2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Base Camp idea pops up on Automobiles & Bids

The lifetime of an idea automobile is often uninteresting: after basking underneath the brilliant lights on the auto present circuit, it usually finally ends up stashed in a dusty warehouse for many years. Some handle to flee this destiny, just like the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Base Camp idea listed on Automobiles & Bids.

At first look, we’re merely taking a look at a run-of-the-mill first-generation Avalanche painted in a shade of yellow that wasn’t all that unusual within the early 2000s. This truck is much extra particular, nevertheless. It was constructed within the late Nineteen Nineties (the Avalanche entered collection manufacturing for the 2002 mannequin 12 months), this particular yellow wasn’t discovered on the mannequin’s colour palette, and it is geared up with quite a few equipment added to seize the eye of outdoorsy patrons. The give attention to leisure was a part of what set the Avalanche other than, say, the Silverado bought throughout that period.

Drop the tailgate and you will find an built-in storage compartment with a range, a chopping board, and a sink. There’s additionally a storage cubby in all sides of the cargo field for gadgets like a lantern, plates, and cups. A few of the exterior trim items, together with the comb guard, are particular to the idea, and the inside options two-tone upholstery in addition to a yellow, heart console-mounted Nokia cellphone — it does not get far more period-correct than this. The itemizing notes {that a} Coleman tent designed to be displayed subsequent to the Base Camp is included as effectively.

What’s underneath the hood is equally attention-grabbing. The idea was constructed with a 6.0-liter V8, an engine not provided on the regular-production truck. It is bolted to a four-speed automated transmission. Whereas the Base Camp runs, it hasn’t been pushed a lot and its odometer shows proper underneath 2,000 miles. Discovering an Avalanche with low miles has turn into practically unattainable, as quite a lot of these have been pushed typically and pushed arduous.

On one hand, it is a time capsule; it is your once-in-a-lifetime likelihood to purchase a calmly used Avalanche with out determining methods to construct a time machine. Alternatively, it is a one-off idea. Ought to it actually rack up 17,000 miles a 12 months zig-zagging throughout the American West?

The one who wins this truck will get to determine its destiny. As of writing, bidding stands at $11,000 with three days left within the public sale. Be aware that, on this case, the Base Camp is in Canada, although we will not think about registering it in america could be significantly problematic (particularly because the purchaser signifies it was initially titled within the States). When you win, do not anticipate the vendor at hand over a set of keys: there’s what appears to be like like a normal ignition barrel but it surely wasn’t designed to take a key.