Presented in highly original condition, this 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe LT is powered by the 5.7L Vortec SFI V-8 engine and a 4-speed electronically controlled overdrive automatic transmission with an HD auxiliary cooling system and a 3.73 rear axle ratio. It’s equipped with the Insta-Trac 4-wheel drive with electronic-shift transfer case, as well as the heavy-duty trailering equipment group. The Tahoe is finished in Summit White, while its gray leather interior is fitted with bucket seats, a leather-wrapped steering wheel atop a Comfortilt steering column, air conditioning, a center console, an AM/FM/cassette/CD stereo system, a power driver’s seat, power windows, cruise control, the electrochromic interior rearview mirror with 8-point compass and much more, marking it as fairly well equipped. Rolling on aluminum wheels with BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A white-letter tires, the Tahoe is further equipped with an electric tailgate release, a rear window wiper with electronic defoggers, speed-sensitive power steering, 4-wheel ABS disc brakes and a 30-gallon fuel tank, and it’s accompanied by an owner’s manual and its factory window sticker with second page supplement. Introduced for 1969, the Chevrolet Blazer brought the division into the growing segment of personal sport utility vehicles. Larger than the Bronco and Jeep CJ, the Blazer provided more passenger and cargo area and was equipped with a number of comfort and convenience amenities, all of which appealed to a broader audience. The thought behind the Blazer was that an increasing number of people were using trucks as daily drivers as well as off-road vehicles and implements for the farm. As such, it seemed important to offer a more civilized, well-rounded vehicle that could be all things to all people. It offered seating for five or six, depending on the front seat, and a removable rear section roof for a breeze-through, convertible feel. By the 1990s, the Blazer had been redesigned, along with the Suburban and the pickups, into the GMT400 series. Modern and more aerodynamically shaped, the GMT400 Blazers became a completely enclosed vehicle with no removable rear section and a clamshell rear hatch and would begin sharing the Tahoe name with a five-door version, which would ultimately phase out the three-door version due to slowing sales.
