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10-01-2014, 02:20 PM
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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.
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10-01-2014, 02:28 PM
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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. |
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10-01-2014, 02:29 PM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
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10-01-2014, 09:31 PM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
Lol
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10-02-2014, 03:37 AM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
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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. Quote:
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10-02-2014, 08:42 PM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
There are some very talented people among us, who will cut it up and make it cool. (Quote from Greg) ( Photo from Drew)
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10-02-2014, 11:53 PM
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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. |
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10-03-2014, 03:37 PM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
That's either a Sublazer or a Blazurban.
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10-03-2014, 06:47 PM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
Like the way the 2nd one sounds
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10-04-2014, 10:34 AM
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Re: First Generation "Stretch Model" K/5?
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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…  K
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