This page is blocked here at work - but maybe somebody can open it and post the rest; Modern collectibles revealed: 2003-2006 Chevrolet SSR (Super Sport Roadster) TFLcar.com In fact, such creatures did exist: from the 1920s Ford Model T open air pickup, to …
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This question will likely earn you a smile and a “That’s a good one!”. Early roadsters had a rare “ultra violet” exterior, and the final year brought a multitude of factory two-tone exterior combinations with extremely rare numbers. The Super Sport Roadster is a very unique vehicle and it’s appeal is likely to remain strong and universal for all time.Since originality is important for collectibility – please be on the lookout for exterior paint modifications or resprays as well as powertrain and suspension upgrades. They got such a strong favorable reaction from the media and the public, that they put the concept into reality for the 2003 model year.The show stopping styling made it to production virtually unchanged, but the 6.0 liter LS2 small block did not make the initial cut. Chevrolet made the quirky looking SSR (short for Super Sport Roadster) pickup between 2003 and 2006, but it wasn’t that big a hit and ultimately phased out.
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Lets focus on the most recent specimen.You will never see this Roadster hauling plywood and center blocks from the local hardware store, but it does have a small (approx. Nonetheless, it had a power retractable hardtop that seamlessly hid between the seats and the bed, and it could take you on a long distance cruise in supreme comfort.It’s clear that the more powerful versions are more desirable, but all SSRs make a sweet V8 rumble out of dual chrome exhaust tips and turn heads everywhere they go.There are very detailed production records broken down by options and colors (If you break it down further, the 6 speed manual examples are quite rare at 2,213 units.
The 2005 motor made an honest 390 hp, and it was further tuned to 395 hp or 400 hp in 2006 for automatic and manual equipped trucks respectively.
Cherry wanted to create a Halo vehicle that would both pay homage to the company’s past and signal what was to come for its future. GM really let its hair blow in the wind, when they brought a very cool retro-modern styled SSR concept to the 2000 Detroit auto show.
Chevy remedied things in 2005 with the 6.0-liter LS2 V-8 shared with the C6 Corvette and Pontiac GTO, bringing output up to 390 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque. The 2003 and 2004 models used the ubiquitous 5.3 liter Vortec V8 mated to a 4 speed automatic and thus under-delivered at stop light launch attempts. Original MSRP were in the low $40K and many top notch examples are asking almost as much now.
It all improved for the last two model years.The Corvette sourced LS2 from the Detroit concept came back and brought a manual 6 speed with it. However, sales were far under expectations, with only 9,000 examples finding homes in its first year.With that in mind, it doesn’t seem to be that bad a vehicle and is in fact in its own way one-of-a-kind. By continuing to browse the site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
How many convertible roof pickup trucks can you name? The resulting design was a hybrid between a car and a truck.
An SSR paced the Indy 500 in 2003, ... but underneath it was just a TrailBlazer EXT with the same 5.3-liter, 300-hp V-8 and 4-speed automatic. © 2009-2020 The Fast Lane Car - Road Chaser, Inc. All rights reserved. There are also many high mileage examples that are asking from $15K to $20K, so there is something for different tastes and budgets. The SSR was an experiment mixing the retro styling, V-8 sports car performance and custom truck attributes into a single vehicle. Some 24,150 units were built and when new it cost $42,000. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save.
This really woke up the SSR’s performance, although it was still too heavy to keep up with an actual Corvette in the straight line or in the twisties. Jim 4′ x 4′) tonneau covered bed in the back. There are also interesting exterior color choices an other options to consider.
He looked at Chevrolet’s truck history for inspiration. Then a few year's later they were handed out like p-nuts at the Bar-B-Q the fanatics hosted for the Craft Center Employees! It is the only pickup truck in the world that features an actual It’s also not an ugly looking thing, and while it may be somewhat excessively styled, I have no doubt we will look at it with kinder eyes in a few decades’ time. By Don Sikora II. In fact, such creatures did exist: from the 1920s Ford Model T open air pickup, to the 1989 Dodge Dakota convertible, and to the 2003 Chevrolet Super Sport Roadster (SSR). The SSR actually began life in 1999, when the concept art began being put together byWayne Cherry, who at the time was the vice president of the GM Design Centers. Utilizing a hulking 6.0-liter engine that produces 400 pound-feet of torque and 385 horsepower, the LS2 V8 out of the Corvette, Pontiac GTO, and Chevy SSR from that period does a damn good job of transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.