The bed, rear window, and tailgate also look fantastic and had me double-taking to make sure Chevy didn’t actually build this back in 2008. The wood strips on the bed floor are a nice touch, too.

Limited to an annual run of about 10,000 units, the SSR features a retractable hardtop and a 5-foot, 3-inch covered bed. The rear-wheel-drive SSR borrows its 5.3-liter Vortec V-8 from the Chevy ...

This was an SSR, but not the cookie-cutter model sold at your local Chevy dealership. No, this retro-looking '60s-era SSR was a custom project designed to ruffle the GM onlookers' feathers.

SSR (for Super Sport Roadster) wowed us at the 2000 Detroit show with its hot-rod looks, Corvette motor and a retro design that paid homage to the 1947-52 Chevy truck.