OUR TRUCK IS SAID TO BE ONE OF 100 CUSTOM TRUCKS BUILT IN 2008. THE STORY GOES THAT REGENCY ONLY OFFERED THIS LIMITED MODEL IN THREE COLORS: VICTORY RED, MASONS BLACK OR FROST WHITE BUT, THE CUSTOMER COULD CHOOSE FROM A LONG LIST OF CUSTOM "IMPROVEMENTS"...THE VERY LEAST WHICH COULD BE THE 'EXTERIOR APPEARANCE PACKAGE' AND SOMETIMES UPGRADED WHEELS. FOR THOSE OF YOU NOT WEAK OF HEART, YOU COULD ORDER A FULLY LOADED VERSION, LIKE THIS ONE, FOR JUST OVER $45,800 WHICH WOULD HAVE CARRIED THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

RST INTERIOR: Black "RST" Interior: 40/20/40 Perforated Suede and Leather Seats with Red Stitching, Leather Covered Door Panel Inserts with Carbon Fiber Door Pulls, Leather Covered Steering Wheel with Red Stitching, Deep Tinted Windows by Charcool, Sport Enhanced Dash with Red "RST" Gauge Faces and Carbon Masked Dash & Carbon Fiber Door Enhancements. It also received Polished Aluminum Brake, Gas and Emergency Brake Pedals and Special Mats.

THE ENGINE BAY AND PERFORMANCE FEATURES: Included a Color-Keyed Engine Fuel Injection Cover, H.D. Spark Plug Wires (JBA), SLP Air Intake, Exclusive Chip Foose "Speedster-Style" 22x10" Wheels, Spec-X Performance Radial Tires by Yokahama (305/40/22)Heavy Duty Performance Brakes by Force 10 with Oversized, Drilled and vented Rotors and Color- keyed Calipers, High performance Power Flow 2 1/2"Exhaust System, Regency Stainless Steel Exhaust Tips and a Special Regency 'Port Tuned Ground Force' Lowered Front & Rear Suspension.

THE EXTERIOR featured Chrome Door Handles, Color-Keyed Tailgate Handle, Billet Aluminum Grille, Billet License Frames, Color-keyed Bow-Tie Emblem, Color-Keyed Exterior Mirrors, Color-Keyed Front Valance, Front Spoiler with Billet Insert, Color-keyed Rear Steel Roll-pan with Custom Exhaust Ports, 'RST' Billet License Tag Frame, Exclusive Rear Tailgate Spoiler with "RST" Graphics / Super Sport Stripes, plus, Front Hood Super Sport Stripes. One could also order  engine mod's such as Performance Upgrades by SLP( Air Boxes, Rockers, Exhaust and Headers) dished out as deep as your pockets could endure...however, engine mod's were discouraged as it could effect your 100,000 mile Power Train Warranty offered by Chevrolet. We added a Third Brake Light Cover, Chrome Tail Lights, Chrome Side Window Chrome, Stainless Fender Vents, Bed Stainless Trim, Chrome Mirrors, Color-Coordinated Fender Flares and further Interior Chrome Enhancements to boot.

We had our last Chevrolet Silverado 'company truck' for 11 great years so, we have a special place in our hearts for these Old Beasts. The only repairs we ever made were maintenance: Oil Changes, a Power Window Motor and Brake services so, that made it easy to buy another great G.M. Product. Let's face it: even if The Ole General can't weather 'The Last Battle'... and 'Taking Boot Hill", this truck will make a Great Collector's Item. Plus, Up the fact Regency Conversions closed their doors in January 2009, after 28 years as America's Largest Vehicle 'Upfitter' (producing approx. 5,000 vehicles per year), it just results in the RST Sport Truck becoming a Great Future Collectable (Investment). Priced to sell at $29,500

THE STORY:

The Story goes, Chevrolet approached Jon H. Moss and Chip Foose to form a collaboration in 2004 to design a 'special' Chevrolet Truck from Regency Conversion's 250,000 sq. foot manufacturing facility in Fort Worth,Texas.  Moss is G.M.'s clone of Bill Mitchell. He has been involved with just about every "cool" vehicle built by General Motors in the past 20 years. Towering in at 6 ft. 7" Moss has been known as "Dr. Frankenstein" by his peers as he was in charge of the "Special Vehicles Department" at G.M. He is best known for his development of the CrossRam Manifold for the 1969 Camaro, several Concept/ Pace Cars for the Indy 500 Race, and in the 90's, for the 1994-1996 Impala Super Sports Sedans. In fact, he is considered by many as The Godfather of The Super Sports. He is also responsible for building the 700 h.p. ZL-1 Camaro which he match-raced against John Colletti's Boss-Powered Mustang at "The Toy Test". It is surmised that Moss/ Fooses' combined mission was to build a custom truck that parlayed Dodge's Super Bee, the Ford Lightning and the Chevrolet SSR. This Meeting Of The Minds' resulted in a short run of Factory Endorsed Custom made Chevy pickup's the likes of which you will never see again. 

Under Moss' direction Regency built the Rally Sport Shortbed Truck decked out in White with Orange Stripes and Houndstooth Interior. They carried (only) a 4.8 V8 and Five Speed transmission. That project culminated in this truck : a 5.3 liter V8 with Automatic 4 Speed and all the ground effects. By the end of production, the 2009 Model's left the factory only representing a weak facsimile of the original concept with a handful of exterior bits. The Regency / RST thus became another casualty of the Recession January 2009. But, looking at the Positive Side with the demise of Regency so, went the fate of Cord, Duesenberg, Pontiac, Oldsmobile and many others...and today they became Major Collectables.