Chevy knew the SSR could 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 (in my view, sick) convertible pickup vans had been babied, storage saved and nearly by no means noticed rain. I say “for essentially the most half” as a result of I believe I’ve stumbled throughout what might be the saddest instance of an SSR in existence as we speak.
I can not for the lifetime of me let you know what the earlier proprietor(s) did to this poor purple monster from 2004, but it surely 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 value stands at simply $5,800 — far lower than the typical transaction value of about $28,500, in accordance with Classics.com. Be warned although, it will most likely take tens of hundreds of {dollars} to get this factor again up and operating. Regardless, solely sellers, rebuilders, exporters and dismantlers are eligible to bid on IAAI auctions. Should you simply so occur to be a kind of of us and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this is perhaps the truck for you.
A trash heap nightmare
I will be sincere, although. Even should 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 technique to know what number of miles are on it. No less than it has a key. All that being stated, this truck does include a clear Florida title. I do not see how that would probably be the case, however it’s Florida. You may register absolutely anything in The Sunshine State should you strive exhausting sufficient.
Mechanically, there is not any 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 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’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 ensure that your whole pictures are updated.