Preserved VIN-linked documents identify CKL186F214997 as a 1976 Chevrolet K5 Blazer. A readable SPID records model CK10516, 106.5-inch wheelbase, order K6G883, LS9 350 V8, M40 Turbo Hydra-Matic, C60 air conditioning, Z84 Cheyenne equipment, Z58 white hardtop, A51 front bucket seats, AS3 rear seat and N41 power steering. A separate GM loading label repeats the exact VIN and records 6,200-lb GVWR, 3,300-lb front GAWR, 3,400-lb rear GAWR and a no-slide-in-camper statement. No build sheet, window sticker or retail invoice is visible.
An exact-VIN Chevrolet warranty folder and New Vehicle Inspection Procedure customer copy identify Brad Guffey Chevrolet Co. in Gainesville, Missouri and appear to record first retail delivery on November 5, 1976. They are treated as VIN-bearing, period-looking dealer evidence; physical authenticity and the full ownership/title chain remain unresolved. Customer identity and address are intentionally omitted.
The same exact VIN appears in two completed Bring a Trailer sales: $67,000 on January 30, 2022 and $67,000 on July 22, 2024. The 2022 listing described front and rear bench seats despite the SPID A51 front-bucket code; the 2024 listing described front buckets and a rear bench. These descriptions do not establish when seats changed or which parts survived from new. The 2022 appearance described a 350/three-speed configuration and 81,000 displayed miles. By 2024 the truck had a later 6.0-liter LQ9, 4L60-E, lift, Vintage Air, digital instruments and a 361-mile post-conversion display. These later components do not establish factory configuration, and lifetime mileage remains true mileage unknown. A later $15,500 West Atlantic page repeats the older 81,000-mile/350 presentation after the documented swap; it is quarantined as an unresolved copied-listing conflict, not a verified sale, reversion or current-location event. Gainesville, Missouri is the earliest documented dealer place; later auction venues do not establish current custody.