1990 Chevy 454 SS Sells For $110,000 At Auction
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As the broader auto industry eyes a move to EVs, including GM, collectors are shelling out big bucks for their favorite internal-combustion-powered classics. That includes pickups like this 1990 Chevy 454 SS, which just sold at auction for an eye-widening $110,000.
For those readers who may be unaware, the Chevy 454 SS offered quick performance (for its day), while still packing all the usual truck-oriented capabilities expected of it. While the Chevy 454 SS could be considered something of a preamble to the GMC Syclone, it featured a totally different powertrain setup, with a naturally aspirated 7.4L Big Block V8 under the hood, as compared to the Syclone’s turbocharged V6. Output from the factory was rated at 230 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, enough to send the pickup to 60 mph in approximately 7.7 seconds and through the quarter mile in 15.9 seconds. Of course, those numbers were well below the performance figures attached to the Syclone, which could sprint to 60 mph in less than 5 seconds, but even still, the Chevy 454 SS had enough muscle and go-fast attitude to get noticed.
Part of that attitude was the way this thing looks. Outside, we spot that classic early ‘90s boxy styling, with rectangular shapes everywhere, from tip to tail. The body panels are covered in Onyx Black paint, which is complemented by a red Chevy Bow Tie badge in the nose, red badging in the flanks, and silver and red decals on the rear quarter panels and on the tailgate. Paired with polished 15-inch wheels, it’s obvious that there’s something special about this pickup.
This particular example sports just 6 miles on the clock, which is amazing considering it’s more than three decades old at this point. For fans, this could be pretty much the perfect collector piece, but even so, $110,000 is an eye-watering price tag.
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Source: Mecum Auctions
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Well that’s just bonkers. A fool and his money……………………
It’s clean I’ll give em that. Ain’t nothing on or about this truck worth even half that. These trucks were slow and poorly made. Always liked the look of them tho.
$40,000 should have been the end of the world and that’s being generous.
Great so now these rich bit$*es are starting to ruin the prices of 80s and 90s cars and trucks… Didn’t they do enough by making almost every 60s muscle car out of reach because of price! 🤬
“rich bit$*es are starting to ruin the prices”
That’s pathetic. I guess you’ll have to settle for owning something newer.
These cars and trucks shouldn’t cost this much it’s not just cars everything collectable is out of control Cody wise. R. B.!
Was a inexpensive made truck that had a Big motor & a big price back then. Cool to look at. Wouldn’t buy it now or even back then.
All that said; There’s nothing like a Chevy big block. Driving these, even with high miles and rust, they’re still BA…
And the GMT400’s are more popular than ever these days.
True, I have an 88 3500 reg cab srw with a 454 that my father bought new. From a standstill just floor it and it just smokes one rear tire and doesn’t move! Original engine never had heads off. On second trans (400)
I ordered mine from the factory and paid $15,500 of which $500 was destination charge. I still have the factory window sticker and the specialized letter and decal package that came with the truck!
TNM… yes a V8 of any kind is an amazing experience I owned a 2002 Z28 I loved that car good power, it rode decent, and people always looked at it… I had 1991 ZR1 wheels on it I hardly ever had an issue with the reliability of that cat. I would buy this truck for $20,000 or $30,000 and that’s it… I would rather have an 1985 Chevy Square body!
Three of my four current vehicles are V8’s So I agree!
But drive a big block if given the opportunity – or seek the opportunity… Rats are where its At !
Proof that there are lot of dumb rich people out there driving prices for stuff like this through the stratosphere. The throttle body injection held these monster size Big Blocks way back in power.
I think it’s like going back in time and meeting your first girlfriend again but this time you have a lot more money he will know everything is only worth it so he’s willing to pay for it and in this case there was somebody they had a lot of money and somebody else that had the right truck at the right sale and if you were sitting there with 110,000 in your pocket you think that was a great deal
Those were good clean uncluttered looking trucks. That 454 big block was not a very efficient engine, by today’s standards. I actually prefer those models over these later models despite the early peeling paint problems.
Factory could make a new version today, but won’t.
Sure, but they’d need to redesign the body to meet modern crash standards, add airbags and build a new engine to meet emissions standards.
If they actually wanted to sell any, they’d also need a bunch of modern features this didn’t have.
Hmm.. Maybe they could just build modern vehicles instead?
had caddy’s from the 70’s with the BIG BLOCK 8.2 liter engines, Had the Pontiac trans am’s with the 350’s, all NEW WHEN I OWNED. but the i tried a toyota sienna one year, 6 cylinder , fun, but this van would smoke em in the dust. With engines GM was always a bit behind, especially with Cadillacs. so many failures, The “HT-4100″ was the highest flop, there Diesel 6 sucked, another crappy one was the” 8-6-4 cylinder use” when driving. they got back on track when they made the Northstar engine. I have to give Props thou, Gm was always good with Top Exec Bonus every year, always got that right
I will say The Truck does look great.
Chris… Yes those engines where flops but at least GM was willing to try innovation…Today’s cars as great, modern, fuel efficient, and filled with Gizmos just don’t seem to have that charm that 40’s through 70’s and even some 80s and 90s vehicles had… When I drove my 2002 Z28 I felt like it was something special I was proud to own it the same thing with my father’s 1971 Cadillac sedan DeVille even though it they where missing fuel mileage, touch screens, modern brakes and all that it was was a quality product that made you feel Good… No great… Now it seems like all every car manufacturer is after sales and profit!…Not what the people want .