Rst Silverado

[Kody1K]

so my lil sis went out with this guy 2daY and when he came 2 the house he had a bad a$$ silverado it said RST on the seats has anyone ever heard of this

[70chevy03ss]

They made them as a gmc and silverado. 4.8 and 5.3 with headers and a little tweeking here and there. 2wd nice little trucks..

[SSplaytoy]

They are regular silvys done by the aftermarket company Regency. Usually do some interior and exterior styling additives. They do a pretty clean job I must say.

[mcmahan]

They are regular silvys done by the aftermarket company Regency. Usually do some interior and exterior styling additives. They do a pretty clean job I must say.

cool little trucks for sure

[delay18]

Very cool. I looked at getting one a few years back. Sounds like your sister has good taste

[Jaymz]

yup nice lil trucks

[Jesse 05ss]

Ya there a 400HP 5.3 I had an older guy pull up next to me with his wife in it with him asking me to race I mean this guy was in like his late 60's. we were in a 35 mph zone we both got up to about 70 he keep right up with me but at abut 70 we both backed off

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[RockHead]

 

Jon Moss Signature Series RST

By: Mike Magda, Editor Posted: 01-02-06 23:01 PT

© 2006 PickupTruck.com

 

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Few people outside the performance automotive industry have heard of Jon A. Moss. So it’s a bit of a curiosity why a leading conversion company would launch a special pickup named for him. Those in the know, however, not only believe it’s a well-deserved honor but will have confidence that the vehicle is worthy of a truck enthusiast’s attention.

 

The Jon Moss Signature Series RST will make its formal debut at the Barrett-Jackson classic car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, in January. Regency Conversions has already delivered a few trucks to Chevy dealers eager to start offering a classically themed, affordable performance pickup. Company officials hope to have 100 trucks built by mid-February.

 

The Moss signature truck is an extension of the Regency RST series of pickups that are available through Chevrolet and GMC dealers.

 

Two years ago, Regency worked with designer Chip Foose and Moss to develop a performance package for GM pickups. Foose’s main contributions were the front and rear spoilers and the wheels while Moss focused on the performance enhancements.

 

 

Goals for the RST included low cost, improved handling and retro styling cues. As a way to continue the sales momentum and salute Moss, the 2006 RST evolved into the Jon Moss Signature Series with a single classic Chevy musclecar as the sole inspiration.

 

“It’s dedicated to the ’69 Camaro Indy Pace Car,” Moss quickly sums up.

 

The orange racing stripes on a white body are the first clues to the classic Camaro connection. The exterior is also enhanced with Foose-designed chromed alloy 20-inch wheels and P265/50-20 Goodyear Eagle RS-A performance tires. Other features include chromed door handles, billet aluminum grille and spoiler insert, color-keyed mirrors, tailgate spoiler and rear roll pan with molded exhaust opening.

 

All Moss signature trucks start out as basic Silverado regular cab with 4.8-liter V8 engine and a 5-speed manual transmission.

 

The trucks are shipped to Regency’s 250,000-square-foot facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Regency can option power windows/lock, tilt steering, cruise control and an AM/FM/CD radio. Regency prefers the manual to emphasize the musclecar theme and keep the price low, however it’s offered only with the 4.8-liter engine. A 5.3-liter V8 with an automatic is available but adds almost $2,000 to the price tag. Once Regency finishes the conversion, the truck is shipped to the dealer.

 

 

Base-level work trucks come from GM with a 40/20/40 vinyl bench seat that has inboard seat belts, preventing Regency from swapping in bucket seats. So the Regency craftsmen reform the bench seat, add armrests and skin it in leather and ‘69 Camaro SS houndstooth-fabric. The steering wheel, passenger grab bar and door panels also get the leather treatment with baseball stitching.

 

Other interior features include black carpet, tinted windows, carbon-fiber-style dash trim, Camaro-like foot-pedal pads and a custom Hurst-style chromed shifter anchored with a leather boot.

 

The instrument panel faceplate is made from stainless steel and sets off the red illuminated gauges and needles. Moss personally signs each faceplate before installation.

