After attempting some badge engineering to enter the compact truck market, GM developed the S-10 and S-10 Blazer to grab market share in a growing segment. In order to keep costs down, GM robbed a significant amount of chassis parts from current G-Body vehicles, making shoehorning the late model GM V8 of your choice very straightforward.

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