WTF: This ’94 Blazer Got A Free Open-Roof Conversion

When it comes to wrecked cars, trucks, and SUVs, few sites can match the level of carnage one finds on IAA. Home to thousands of smashed-up, burned, or otherwise hopeless automobiles, it takes just a few minutes to find something that’ll make your jaw drop.

The ’94 Chevy Blazer seen here is one such example. Were it not for the glaring, practically eye-level damage to the top of the SUV, we’d probably nod our heads and label the vehicle as “decent.” Maybe not worth the trouble of repainting or doing an engine swap, but nonetheless a fine beater-mobile for small-time adventuring in the woods or fire roads.

But the glaring truth is that it’s impossible to overlook that peeled-back roof and not wonder how on earth it wound up that way. The method, it seems, is pretty obvious, as the vehicle must have attempted to enter a space without enough top-to-bottom clearance (while going at a decent clip), and was sturdy enough to defeat the strength of steel.

With that out of the way, we’re left to imagine just what sort of enclosure led to the Blazer’s scalping. Seeing as it’s still at its stock height of just over five feet, the case might have been that the driver tried to fit into a low-clearance parking garage, although that doesn’t seem very plausible. In any case, we’d highly recommend that whoever decides to bid on this check to make sure the seats aren’t all “Code Brown” from what must have been a terrifying experience.

What are your theories on this carved-up Blazer? We’d like to hear them in a comment below.