Pretty decent looking 1977 Blazer Chalet-denver craigslist
 

I saw this listed on the local Denver craigslist and thought some of you might like to take a look. It is a 1977 Blazer Chalet. Looks pretty nice.

http://denver.craigslist.org/car/352800754.html

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I emailed the seller to get the serial number off the back of it..... no response yet.

Here's a similar thread from a while back on the same general subject, with reference to an auction ending today for one of those: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=220747

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Speaking of the one with the auction ending today, its link is here: http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/105...spagenameZWDVW

And while I'm at it, some others that still have functioning links as of right now:
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/ant/car/360885137.htm
http://ww2.collectorcartraderonline....8/89403858.htm

As I mentioned in the other thread referenced above, I don't get a dime for promoting these, I'm just a Chalet owner / nut who wants to see these go to an appreciative home....

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Camper-only, for those of you who have just the Blazer that's been upgraded to your liking:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-...spagenameZWDVW

And the ultra rare version, the GMC Jimmy Casa Grande, only 225 of these came out of the GM factory:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GMC-J...spagenameZWDVW

I alerted the sellers of this one NOT to suggest the possibility of the camper being separable from the Jimmy under any circumstances, as they did in their listing. The camper by itself has no particular value except to someone who wants to 'build up' the ultimate Chalet, the one the factory should have made ....

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The latest eBay listing is an especially clean restoration:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=130162740162

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That is so rad ------- do they have a place to poopy in there? -- it has a lot of outlets on the side

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i had never seen one of those before i bet they were tiny.. anyone got other pics they could post of them?

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Go here- Link

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That is sweet and very clean!!

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And how about one more, not related to the most recent one.........
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW

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Russ, I've been very tempted at getting a chalet. I even made a poor attempt to convince the wife. She's not sold on any pop up type truck camper. I've wondered about the sleeping arrangements for the "big and tall" type. I'm not seeing a whole lot of space for a 6 footer to sleep comfortably. And sleeping in the optional bunks might be hazardous to my heath if they can't hold my wieght.

So what's it like to actually use one of these rigs to camp in?

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Can't actually say, unfortunately, as mine was not yet roadworthy for long distance trips this summer. I had to go tent camping out of my VW hatchback once again, and used "hired help" to go high altitude touring, as mentioned in this thread post #8 http://expeditionportal.com/forum/sh...428#post100428

I am 5'10" and was skeptical I could lie down side-to-side in my Chalet's folded down dinette. The cushions, even for being 30 years old, are just my kind of soft & comfortable, so I tried it out one afternoon and my feet and top of my head just miss the walls. I'd have to say anybody taller would be forced to lay diagonally on the thing.....

Chalets sold in dismal numbers, probably in part because you really have to be a cozy family that doesn't mind tight confines, if your wife & kiddies all go with you. And remember, the restroom for these is "behind that tree over yonder".

Doug W. aka "1976K5CHALET" is also a member of this forum, he has used his up until quite recently as a home away from home as he travels from one oil drilling operation to the next, so he is an authority on how truly comfy or annoying these are.

Ya gotta be a nut to love these, mine will be great when it is 100 % reliable simply because it has 4wd, better ground clearance than my car, and significantly better living conditions than my tent. And unless I can convince my ladyfriend to come along, I'll be the only one camping in it.....

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Here's the latest one on eBay - for those of you who don't know, all the of '76 Blazer Chalets and GMC Jimmy Casa Grandes were all painted the same color combinations, the difference between the two was the vinyl stripe arrangements. I believe this one has 'custom painted' rally wheels, since I don't think the GM factory offered anything other than silver colored rallys on these.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...spagenameZWDVW

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Entertaining how several of these are all for sale around the same time - throw this Boise ID Craigslist ad onto the heap:

http://boise.craigslist.org/car/451876963.html

Contact number, in case the link disappears:

For information please call 208-939-0321

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Pretty old thread, here is one that didn't meet reserve

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...RCHQ3aUSQ3a101

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one mean chalet

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That one is COOL!!!!

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:agree:

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More pics of that mega-lifted Chalet at this other thread, last I heard it was still for sale in Fredericksburg, VA, #1 on my list of more than 50 for sale around the country that I keep on my Google map. Rough economic times lately means my easily remembered lists of 5 or so from a couple of years ago has ballooned so big that I have to have a map to see where they all are.

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Nice, i copied the pic from the protrucks website, they are the local company that did the lift i think. they have a before picture there as well so you can see the transformation. never saw it with the front bumper. that thing mean.

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a few pics of trip to Odell Oregon, Hood river county fair, then down to oregon coast. First 2 pics down on the river in Twin Falls, the last one where we spent the night at sawmill in Odell. More pics to follow, this is not on a 77, 78 chassis but an 85 that I put 8 hole gear under it.

