The Flatbed is a recurring heavy truck first introduced in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 and would go on to repeatedly appear in following titles.
The Flatbed is a recurring heavy truck first introduced in and would go on to repeatedly appear in following titles. It is manufactured by MTL in the .
In its debut appearance in Grand Theft Auto: London 1969, the Flatbed is depicted as a two-door, four-wheel cab-over lorry with a flat cab that is more alike to those seen in 1960s Britain, similar in design to a Ford D-series.
The truck features a set of marker lights and cornet horns on the roof, and an ample bed with what seems to be barrels loaded on it. The truck consistently appears in a green colour.
Between GTA III and GTA: Vice City Stories, the Flatbed's appearance remains the same, being a six-wheeled truck with a long hood/nose, a utility cab with room for two occupants and an ample bed. Although it appears to have six wheels, it can be speculated that it is a 10-wheeler truck, as it would likely have duals.
*In Grand Theft Auto III, the Flatbed is evidently based on the M939 "5-ton" truck and is identical to the Barracks OL, its military variant (albeit without the latter's bed accessories). The truck only spawns in a dark green color. *In GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, the Flatbed features an enclosed cab and a variety of cargo on the back, as well as a variety of primary colors on the body (with the exception of GTA Vice City, which features a set white texture). In GTA Vice City, the Flatbed spawns with stacked piping, two variations of wooden crate stacks, or two variations of covered aircraft fuselages (with the tarpaulins/covers receiving the secondary color), while in GTA San Andreas, it spawns with three variations of wooden crate stacks (with one of them having a small tarpaulin/cover). In GTA Vice City Stories the truck can either spawn with an empty flat bed or wooden crate stacks. *In GTA: Liberty City Stories, the Flatbed assumes a redesigned front fascia similar to the Linerunner, though with outer turning lights and inner headlights, as well as long exhaust stacks. The vehicle is loaded with three planks of wood resting against some covered crates, and can be seen in a variety of primary colors applied to the body/cab, and the secondary color to the bed part of the truck.
In GTA IV and its episodes, the Flatbed is essentially modeled on the Peterbilt 379; its appearance is thus very similar to the Phantom, a truck also based on a Peterbilt design.
The front of the vehicle features a large heavy-duty bumper with the license plate in the center, while the front of the nose is finished in silver/chrome and features a large grille with the MTL badge above. The sides of the nose have large circular fenders for the front wheels and a set of front-facing headlights and side-facing indicators, followed by large badges displaying the truck's name and air cleaners near the cabin area.
The main cabin of the truck is very elevated, featuring a set of side steps and large fuel tanks on the lower sides, as well as cab skirts with additional lights. On the middle section, the truck features the corresponding cabin doors and the silver rear-view mirrors on the doors with small marker lights on the frontal surface, while the upper area features a split windshield with a custom visor on the front and a set of marker lights with trumpet horns on the roof. Large vertical exhaust stacks can be seen behind the cabin.
