What kind of truck does Jim Hopper drive in "Stranger Things"?

Jim Hopper drives a 1980 Chevy Blazer in Stranger Things. More precisely, it is a Chevrolet K5 Blazer fitted with Hawkins Police Department markings and equipment, making it one of the series’ most recognizable vehicles.

The truck suits Hopper’s role as Hawkins’ police chief. The K5 Blazer was a rugged, body-on-frame sport-utility vehicle introduced by Chevrolet in the late 1960s and widely associated with the square-bodied trucks of the 1970s and 1980s. Its four-wheel-drive design and spacious cabin also make practical sense for a rural Indiana police department investigating disappearances, laboratories, and supernatural disturbances.

Hopper’s Blazer is especially prominent during the show’s early seasons, when he uses it for patrol work, searches, stakeouts, and confrontations connected to the Upside Down. Viewers sometimes identify it only as a “Chevy truck” or confuse it with a Ford Bronco, but the canonical vehicle is the Chevrolet K5 Blazer. Its appearance also recalls the police Blazer driven by Chief Martin Brody in Jaws, a film that Stranger Things frequently echoes.