Throwback Friday: Custom S-10 Blazer

Once upon a time, customized mini-blazers were fairly common; but I can’t say I’ve ever seen this ‘puffy top’ approach employed.

The seller claims this was a ‘show truck’ back in the day.  It does indeed have some sort of body kit, in addition to shaved bumpers, ‘Vette wheels and that remarkably odd soft top.  Perhaps it appeared on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach in the early 90s?

The current owner dropped a mildly hot-rodded 4.3L V6 in place of the boat anchor 2.8, which is good news if you actually want to drive this one.  I suspect the S-10 Blazer with 2.8 was one of the slowest cars of all time…

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Anyone think the door vents are functional?

Rear end looks close to stock, but the side pipes really jump out from this angle.

Yes, it appears that door vents and side pipes were deployed on both sides!  Could the tiny hood scoop be functional?

Here’s that’s ‘soft top. Clearly, it doesn’t drop; so it’s just for looks.  Perhaps the original builder was trying to match his or her grandmother’s Town Car at the time?

Interior is the stock plastic-fest for which these are well known and appears to be in very good shape.

Tach was added, but  the rest look stock here.

The seller stuck a fairly big Edelbrock carb on this 4.3L, which is an interesting choice. Based on this view, the hood scoop is not functional…

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