 

So who is Jon Moss?

 

An imposing figure at 6-foot-7, Moss has had a hand in just about every cool vehicle to come out of General Motors in the past 20 years. His official title revolved around the special vehicle department, first at Chevy then for all of GM. But most enthusiasts know him as the celebrity boss of the “Toy Box” or just “Dr. Frankenstein.”

 

Moss started is automotive career at Oldsmobile in the early ‘60s but his heart was really in performance. A frequent street-racing threat on Woodward Avenue, Moss moved into chassis development at Chevrolet. One of the earliest innovations to come off his drafting board was the carburetor linkage for the famed Z/28 cross-ram intake manifold.

 

In 1986, Moss was moved to the Chevrolet Special Vehicles division where he oversaw the development of concept performance vehicles and pace cars for Indy and other tracks.

 

Moss’s biggest claim to fame is the Impala SS. Inspired by a customized Caprice wagon roaming the streets of Detroit, Moss lowered and spiced up a Chevy Caprice sedan as a concept for the 1992 SEMA show. The vehicle drew considerable praise from show visitors and the media, leading Chevy to start building the Impala SS from 1994 through 1996 when GM dropped the B-body platform. Even to this day, Moss is considered the Godfather of the Impala SS and literally mobbed when attending SS gatherings.

 

 

About every year or so, Moss sponsored a “Toys Test,” a day at a racetrack for media to drive and report on the concepts. Some of Moss’s creations reached legendary status through these events, including the 572ci, 770-horsepower ZL1 Camaro he match-raced against Ford SVT boss John Colleti’s Boss-powered Mustang. The most powerful car Moss built was a 1700-horsepower twin-turbo Monte Carlo.

 

Truckers most likely will remember the 1996 Coolside pickup (a second version, the Coolside II, was built a few years later) and a 454-powered road racer from the early ‘90s.

 

Moss recently retired and is now a consultant to performance aftermarket companies, dividing his time between Detroit and Arizona. Regency tapped his expertise in chassis dynamics when developing the RST. The truck is lowered about one inch with a specially tuned Ground Force suspension, and extra stopping power is provided by Baer brakes up front. Other performance enhancements include a True Flow intake and ceramic-coated headers JBA headers.

 

 

With the 5-speed and lightweight regular-cab, the Moss truck is rather spirited. As a die-hard hot-rodder, Moss probably would have preferred to have big-block engine under the hood, or at least a 6.0-liter Vortec. But a larger V8 in the Moss truck would be a direct competitor to the Silverado SS, and GM wouldn’t sanction such a program. Also, insurance costs will be lower with the 4.8-liter engine, a strong selling point to youthful customers.

 

Prices weren’t released but the “street price” will probably fall in the $32,000 range, depending on options. More than 100 man-hours go into the conversion, so it would be difficult for a typical Silverado shopper to duplicate the package. The Moss truck carries the standard 3-year/36,000 warranty and the total costs can be financed through the dealer.

 

The truck will officially launch at Barrett-Jackson with a charity auction of one of the first production models. Proceeds from the sale of lot number 1048 will benefit ChildHelp USA.

 

Two years ago when the RST first came out, Regency sold a black RST at Barrett-Jackson for $59,500, even though it carried a $35,995 sticker. Moss will be working with Regency on future truck projects, including an upscale Remington-rifle theme that will be available not only on GM pickups but also the Ford F-series and Dodge Ram.

 

[Ed_Lethal]

Damn thats another silverado that i want along with the Joe gibbs.

[kcsilveradoss]

I like the RST trucks over the Gibbs anyday

[Bad Bowtie]

I can also add that in late 2004, when I was looking for a GMC VHO, I ran across 2 different VHO's which were RST conversions.

 

They had special seat covers, door panels inserts, special gauge face plates, cold air kits, and had cat-back exhaust systems too. There was 1 red GMC VHO in San Angelo, TX and 1 in Benjamin, TX -maybe red or maybe black....

 

Edited November 4, 2009 by Bad Bowtie (see edit history)