Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

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Post by QuantumGirl » Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:51 pm

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Does anybody know what the red circle on the front part of the trailer says?
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:53 pm

That would be the Brand of the Trailer stamped on it.
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Post by QuantumGirl » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:32 am

which would be GMC? :?: :?
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Post by Matthew » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:34 pm

QuantumGirl wrote:which would be GMC? :?: :?
If I'm not mistaken, it's the badge of Trailmobile.

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Post by andy-kitt » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:18 am

GMC is the manufacturing of the cab/tractor unit.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Victor Kros » Mon Feb 09, 2009 4:10 pm

The red logo on the trailer says "Peterbilt"

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The F.L.A.G. Semi Trailer was a 45x96' "Peterbilt" Dorsey Dropvan Trailer.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by scatpack » Fri May 15, 2009 11:51 pm

It is not a Peterbilt trailer. It is a Dorsey. 45' long x 96" wide. I found one last year. I wish I had the money to buy it. It was white so it woulda been a pilot FLAG trailer.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Victor Kros » Sat May 16, 2009 2:02 am

scatpack wrote:It is not a Peterbilt trailer. It is a Dorsey. 45' long x 96" wide. I found one last year. I wish I had the money to buy it. It was white so it woulda been a pilot FLAG trailer.
- It has a Peterbilt logo on the top of the trailer - see the screenshots - so explain that one.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Victor Kros » Sat May 16, 2009 2:27 am

Alright,

After careful review I stand corrected - the logo does say "Dorsey" and not Peterbilt on the trailer - however I am still correct in calling it a 45x96' Dorsey Dropvan Trailer - as depicted in KRC. I would say since it's fairly difficult to get a shot of the emblem in focus in the series - Peterbilt looked like a good estimate based on the colors.

It's kind of odd because it looks like Dorsey puts their emblem on the sides of the trailers, rather than in the front.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Sue » Sat May 16, 2009 10:58 pm

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This probably isn't much help, because these are by no means exact matches, but you can get the general idea. The first is a 1989 51' and the second is a 2001 53'
The Flag truck did have a door like that on the side, it was just further back.
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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by KITTfan » Sun May 17, 2009 3:11 am

Glad to see there's few videos of GMC General in youtube, lovely turbo whistle in this video for instance :D
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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Knight007 » Sun May 17, 2009 4:29 am

Cool, the semi did have a very big impresion for all of us. I bout a toy truck when I was a kid and paint it all black just to make it look like the one in the show. Hope they have it back on season 2 as long we have already lost the plane they used to use Image :kitt:

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Samborghini » Sun May 17, 2009 7:33 am

Knight007 wrote:Cool, the semi did have a very big impresion for all of us. I bout a toy truck when I was a kid and paint it all black just to make it look like the one in the show. Hope they have it back on season 2 as long we have already lost the plane they used to use Image :kitt:
I know what you mean, personally I found the plane pointless, what if there's a busy highway, let's be sensible no-ones going to land a plane on a highway anyway the semi was awesome infact I havea pic of KI3T inside a trailer somewhere....Image
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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by MR2NR » Sun May 17, 2009 12:19 pm

Great photos guys. I always loved the semi when I was a kid. My parents house I grew up in is right by a truck stop and I always was looking for black trailers hoping for FLAG to show up when I was 11 :).

I thought the Plane had been played out in TKR and we needed another semi.

This has been around for a while but needs to be posted here :).

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I wish the model had the low rider trailer and the correct cab. I would rather modify this than have too say they got it close :(.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Samborghini » Sun May 17, 2009 1:34 pm

Never seen those pics before is that the new FLAG trailer?
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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Knight007 » Sun May 17, 2009 1:39 pm

This is mind blowing :good: I love the big truck with KITT scanner. I think I have to thank you, you just gave my my new desktop picture Image :kitt:

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by MR2NR » Sun May 17, 2009 4:05 pm

I just got it off the knight Registries. :). Would love to see this in season two :).
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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by scatpack » Sun May 17, 2009 10:39 pm

Victor Kros wrote:
scatpack wrote:It is not a Peterbilt trailer. It is a Dorsey. 45' long x 96" wide. I found one last year. I wish I had the money to buy it. It was white so it woulda been a pilot FLAG trailer.
- It has a Peterbilt logo on the top of the trailer - see the screenshots - so explain that one.

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not trying to be a know it all...but I drive a truck for a living so I knew it was a Dorsey all along. Great Dane uses a red oval also.

still would like to know where it's at today.

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Re: Screenshots : FLAG Mobile Unit aka the Semi

Post by Victor Kros » Sun May 17, 2009 10:44 pm

scatpack wrote:
Victor Kros wrote:
scatpack wrote:It is not a Peterbilt trailer. It is a Dorsey. 45' long x 96" wide. I found one last year. I wish I had the money to buy it. It was white so it woulda been a pilot FLAG trailer.
- It has a Peterbilt logo on the top of the trailer - see the screenshots - so explain that one.

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not trying to be a know it all...but I drive a truck for a living so I knew it was a Dorsey all along. Great Dane uses a red oval also.

still would like to know where it's at today.
- You were right and I was wrong. Let's leave it at that.

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