Now instead of simply waiting for the ax to fall, Chevy has taken steps for 2005 to give the SSR what it deserved from the start—a big honking engine and a manual transmission.

It’s the 2006 Chevrolet SSR sport pickup, ... an optional Tremec M10 six-speed manual gearbox. ... The SSR’s transmission drives the rear wheels.

This 2005 Chevrolet SSR with a manual transmission and dealer-installed Kook headers is a low-mileage, garage-kept beauty in Asphalt Black—perfect for collectors and retro truck enthusiasts.

Better hurry if you have any plans to buy one of those really cool Chevrolet SSR sport pickups. The last one came off the assembly line at General Motors' Craft Centre in Lansing, Mich., on March ...

Those in the know will tell you the SSR to get is actually the 2005 model, since that was the year Chevrolet added the manual transmission, as well as an LS2 that made an additional 90 horsepower.

2005 Chevrolet SSR, ... it is one of the about 1,600 equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission from the factory, and it also comes in “the lowest production color for the year, ...

For those who remember the Chevrolet SSR hey-let's-go-retro-everybody's-doing-it concept (2000 Detroit auto show), it was impressive to see how little the SSR changed on its way from show floor to ...

• The Chevrolet SSR convertible V-8 pickup truck is one of the highlights from an era obsessed with retro styling. ... more powerful engine and a manual transmission in the SSR right from the start.

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.

For the 2006 model year, the SSR was officially rated at 400 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque when equipped with the six-speed manual, enabling a zero to 60 mph sprint of 5.3 seconds.

$88,000 is the highest sale price we can find for the Chevy SSR by a significant margin. Manual, LS2-powered 2005 and 2006 models can fetch high prices of up to around $60k (see here and here ...

Those in the know will tell you the SSR to get is actually the 2005 model, since that was the year Chevrolet added the manual transmission, as well as an LS2 that made an additional 90 horsepower.