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Am I the only one thats really using one, most people have these RVs that are not 4x4s, they are to big to really have a good time. Never owned a blazer before, this thing will turn on a dime, put 3100 miles on ours and never had a more fun trip, the wife keeps poking me in the ribs to get started on the 4bt and NV 4500 repower so we can use it more often. As far as room if we just pull over to spend the night we don't even raise the top, stay warmer that way and if its to hot then raise the top. The big plus with the Chalet is if you have someone giving you trouble in the middle of the night within secounds you can be behind the wheel and leaving. Even when you are heavily armed its better to drive away. Try that with a regular popup camper where you are trapped in the back and can't drive away.

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# 1193 is the yellow one (Mine located in AZ)
# 855 casa grande (a buddy of mine in MN)

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Yellow one was not originally a chalet just got done freshening up the truck and found a chalet top oddly enough both are 77's.

The casa grande came off the original truck but truck was too rusted to save, so I found my buddy a nice blazer body out here in AZ and he took it back to MN had it painted and switched the top onto it. We both use them as much as we can and our kids love them!

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I just put about 600 miles on mine from southern AZ to northern and back down. Id like to add helper bags since mine was not originally a chalet blazer its a little soft in the rear end. It is now cooling down here in AZ so I can finish the inside, right now its gutted and I have just been sleeping on the floor

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starting over!

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floor is now done just have to figure out what i'm going to put on the walls, I was just gonna do dynomat and white vinal.

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Dusting off this thread -met the original 90 yo owner of this 1977 Blazer Chalet, the Colonel, purchased locally at Galles Chevrolet.

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That is a cool pic ,tell us more about your visit with him.

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Really nice guy that I'll return to visit very soon - he wants to meet my wife. Retired after 28 years in the Army, a West Point grad, final assignment was Panama Canal in 1976. Retired in NM so his wife could pursue a degree in archaeology here. Enjoyed daily swims in Panama so built an indoor pool that keeps at 90 degrees year round! He can't drive anymore. He was really thrilled to talk about the Chalet but I interrupted his lunch so didn't stay long. I happened upon the Chalet recently and dropped in today while on a drive in my 72 Blazer.

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Local member Dirt's72 had these pics of the same Blazer that he shared w me:

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I assume he's not internet-savvy, but if he is or anyone in his family is, they are welcome to our free-to-join Chalet & Casa Grande owners/enthusiasts forum, at the link in my sig.

DeadheadNM, could I ask the favor of snagging the camper serial # and the build date from the plate by the back door? Photo below is of the plate from my former #1747. I wouldn't mind also seeing the Galles sticker / logo on the back, if they put one there. I am still adding to my mega-spreadsheet on all the ones still in existence, this is a new one on me. Ironic since I lived in Albuquerque from '87 to '94, and in the mountains east of Albq from '64 to '87. Never had the luck of seeing any Chalet around the whole state that I can remember.

http://i50.tinypic.com/2411oxz.jpg

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After I left I kicked myself for not photographing the plate, which I did see affixed at the rear. I'll make a point to do so when I drop by next and hope to do so next weekend. He was a little saavy - made a point to mention he was aware of an example that sold for ~$20k.

I'll look for a Galles sticker. Galles never used a pot metal dealer badge, which is a real shame. I do have an example pic of the decal Galles used in 72 as well as a Galles license plate.

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Much appreciated on that effort. A little hard to tell, but it looks like that other black plastic oval (standard issue) RV plate isn't on the back. No loss about that, if it is missing. Could be I'm thinking of vinyl stickers that Ed Black's might have had instead of Galles. My dad bought his '86-ish regular pickup from those guys. More often that not, most Chalets & GMC Casa Grandes I run across have no dealer logos on the back, but some have the potmetal logos and others have vinyl ones.

On the $20k Chalet, that was Chalet #1385, an anomaly that might have over-inflated the classic dealer prices of one or two others. #1385 was on ebay and had multiple bidders up to the $10 grand point, but then just the remaining individual who took it on up to the reserve of $21,500. I saved the bidders history printout on that one. From what I've seen of others in really good shape (near showroom-new restorations), the high-end value of these tops out at around $12-$15 grand. I go into a bit more detail on that in the "Buying And Selling" section of the blazerchalet.com page here. (I'm the caretaker of that site, nearly all of the other content was put in there by its creators years ago)

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Looks like Chalet #1018 Sept 1976

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Many thanks for that!

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Here's a Casa Grande on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/GMC-Jimmy-de...m=302049465509

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Yeah there has been another one here in Phoenix also.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/5710215074.html

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Chalet on ebay - current bid $10k : http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-Bl...m=191976224130