Pretty decent looking 1977 Blazer Chalet-denver craigslist

[68Timber]

Interesting. I thought it showed well in the pics and wouldn't have been too suspicious about it. Are those seats swapped in by a previous owner? It appears they were made to look correct but I don't think I've seen seats like that in a Chalet before.

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by ryanmcb

This is such valuable information and why it pays to be part of forums and groups. I have been very interested in this Chalet since the first listing. I felt uneasy about it from the beginning and it looked like something that could show better than actual. .....

Originally Posted by 68Timber

...thought it showed well in the pics and wouldn't have been too suspicious about it. Are those seats swapped in by a previous owner? It appears they were made to look correct but I don't think I've seen seats like that in a Chalet before.

As the saying goes, "knowledge is power, networking is priceless." The Chalet #0414 shined up so well, I didn't recognize it at first glance, and the text describing it as the 414th built didn't register, either. But the moment I dropped its VIN number into my mega-spreadsheet, I saw that I had noted in my 'Last seen' column that it was on Craigslist just a few months earlier, and from that I could see in my Craigslist history (including downloaded photos) for it, that it previously had different wheels, incorrectly reupholstered brown cloth seats, no front spare carrier, and a price of just $5500. It's two prior listings showed it much dirtier - see composite photo below. It also has what no other '76 Chalets have, a big swath of black paint across the front of the camper roof.

Yep, as seen in the '76 brochure for these, the interior had a passengerside closet and vinyl-covered dinette seats. The cab seats were also covered in the same vinyl material and were low-backs. 1977 Blazers had cloth orange-plaid cab seats, but the dinette seats were tan vinyl. So, some prior owner swapped in the tall-back van style cab seats, and the current ebay seller was just guessing on what would pass for original-looking seat material.

[HO455]

For sale now. Not mine. But I know they are hard to find and this one seems fairly priced.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/5822959215.html

[frenchy51]

Originally Posted by HO455

For sale now. Not mine. But I know they are hard to find and this one seems fairly priced.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/5822959215.html

Has anyone looked at this one on CL in Kent, Washington? I'm trying to convince the wife we NEED a Chalet.....

[HO455]

You might put a call out on the 67-72 pickup board to see if any one can help you. Lots more folks on that part of the forum. Good luck with the search for help and the wife.

[HO455]

Second one in two days.
http://eugene.craigslist.org/cto/5842531140.html

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by frenchy51

Has anyone looked at this one on CL in Kent, Washington?.....

Sort of. This Kent WA one is Chalet #1102, the same one that was the initial topic of this 2013 thread here. It may look ok, but as I noted in post #10 in that old thread, it looks like it's been de-roofed at some point, and these rigs aren't worth $5 grand when they have that big of a problem with them. But the one thing in favor of this rig is that the seller said he had an original Chinook blueprint for the camper unit. Try as I might, I've attempted to get guys to go over there to get copies of whatever he has, but the seller is not especially open to sharing what he has. And since the seller hasn't been able to sell it after all this time, that might be an indication that the rig has other major problems with it.

[frenchy51]

Originally Posted by 77blazerchalet

Sort of. This Kent WA one is Chalet #1102, the same one that was the initial topic of this 2013 thread here. It may look ok, but as I noted in post #10 in that old thread, it looks like it's been de-roofed at some point, and these rigs aren't worth $5 grand when they have that big of a problem with them. But the one thing in favor of this rig is that the seller said he had an original Chinook blueprint for the camper unit. Try as I might, I've attempted to get guys to go over there to get copies of whatever he has, but the seller is not especially open to sharing what he has. And since the seller hasn't been able to sell it after all this time, that might be an indication that the rig has other major problems with it.

Thanks for the input. I'll keep looking. Gotta love this forum-lots of good friends here!

[77blazerchalet]

Originally Posted by frenchy51

Thanks for the input. I'll keep looking. Gotta love this forum-lots of good friends here!

You're welcome. Consider joining our Chalet owners'/enthusiasts' forum (link below in my sig) - I'm a bit behind updating the big 'for sale' list there (which corresponds to this general city location map), but I'll get to it soon. If only I could win a lottery and hire a staff to keep it all updated on a weekly basis ....