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'68OrangeSunshine

10-01-2014 02:20 PM

First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

Was a 115" WB Blazer or Jimmy ever factory produced?
A friend -- originally from Detroit -- says he remembers seeing a longer "Cheyenne" Blazer, back in the day.

BKSS67

10-01-2014 02:28 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

Yes! It's called a Suburban!

All kidding aside, if your friend is remembering correctly it would have been a custom vehicle.

Keith Seymore

10-01-2014 02:29 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

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Originally Posted by '68OrangeSunshine (Post 6863521)

Was a 115" WB Blazer or Jimmy ever factory produced?
A friend -- originally from Detroit -- says he remembers seeing a longer "Cheyenne" Blazer, back in the day.

Nope.

K

GMC-YA68

10-01-2014 09:31 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

Lol

'68OrangeSunshine

10-02-2014 03:37 AM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

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Originally Posted by BKSS67 (Post 6863530)

Yes! It's called a Suburban!

All kidding aside, if your friend is remembering correctly it would have been a custom vehicle.

This would be more like a 'steam-era' Tahoe.
I can't say that I've never seen one either. I think I saw one in front of an electrical supply store once or twice in the '90s. It looked like he had spliced a Blazer front half with a shortbed fleetside back half on a shortbed frame. [115 ''] It was seamless. And the top was white fibreglas, but it had a cruiser-van style round porthole nearest the back hatch, then about 8'' - 12'' white fiberglas and then a normal-sized rhomboid side window with sliding glass. Must've been a doublewall joined to an aftermarket pop-top for a fleetside.
A lot of custom work... but if you've got more time than money and parts are cheap, go to town.

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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore (Post 6863532)

Nope.

K

Can't argue with the Shop Steward.

notsolo

10-02-2014 08:42 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

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There are some very talented people among us, who will cut it up and make it cool. (Quote from Greg) ( Photo from Drew)

truckster

10-02-2014 11:53 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

I'd say that's a Suburban with the top cut off rather than a stretched Blazer.

Not that it couldn't be done, but if you look at the third door and the angle of the tailgate, I'm pretty sure it's a Burb.

skorpioskorpio

10-03-2014 03:37 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

That's either a Sublazer or a Blazurban.

LUV2XCLR8

10-03-2014 06:47 PM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

Like the way the 2nd one sounds :metal:

Keith Seymore

10-04-2014 10:34 AM

Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?

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Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio (Post 6865972)

That's either a Sublazer or a Blazurban.

Ha!

When we came out with the Cadillac version of the Avalanche my suggestion for the name was "Escalanche".

I think you can see how successful that suggestion was…

:lol:

K

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