Chevy knew the SSR can be a boomer’s collector merchandise from the second it left the manufacturing facility within the early 2000s. For probably 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 probably the most half” as a result of I believe I’ve stumbled throughout what might be the saddest instance of an SSR in existence at the moment.
I can not for the lifetime of me inform you 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 injury throughout nearly each single physique panel. The itemizing even says its Major Harm is “All Over” and I would need to 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 keeping with Classics.com. Be warned although, it’s going to most likely 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. In the event you simply so occur to be a kind of people and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this could 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 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 technique to know what number of miles are on it. A minimum of 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 strive arduous sufficient.
Mechanically, there is no 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 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 may head over to IAAI’s public sale at its Fort Pierce department on April 23 to your likelihood to bid on this one-of-a-kind machine. Simply be certain that all your photographs are updated.
