2004 Chevrolet SSR Convertible For Sale
The 2004 Chevrolet SSR is one of the more unusual vehicles General Motors ever put into series production: a two-seat, rear-drive convertible pickup with a power-retractable hardtop, styled after Chevrolet's 1947 to 1955 Advance Design trucks and built on modern truck architecture. This example shows only 31,000 miles and is finished in Slingshot Yellow, one of the colors most closely associated with the model. It spent its life in Texas until 2023, so it carries the dry-climate history buyers look for on these.
Power comes from the 5.3L Vortec V8 rated at 300 horsepower, paired with a four-speed automatic. The build tag shows a limited-slip rear axle with 3.73 gears, which is the right combination for a truck of this weight and keeps both rear tires working under throttle. The 5.3 was used only for the 2003 and 2004 model years before Chevrolet moved to the 6.0L LS2 for 2005, making this the original specification for the platform. Underneath is a body-on-frame chassis shared in principle with the TrailBlazer EXT, giving the SSR a planted, substantial feel rather than a sports car ride. The truck has just had an oil change and is ready to be driven.
The signature feature is the two-piece power hardtop, which folds into the area behind the cab in roughly twenty seconds and operates as intended here. That system is worth confirming on any SSR, since the hydraulics and position sensors are a known wear point at this age. The cargo bed is covered by a body-color hard tonneau and includes lockable storage compartments, giving the SSR something most convertibles do not have: secure, weather-protected storage. The truck also carries the factory sport suspension package, and rides on staggered factory wheels measuring 19x8 up front and 20x10 in the rear, an unusual setup for anything wearing a pickup bed.
Inside, the SSR runs body-color accents through the console against a retro-influenced gauge cluster and center stack. This one is equipped with heated leather seating, the Bose premium audio system, and the satin chrome engine cover insert that dresses up the engine bay to match the rest of the presentation.
Chevrolet built the SSR at the Lansing Craft Centre, a low-volume specialty facility, and produced roughly 24,150 examples across all four model years before the line ended in 2006. The model debuted as a concept at the 2000 North American International Auto Show and paced the 2003 Indianapolis 500. Two decades on, low-mileage, rust-free examples in the launch-era colors are the ones drawing attention.
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