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 (in my view, sick) convertible pickup vehicles had been babied, storage saved and virtually 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 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, 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 critical rust and climate injury throughout nearly each single physique panel. The itemizing even says its Major Harm is “All Over” and I would should agree.
On the very least, this SSR — completed in “Extremely Violet” is actually 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, in line with 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. For those who simply so occur to be a kind of people and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this is likely to be the truck for you.
A trash heap nightmare
I will be trustworthy, 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 option 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 should you strive arduous 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’ll 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 probability to bid on this one-of-a-kind machine. Simply be sure that your whole pictures are updated.
