Chevrolet’s answer to the Bronco and Scout: the K5 Blazer of 1969–91 on the K10’s chassis, 104 inches (1969–72) and 106.5 inches (1973–91), with a fully removable top to 1975 and a half-cab top after, the 250 and 292 sixes and the 307, 350, 400 and 454 V8s and the 6.2 diesel; production rose from 4,935 in 1969 to 90,987 in 1979; the GMC Jimmy was its twin and the M1009 its military version.
MODEL LINEK5 Blazer, Tahoe and SuburbanBUILT BYChevrolet (General Motors)PRODUCED1969–91PRODUCTIONNot published as one figureLAYOUT4 wheels · 106.5″
The record
The K5 Blazer took the full-size pick-up chassis into the sport-utility market in 1969 with a removable fibreglass top and a rear seat, and outsold the Bronco through the 1970s; the 1973 square body, the 1976 half-cab top, the 1981 facelift and the 1982 diesel followed, and the Chalet camper of 1976–77 and the M1009 CUCV of 1983–87 were its specials. The full-size Blazer of 1992–94 on the GMT400 became the Tahoe in 1995.
Procedural model research (2026-09-28): one shared 1973–91 square-body shell on the 2705 mm wheelbase with the requested 1989-style rectangular-lamp front. The fixed front cab roof remains; the rear fibreglass top is fitted. Blue and pale two-tone paint is representative, not an identity claim for a preserved vehicle. All supplied photographs were inspected; aftermarket visors, hood scoops, guards, spotlights, exhausts and decals are not reproduced. No real maker badges or registration identity. Plain civilian cabin, chrome trim, shared road wheels and standard V8 audio. Gameplay handling is representative tuning. US build/operation queue cells preserved; generic worldwide private ownership does not establish additional operating nations. Reference photographs include modified survivors and are used feature by feature, not as a single factory-original specification.
PRODUCTION RUNNot published as one figure; 4,935 (1969) to 90,987 (1979) a year
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited States
STATUSreplaced by the 1992 Blazer/Tahoe
RECORD KINDBase model
FAMILYK5 Blazer, Tahoe and Suburban
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE106.5″
BODY STYLERemovable hard top
VARIANTS2
CATEGORYSpecial · Utility & Heavy
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Body styles & colours
Body style
Factory colours
Summit White
Polar White
White
Frost White
Silver Metallic
Silver Metallic
Silver Metallic
Dark Gray Metallic
Medium Graystone Metallic
Light Blue
Pastel Blue
Light Blue Metallic
Ultramarine Blue Metallic
Frost Blue
Dark Blue Metallic
Midnight Blue Metallic
Dark Blue Metallic
Medium Blue Metallic
Light Green Metallic
Medium Green Metallic
Dark Green Metallic
Dark Green
Dark Blue Green Metallic
Rallye Green Metallic
Yellow
Light Yellow
Wheatland Yellow
Omaha Orange
Frost Beige
Camel Tan Metallic
Buckskin
Saddle Metallic
Brown Metallic
Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.