This thread is fully of funny stories about the SS. I thought the car would be more lowkey than it has turned out to be. To most, though, it does look like a cheapo family car, but car people know what it is and are interested in it when they notice exactly what it is.

The most memorable experience is I’d parked (as I always do) far away from everyone when going to a Walmart. When I return to my car, there’s a woman in an SUV taking pictures of my car with her phone. A lot of pictures. She saw me coming and drove away so I didn’t get to talk to her.

The other was someone who walked up to me in a parking lot asking about the car. “What is that, one of them cars from Australia, right?”

I said, “Yeah, it’s a Holden with a Chevy badge. Sold in limited numbers in the US as the SS.”

“What’s that got, like a V6 with 250 horsepower or so?”

I said, “No, it’s got the V8 LS3 Corvette engine with 415HP in it. It’s basically a four door ‘Vette.”

His mouth dropped open when he heard the HP numbers….