I guess I must be old enough to be him then
They were great trucks, but trucks, we have many more creature comforts now. Competition back then came from Ford, Plymouth and Dodge. All with body on frame and solid axle construction. Your choice of V-8. I had two Blazers, one with a 350 and the one pictured with a 454. One Dodge Ramcharger with a tweaked 318. My dad had two different Traildusters, both full time four wheel drive with LSD.
Ah the good old days