Look what I found on my roll bar
 

I was taking the foam that was molded onto my roll bar off tonight and found this shipping sticker under it. I thought it was kind of cool and thought I'd show you guys a few pictures.

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Some pics of the roll bar.

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there's an ad on the sf bayarea craigslist for a HICKEY lift kit. Ive never heard of that company, have you?

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Hickey was huge in the late 60's and 70's. Lots of aftermarket off road equipment.

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Nice post! Very cool. Looks the same as what i consider my "stock" roll bar, same design. Dunno, but cool.

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Looks like someone tried to mail your blazer! :)

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That's kind of neat, wonder if the organization of business still exist?
Neat find

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I found this on a google search. The article was taken from the "Off Road Hall Of Fame" list of inductees. A Vic Hickey was inducted in 1976.

"Vic Hickey wasn't present to accept his award but it would be impossible to ignore his achievements as an off-road vehicle designer. He created the Corvair-powered, four-wheel drive Trail Blazer in the early 1960's and the famed Baja Boot in 1967. He has also built stock Blazers and Oldsmobiles for off-road racing and his firm, Hickey Enterprises, is leader in the four-wheel drive equipment field."

im gonna try to find pics of the blazers they built.

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Have to lock that up in the archive vault.

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:cool: PIC :metal:

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Dude sweet Hickey I want one.

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Thats a pretty cool find.. heres a pic of a 12 bolt rear cover I just got.

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I have this picture...

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I had lost this link, TYVM ;)

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Dude that is cool I have that exact cover on my GMC. SWEET!

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Pretty cool !!!!!!!!! Gotta love the diff xcover too thats the 1st diff cover from hickey I have ever seen..

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I was going to mention aaron's web site but i see you found it.

That particular catalog is locked away in my storage unit currently.

If i can ever get away from this oil rig i have to go to montrose colorado and pick up a set of K5 fuel tanks you will find in that catalog..one is an original HE and the other is a copy.

I do remember vic trying to sell what is considered by most to be the first blazer built by hickey...prior to any gm copo's and such....it was listed by himself the man on ebay...i never followed the auction to end unfortunately. And unfortunately for us vic passed on a few years ago. Truely a legend in the history of the 4x4 if you ask me.

HE was also responsible for the sidewinder winch...and HE sold the rights in the early to mid 80's to advanced adapters who continued making them for some time before putting production of the winch to rest.

DW

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I realize this is an old thread....But i gotta mention. I have two of those axle trusses made from Hickey.!

I took them both off Blazers and thought they were cool. Who knew?! LOL

Mondo

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Mr. Hickey lived here in Templeton until he passed away. I came out of my business one day and he was looking at my Jimmy. He told me he actually designed the Blazer and sold the design to GM. He was a genuinely nice guy.

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Whaa...? He designed the Blazer? Well, why didn't he make the doors flush with the bed sides....? LOL

Wish i coulda met him. I would like to know if he really did design the Blazer...