Chip Foose Collaborates with RealTruck on One-of-a-Kind Truck for SEMA 2024

RealTruck Inc., a global aftermarket product and accessory brand, and a digital destination for truck, Jeep, Bronco, and off-road enthusiasts, is collaborating with automotive designer and artist, Chip Foose, known for his car-customization reality television series “Overhaulin,” for a one-of-a-kind truck build that will be unveiled during a live stream broadcast at this year’s SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in Las Vegas, and auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Arizona in January 2025.

Foose is building a 2021 F-150 at Foose Design Headquarters in Huntington Beach, California, and bringing his signature design vision to life by blending innovation with RealTruck’s lifestyle.

The build and auction will benefit The Progeria Research Foundation, which is committed to finding treatments and the cure for Progeria, a rare, genetic “premature-aging” disease that accelerates mortality in young patients.

“It’s been an exciting time working with the automotive mastermind over the last month on this unique build that will bring his vision, and automotive design to life in this highly anticipated collaboration,” said RealTruck Inc. Vice President of Marketing Lee Riser. “Over the years, he has made automotive dreams come true and we’re looking forward to being a part of his legacy and giving back to a foundation committed to finding a cure for a devastating disease affecting young patients.” 

The truck will be outfitted in premium RealTruck parts and accessories including a RealTruck Traction Recovery Winch, a Rugged Ridge Traction Recovery Kit, RealTruck Go Rhino Rear and Front Bumpers, Husky Liners RVL Fender Flares, and more.

“I’d like to thank RealTruck for this opportunity and their generosity,” said Chip Foose. “The team at Foose Design will bring the design concept to life with all proceeds from this customized truck going to The Progeria Research Foundation, a charity that is near and dear to my heart. This truck could be yours and we’re looking forward to unveiling it at SEMA this year.”

Once unveiled and displayed in the RealTruck booth at this year’s SEMA Show, the truck will be one of the featured charity auctions during Barrett-Jackson, the world’s greatest collector car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, in January 2025.

At auction, 100 percent of the hammer price will benefit Foose’s personally selected charity – The Progeria Research Foundation. Foose is near and dear to this charity and in support of finding the cure for the disease because of his youngest sister Amy who died of Progeria at the age of 16 years.

“We’re honored to have been chosen as the charity of choice in this amazing auction and thank the RealTruck and Chip Foose team for the support,” said Audrey Gordon, President and Executive Director of The Progeria Research Foundation. “This initiative will bring awareness and vital funds to help us power breakthrough research toward the cure for Progeria. On behalf of the children and their families, we are deeply grateful for this opportunity.”

The official truck unveil will take place during SEMA Live on Tuesday, November 5 from 11:30 - 11:50 a.m. PST at RealTruck’s Booth #50027. For more information, please visit RealTruck.com and follow on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

About RealTruck
RealTruck is the world’s premier accessory manufacturer for truck, Jeep®, Bronco®, and off-road enthusiasts. Globally headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, RealTruck’s 5,000 associates operate from 78 facilities across four continents. RealTruck’s industry-leading product portfolio, which includes the Husky Liners total vehicle protection brand, boasts over 850 patents and pending applications. The company’s omnichannel retail approach delivers a seamless consumer experience online at RealTruck.com, as well as through its 12,000+ dealer network and automotive (OEM) partnerships. For more information, visit www.realtruck.com.

About Chip Foose
The preeminent car designer of his generation, Chip Foose has created a legacy of designs and accomplishments that are well beyond his years. Known for his clean designs and sophisticated style, Chip Foose is a living legend in the automotive industry. His customization of classic American hot rods and muscle cars include the iconic and eye-catching Impression, Hemisfear, and Grand Master. Chip began his work with designer Boyd Coddington at Hot Rods by Boyd in the early 90’s, and became a full-time employee in 1993, then Managing Director and finally the company’s president.

During his tenure at Hot Rod by Boyd, Chip created the “Boyd Look” and was responsible for many internationally known vehicles including Roadster, Sportstar, the Boydster I and II and Boyd Air. In 1998, Chip left to form Foose Design. Foose and his team turn clunkers into dream rides on the hit series “Overhaulin’”. In addition to his television work, his designs have also appeared on the big screen in movies such as Blade Runner, Gone in 60 Seconds and Pixar’s Cars.

Vehicles designed and fabricated by Foose have collected a number of awards. He is a four-time winner of the prestigious Ridler Award from the Detroit Autorama, eight-time winner of the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster Award, first recipient of the Inaugural Good Guys Trendsetter award, seven-time winner of the Good Guys Street Rod of the Year Award and also holds two SEMA Best in Show Awards. His designs have earned him a place in the SEMA Hall of Fame, the youngest inductee of the Hot Rod Hall of Fame, the Darryl Starbird Rod and Custom Car Museum Hall of Fame, The Grand National Roadster Show Hall of Fame, the Diecast Hall of Fame, the ToyCon Hall of Honor, and the San Francisco Rod and Custom Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

Chip’s unprecedented design and illustration skills along with his affable personality make him one of the most beloved personalities in Hot Rodding and the Automotive Aftermarket. Chip quickly qualifies this recognition by saying, “What we do is 100% un-necessary; but it is passion based”. His Foose Design, Inc. headquarters, located in Huntington Beach, CA, continue to produce some of the most exquisite designs the car world has ever seen.

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World’s Greatest Collector Car Auctions, is the leader in collector car auctions and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of private collections.

Welcoming hundreds of thousands of attendees per year, Barrett-Jackson produces several live collector car auctions where thousands of the most sought-after, unique and valuable automobiles cross the block in front of a global audience. With broadcast partner A+E Networks, Barrett-Jackson features live television coverage of their events on FYI and The HISTORY Channel, as well as all the cars, all the time via their produced livestream on Barrett-Jackson.com. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings.

In August 2022, IMG, an Endeavor company and global leader in events, media, sports and fashion, acquired a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson and serves as the auction company’s strategic partner in building on its world-class automotive event experiences. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit www.barrett-jackson.com, or call 480-421-6694.

About The Progeria Research Foundation
The Progeria Research Foundation (PRF) is a nonprofit organization established in 1999 by the family of Sam Berns, a child with Progeria. PRF funds and conducts research-related programs, including the clinical trials and studies that led to approval of the first-ever FDA-approved drug for Progeria, lonafarnib (Zokinvy). PRF is the only organization in the world solely dedicated to finding treatments and the cure for Progeria and its aging related conditions, including heart disease.

Due to the discovery of the biological connection between Progeria, heart disease and aging, finding the cure for one of the rarest diseases on earth could provide keys for treating millions of adults with heart disease and stroke associated with the natural aging process, as well as help the entire aging population. The organization fills a void, taking these children out of the background where they had been for more than 100 years and putting them and Progeria at the forefront of scientific efforts. For more information, and to support PRF’s mission, please visit www.progeriaresearch.org.

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