I know what you’re saying…. Jim, this is not a Van. You know, you’re right, but when doing research for this weekend’s Van-Tastinc features, this Blazer Chalet materialized in one of my searches, and I had to showcase it. My reasoning was the fact that Chevrolet commissioned an aftermarket company to convert the capable Blazer into someplace that you could spend the weekend away from home. It was kind of a “Van” conversion of the Blazer. That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!


Anyway, back to the Blazer Chalet. This was a rare experiment by GM at the time in which they did everything in the way of becoming your choice in recreation vehicles. They produced the GM Motorhome of the early 70s, commissioned another company to convert the GMC Rally Van into a class “C” Motorhome during this time period, and introduced the Blazer Chalet in 1977.
According to the listing:

I am selling an extremely rare 1977 Chevy Blazer Chalet. There were only 1700 of these vehicles assembled and there are less than 100 that are documented. Most of these vehicles were used as rough terrain campers and were not maintained. I was lucky enough to find the most, well-maintained Chalet in existence. I am the second owner and the original owners had stored it indoors and only took it for annual camping excursions. My Chalet is 1382 of 1700 and it only has 53,000 original (documented) miles on the numbers matching engine. It has the original factory chalk mark in the engine compartment, original door sticker, original options sticker, records of oil change and original badge numbers.

The only thing that is not original from the factory is the paint, which was redone in 1999 due to sun fading, and it is not the original tires, but it still has the original jack mounted inside the engine compartment. The vehicle has no rust and is amazing to see in person. The Chalet has a working refrigerator, stove, gas heater, and sink. It also has a rare factory installed CB (phone) radio that is functional. When we picked it up in Minneapolis it was tuned into the emergency broadcast channel. It has the factory AM AC Delco radio and speakers. Two of the most surprising, fully-functional options is the built in clock (those were always a chronic break) works and the factory air conditioning still blows ice-cold. The only true downfalls to this vehicle is that it has a couple small chips in the fiberglass camper and it has a small tear on one of the table seats (which could be repaired at a vinyl shop). I have thought about adding child locks, but decided to keep the vehicle unmodified and un-molested. I truly believe that this is the most mint condition Chalet in existence and will be sad to let it go. It turns heads everywhere and either people adore it or hate it.

The exterior, interior, options are all immaculate. I am only selling it because if I keep it I will take it camping, hunting, and tailgating. It will slowly get nicks, scratches, and lose its value. Someone who wants to keep it in mint condition should actually own this vehicle. I guarantee that it will be very valuable/collectible because of the rare nature of the vehicle. I challenge anyone to find one of these vehicles in better shape or lower miles…it is not going to happen. If you have any other questions or if you would like to see the vehicle in person let me know. I keep it in a storage facility and only use dry wash to detail it.

This vehicle does not and will not see any rain or water of any sort. I just had it tuned up and spent all day detailing it. The engine is a 400 V-8 (4X4) automatic transmission and it runs perfectly, you could drive it across the U.S. to bring it home. I drove it 300 miles and it ran like a new vehicle. It will run about 70 on the interstate, but I drove it between 60-65 mph.

Asking price for this never to be seen again Blazer Chalet? $18,500! Would you consider this Blazer to be highly collectible? See the original listing here.