CHARLIE BROWN

A Showstopping ’68 Chevrolet K5 Blazer

- WENDY WILSON

WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS, YOU CAN’T IGNORE IT. Two years ago, Alex Martinez had the opportunity of a lifetime: to own one of the best K5s out there. The measurement tech from Edinburg, Texas, learned the 1968 Chevrolet K5 Blazer was for sale, and he jumped at the chance to call it his own.

“I bought the truck built in late 2018,” Alex says. “It’s frowned upon to buy a built truck, but once I knew it was for sale, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to own one of the best K5s in the scene, even though I prefer to build them myself.”

And looking through these pictures of Charlie Brown, you can see why he invested in it.