The setting is GM’s Design Center, almost certainly. The Chevy concept is a clay (or possibly fiberglass), based on the rigid supports visible under the body. Its rear quarter evokes the Chevy II. The front end evokes the Brazilian C10 pickup. It’s wearing ’62 Chevrolet wheel covers. The rest is up to us to speculate on.
Looks very… agricultural. It’s amazing the same design center would be creating the Sting Ray around the same time.
I love this. The lines and proportions are dignified. And, given the cars on our roads at the time, even if it had been able to move adequately or commendably under its own power on public roads…its diminutive size would have caused people to truly regard it as fit for not much more than golf cart duty.
Or maybe it would have been as popular yet quirky as the Beetle and Austin MINI. Who knows…
Reminds me of our 1964 Scout we had when I was in high school and college. Perhaps less rugged looking than our Scout, but same proportions.
I immediately thought Scout competitor as it seems like the proportions of the early Scout to me too. It wouldn’t be a large stretch for GM to take notice of the relative success of the Scout, especially since it exceeded IH’s expectations in many ways.
Kinda looks like an overgrown Pedal Car.
Reminds me of an Aquacar, sans propellers!
An Amphacar was my first thought too.
Amphicar! Couldn’t recall the name! Yeah, that’s it.
Bill Mitchell’s proposal for a King Midget competitor.
Once again Studebaker leads the world in automotive styling!
I was going to say, JP, my first thought on seeing this was Lark. You’ve illustrated it nicely.
Is it just a matter of having Studebakers imprinted on our childhood brains?
A proposal intended to use Kadett A underpinnings instead of importing them complete?
The front end needs some design help but, otherwise, seems like it would have made a nifty little convertible. I wonder if this was something GM was prepping just in case sales of the Nash Metropolitan took off.
That front end got a bit of help, and appeared on the first Vauxhall Viva.
Early Blazer prototype before they went to the bigger cut-down-pickup design?
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showpost.php?p=7721163&postcount=1
I wonder if nlpnt is onto something, given the original Blazer design concepts.
Anyone know the date of this photo, and can anyone read the script on the rear quarter panel?
Yep, I think nlpnt might be right. That rear script looks similar to the script used on the concepts he linked.
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Original Blazer. Chevy was messing around with the idea of a competitor to the Jeep CJ/Scout/Bronco/FJ 40/Patrol, but from what I understand thought there were too many competitors in that relatively small market. The dealers were not real excited about this type of utility vehicle either. Back to the drawing board and Chevy came up with what was simply a short full-size pickup with a removable roof. Minimal engineering, many shared parts, larger more useful vehicle. Rest is history.
Thete is a picture on the stand behind the golf clubs that appears to show the rear view
I’m most fascinated by the Brazilian Chevy truck front. Saw them all over s. America in the 80’s but I’m not sure when they started.
Could it have been as far back as the early 60s?
Ok, website below suggests that the Brazilian C-10 appeared in 1964……
http://www.lexicarbrasil.com.br/chevrolet/
It’s the reaction to IH’s Scout.
The body cut line and proportions are very close to the original Nissan Sunny of 1966; just add a roof and space those headlamps out:
I’d absolutely drive that. Simple, clean lines.
Chevy Blazer Jolly
This has styling elements of so many vehicles – I can see Chevy II, International Scout and the original Opel Kadett here.
Chevrolette Blazerette.
No vent windows, was it intended to be a roadster? One piece side windows? It doesn’t look like the windshield folds, as it does have a slight curve. Maybe they just didn’t bother with vent windows on a prototype.