.
No this is Chalet #1785, when i owned it i added all those things and nitrous, concieved my kids in it, my dear grandmother died in it…i also own chalet #1 thru 50, use em for chicken coops…
That Would Be The Best Yet, Till I Married My Ex Wife In #69 and we got Divorced in # 102 Had a few parties in number 89.
@Raymond — just curious, if BarnFinds was to add a “Flag as not constructive” feature to the comment sections like what’s seen at the “Bring a Trailer” site, while additionally allowing commenters to appeal deletions of flagged comments, how would you defend your comment above as being ‘constructive’?
OH Boy, These are so rare I see two in one picture. GIVE ME A EFFFFING BREAK
…if only he had a buick grand national with 42.3 miles on it too…..
Looks like the controller for the EFI not a GPS
I would hope the strap around the camper shell doesn’t indicate problems with the original fasteners. Didn’t get a shell for our ’72 but always thought these were neat rigs.
If there were, say, 2000 manufactured, that means roughly 20% of those have been featured on Barn Finds.
400 this year!
But wait, there’s more. Another 400 of them by June…
confused here some. This is a slide-in. Thought the Chalet was integrated, non-removable model. If not wht it that 1 called. Just same color is not enuff, eh?
Chalet camper units are NOT slide in units. The aftermarket brands such as 4Wheel and Hallmark are, and they look quite a bit different. The Chalet units can be removed with much difficulty, and you have to unsplice the camper wiring harness, and after that, the separated camper unit really needs some kind of bracing at the front to hold it up, because otherwise these start to slowly collapse inward at the lower front. One tragic story I heard was how some guys bought a junkyard one only for the truck and assumed it was a slide out. They thought all they had to do was unbolt it where the standard Blazer cap bolts in. They didn’t know about the dinette frame bolts that went all the way down into the truck frame, so when they couldn’t get it to slide out, they somehow chained the camper unit to a tree and drove the truck away … which tore the camper unit to shreds. Junkyard seller told me that story when he had to go repossess it when they didn’t pay up all of their bill.
Located in New Smyrna Beach, FL
Price now raised to $29,500
(If it doesn’t sell, it is because it was offered for too little money!)