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1977 Chevrolet Blazer Cheyenne [K-5]

1977 Chevrolet Blazer [K-5] in Premutos - Der gefallene Engel, Movie, 1997

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin:

1977 Chevrolet Blazer Cheyenne [K-5]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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stronghold ◊ 2008-10-07 22:40	-- Last edit: 2008-10-07 22:41:35
rjluna2 ◊ 2008-10-08 17:27	Looks like it is wearing German headlights fitted in...
rtsbusman1997 ◊ 2011-08-19 01:28	Made for Germany. -- Last edit: 2011-08-19 01:29:02
rjluna2 ◊ 2011-08-19 04:05	That is my old comment here... I think this is converted to meet TÜV inspection
Ingo ◊ 2011-08-19 13:23	Yes, it's rather a later conversion for passing the TÜV, than a factory-made "made for D"-version. In the 70ies and 80ies the very most US-made Pick Ups and SUV's were imported by private dealers (the import by private person was not that common as nowadays) and only a few officially by Opel or Ford. IIRC they never appeared in any official range of GM or Ford. -- Last edit: 2011-08-19 13:23:52
Nightrider ◊ 2011-08-19 13:39	What about trim level?
blue_thunder ◊ 2011-08-19 14:33	i agree with Ingo, same here. So "Made for D" should be removed.
Neptune ◊ 2011-08-20 02:45	Its outfitted with the optional luxury level Cheyenne trim package. The top-of-the-line high end luxury level Silverado trim package would not be available for the Blazer utility until the 1980 model year. Also note the high polished stainless-steel grille work, upgraded interior appointments and optional Comfortilt steering wheel. The front hypoid live axle with offset front differential indicate four-wheel drive. Permanent four-wheel drive with two-speed dual range transfer gearbox and centre differential lock or conventional four-wheel drive with two-speed dual range transfer gearbox and permanently locked 50/50 torque split were avalible. Both 4x4 systems were provided by New Process Gear (now known as New Venture Gear). Hypoid live drive axles with long-travel suspension and brake line armor were fitted as standard on all 4x4 models. A heavy-duty Gov-loc rear differential lock and underbody off road skid-plate armor were optional, though the latter option was not really needed. Half steel cab was added for the 1976 model year along with dual front lap & shoulder safety-belts and emergency locking retractors (ELR), which complemented the energy-absorbing collapsible steering column and lane departure turn signal lamp features which had been introduced back in 1972 for the 1973 model year. All were fitted as standard safety equipment. Variable-ratio hydraulic power assisted steering and 4-wheel load-rated hydraulic power assisted brakes were available. Power assist brakes were fitted as standard, while power assist steering was optional. It should have clear park & turn indicator lamps (with amber bulbs), but they have been replaced by amber indicator lamps. Perhaps part of the conversion/not allowed?
rjluna2 ◊ 2011-08-20 22:13	That is German amber indicator lens that is required to be used in part of the TÜV inspection. Perhaps ingo and other German members should know about these conversion.
Ingo ◊ 2011-08-20 23:18	Front turn signals have to be orange. And turn signals are a feature, which every car has to have, even pre-war classics. With other parts it's different, for example seatbelts, hazard lights, catalysator, headlights levelling, etc., for this stuff there are specific dates, after those it's required. Some stuff is and was always strictly forbidden, as sealed beam headlights or the US-spec usage of the front indicators as permanent position lights. Some parts can be allowed (it depends on the TÜV-attestor), like the also US-spec red back indicators. In Germany the French yellow front lights are forbidden, too, both versions, either bulbs or lenses, no chance. Sometimes you may have a chance with yellow fog lamps, but not everywhere.
Ingo ◊ 2011-08-20 23:25	P.S. So I'd been very surprised, when I saw last year a 1999 Toyota Corolla with German plates in full US-trim, still with a whole functioning US-spec lighting equipment. It had the old plates, with the DIN-font, which means, that it was in traffic still before November 2000. It came from a bumchuck-county (BOR), so maybe the local TÜV-man didn't know that.
Ingo ◊ 2013-09-08 10:54	it seems, that in my neighbour district Borken -robi-country - (plate BOR, nowadays AH and BOH again) there is a very US-Car affine TÜV-controller. Yesterday a Porsche Cayenne with a BOR-plate has passed me, full in US-livery, sidemarkers, red back indicators, all. Normally this is not legal in Germany. You are only allowed to keep US-spec or other foreign lighting-items in function, when it's not possible or not appropriate to change them with German-spec parts (but even then it's not always possible. If you have an asshole-TÜV-bloke it may be impossible anyways). To change these parts of a Cayenne, is definitely easy and possible, you can purchase EU-spec taillights at ecery Porsche-dealer immediately. So we have annother example about the extreme wide variety of chances and possibilities, when unsynchronized federalism is on the run
rjluna2 ◊ 2013-09-08 21:49
Ingo ◊ 2013-11-19 21:02	Today I saw annother example about my thought, mentioned above (sorry, although I had my camera with me, it was too dark and the weather to bad ), a 1990ies GMC or Chevrolet Van with Camper-equipment in full US-lighting trim (permanent front indicators, permanent side markers, red back indicators - which is normally all illegal in Germany) - again with a plate from BOR (the robi-county). It really seems, that over there more is possible than in other districts...

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