1979 Chevrolet Blazer

1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer Cheyenne â?" 350 V8, 4-Speed Manual, Lifted, Undercoated Why This Car Is Special The 1979 Chevrolet K5 Blazer sits at a genuinely interesting crossroads in American truck history. By the late 1970s, the square-body generation â?" officially the C/K third generation, introduced for 1973 â?" had matured into the most refined version of itself. The Blazer variant of that platform offered something that almost nothing else on the market could: full-size four-wheel-drive capability in a two-door body with a removable hardtop, seating for up to five, and a level of interior comfort that put most SUVs of the era to shame. The 'K' in K5 Blazer is the important letter here. It indicates four-wheel drive, as opposed to the two-wheel-drive C5. The '5' refers to the half-ton chassis.