This Home-brew Chevy Trailblazer Convertible Is The Mullet Of Cars

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How's your car looking these days? Want to waste and acquisition up to thing new? Something much exciting? Some much flexible? Well, friend, I've sewage conscionable nan conveyance for you: successful different information of late-night AutoTrader scrolling, I came crossed this beast: a 2005 Chevy TrailBlazer... convertible. From head-on, it looks for illustration a normal TrailBlazer, but nan 2nd you spot nan broadside aliases nan backmost — boom. Convertible. That's a mullet, baby.

Unfortunately, I've sewage adjacent to nary accusation connected this car because its listing connected Orr Nissan Central's website treats this point for illustration its immoderate different tally of nan mill TrailBlazer. Nowhere connected nan advertisement is location immoderate info connected erstwhile nan convertible conversion was done, who did it, really they did it aliases thing other related to it. It's not moreover mentioned anywhere. I consciousness for illustration I'm going nuts. Honestly, its listing value isn't moreover that outrageous — $7,775 for a motortruck pinch 176,923 miles on. A speedy look astatine AutoTrader shows that nan value is only a fewer expansive northbound of different no-accident TrailBlazers. Plus, this 1 comes pinch awesome "Superior Blue Metallic" overgarment pinch dual metallic stripes that tally nan magnitude of nan SUV. Hell, nan interior moreover seems to beryllium successful beautiful bully style for a 21-year-old pre-Recession GM product.

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Whoever did this conversion seems to person neglected putting immoderate benignant of structural bracing complete nan TrailBlazer convertible — deliberation of nan rotation barroom connected convertibles for illustration nan Chrysler PT Cruiser and VW Cabrio that are location to support nan cars from getting each wobbly. I suppose they could person done immoderate underbody bracing to thief statement up nan rigidity, but I've sewage a large hunch they didn't. That intends nan level cookware has to contend pinch each of nan 275 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque from nan 4.2-liter Vortec inline-6 each by itself — a gangly task.

To beryllium adjacent to nan TrailBlazer, it ever had a convertible DNA heavy successful its loins. After all, its platform, nan GMT360, spawned nan Chevy SSR — a convertible pickup truck. This whitethorn not beryllium rather arsenic masterful aliases tasteful of a job, but hell, astatine slightest personification tried.

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Looking astatine nan TrailBlazer's listing still shows that it's listed arsenic an "SUV," erstwhile it's really truthful overmuch much than that astatine this point. Its characteristic group besides notes things for illustration a "tow hitch," cloth seats," powerfulness seats," and "keyless entry," but it neglects to mention nan surly civilization vinyl screen for nan convertible top.

Of course, this TrailBlazer isn't perfect. A look astatine nan AutoCheck conveyance history study shows that you, my friend, would beryllium its seventh owner. Sadly, there's nary mention present of a Sawzall being taken to nan tile either, but it does show that nan car was repossessed connected 3 abstracted occasions. What tin ya do? From nan looks of it, nan sixth proprietor carried nan occurrence without overmuch incident starting successful May of 2019 until conscionable past month, erstwhile Orr Nissan successful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma listed it for sale.

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While TrailBlazer convertible conversions are exceedingly rare, they're apparently not unheard of. Shocking, I Know. Six years ago, a Redditor spotted one that looked acold rougher than this one. There was moreover an AutoGuide communicative from 2010 showing a uniquely Pimp My Ride-esqu TrailBlazer 'vert astatine nan Rose Bowl parade. I've moreover recovered 1 that might beryllium for waste for $9,000 pinch a 3rd statement and a rebuilt title that is plastered pinch "LasVegas.Net" advertising. I'd astir apt enactment away.

All of this tells maine that there's astatine slightest immoderate mini and very sick organization retired location that appreciates TrailBlazer convertible conversions. If that's a group you'd for illustration to get progressive with, and — honestly — rocket to nan apical of nan nutrient concatenation of, past I propose you springiness Orr Nissan a call.