Chevy knew the SSR can be a boomer’s collector merchandise from the second it left the manufacturing unit within the early 2000s. For essentially the most half, they have been. These (for my part, sick) convertible pickup vehicles have been babied, storage stored and nearly by no means noticed rain. I say “for essentially the most half” as a result of I feel I’ve stumbled throughout what might be the saddest instance of an SSR in existence right this moment.
I can’t for the lifetime of me inform you what the earlier proprietor(s) did to this poor purple monster from 2004, however it wasn’t good. It is being auctioned off by IAAI in Florida, so possibly it was pulled out of a swamp. Who is aware of for positive, however this factor has severe rust and climate harm throughout nearly each single physique panel. The itemizing even says its Major Harm is “All Over” and I would must agree.
On the very least, this SSR — completed in “Extremely Violet” is definitely going to be low-cost. As of the writing of this story, the buy-it-now worth stands at simply $5,800 — far lower than the typical transaction worth of about $28,500, in response to Classics.com. Be warned although, it will in all probability take tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to get this factor again up and operating. Regardless, solely sellers, rebuilders, exporters and dismantlers are eligible to bid on IAAI auctions. For those who simply so occur to be a type of of us and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this may be the truck for you.
A trash heap nightmare
I will be trustworthy, although. Even when you did purchase this factor, there’s actually nothing to do however strip it for no matter it is price and say goodbye. The body is totally shot. The inside is roofed in spiderwebs and the digital odometer is busted, so there is not any approach to know what number of miles are on it. At the least it has a key. All that being stated, this truck does include a clear Florida title. I do not see how that might presumably be the case, however it’s Florida. You possibly can register absolutely anything in The Sunshine State when you attempt exhausting sufficient.
Mechanically, there is not any phrase on how the 300-horsepower 5.3-liter V8 or lowly four-speed computerized transmission has held up over 21 years of neglect. I’ll assume each are just about junked based mostly solely on how the remainder of the SSR has held up.
If none of this has been sufficient to scare you off I suppose you may head over to IAAI’s public sale at its Fort Pierce department on April 23 on your likelihood to bid on this one-of-a-kind machine. Simply ensure that your entire photographs are updated.