Chevy knew the SSR can be a boomer’s collector merchandise from the second it left the manufacturing facility within the early 2000s. For essentially the most half, they had been. These (for my part, sick) convertible pickup vehicles had been babied, storage saved 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 at present.
I can not 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 perhaps it was pulled out of a swamp. Who is aware of for certain, however this factor has severe rust and climate injury throughout nearly each single physique panel. The itemizing even says its Main Injury 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 common transaction worth of about $28,500, based on Classics.com. Be warned although, it’s going to in all probability take tens of 1000’s of {dollars} to get this factor again up and working. Regardless, solely sellers, rebuilders, exporters and dismantlers are eligible to bid on IAAI auctions. Should you simply so occur to be a kind of people and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this is perhaps the truck for you.
A trash heap nightmare
I will be trustworthy, although. Even for those who did purchase this factor, there’s actually nothing to do however strip it for no matter it is value and say goodbye. The body is totally shot. The inside is roofed in spiderwebs and the digital odometer is busted, so there is no solution 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 probably be the case, however it’s Florida. You may register absolutely anything in The Sunshine State for those who strive onerous sufficient.
Mechanically, there is no phrase on how the 300-horsepower 5.3-liter V8 or lowly four-speed automated transmission has held up over 21 years of neglect. I will assume each are just about junked primarily based 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’ll be able to head over to IAAI’s public sale at its Fort Pierce department on April 23 in your likelihood to bid on this one-of-a-kind machine. Simply make certain your whole pictures are updated.
