2006 Chevrolet SSR
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When it was conceived, Chevrolet went with a retro design for the Super Sport Roadster. They styled the vehicle like a truck from the 1950s with their unmistakable rounded hoods and bulging fenders. Its body-on-frame architecture comes courtesy of the GMT370 (TrailBlazer/Envoy XL) hydroformed-steel platform, which is shortened 13 inches yet retains its stock width and track. Related hardware includes a live axle out back, independent suspension up front, and four-wheel disc brakes. The steel body panels are all new and pay obvious homage to the highly sought late-'40s/ early-'50s Chevy pickups.
Although SSR was styled to cause one to reminisce about the lines of the 1947-1955 Chevrolet pickups, one thing a truck from the 1950s would never have thought conceivable is the beautifully engineered power folding metal top. With the touch of a button you can go from hard top to no top in just a few seconds. Another option that wasn't available in the 1950s is the potent fuel injected LS2 V8 under the hood, which Chevy borrowed from the Corvette and stuffed into this little sleeper truck. The stock LS2 in the 2006SSR is an all-aluminum 6. 0-liter unit, which is host to 395 'ready to stampede' horses...