Chevy knew the SSR could be a boomer’s collector merchandise from the second it left the manufacturing unit within the early 2000s. For probably the most half, they have been. These (in my view, sick) convertible pickup vans have been babied, storage stored 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 right now.
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 Main Harm is “All Over” and I might 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 worth stands at simply $5,800 — far lower than the common transaction worth 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. In case you simply so occur to be a type of people and do not thoughts getting a smidge of tetanus, this may be the truck for you.
A trash heap nightmare
I will be sincere, although. Even in the event 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 would probably be the case, however it’s Florida. You possibly can register absolutely anything in The Sunshine State in the event you attempt exhausting 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’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 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 ensure that all your pictures are updated.
