Unitrans 3901–3905 are five Gillig Phantom

Gillig Phantom

The Gillig Phantom was a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a three-year-long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus...

 transit bus

Transit bus

A transit bus , also known as a commuter bus, city bus, or public bus, is a bus used for short-distance public transport purposes...

es operated in regular service by Unitrans

Unitrans

Unitrans is the name for the transit system which operates in Davis, California. It takes its name from an abbreviation of the words "University Transport". Excepting several managerial and maintenance positions, Unitrans is managed and operated entirely by students of the University of...

 in Davis, California

Davis, California

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. Purchased in 1982, they were the first buses that were bought new by Unitrans, rather than second-hand. They were also the first buses in the Unitrans fleet to be equipped with wheelchair lifts. 3902 was also the first single-deck bus in the Unitrans fleet to receive the now-standard red paint scheme when it was repainted in 1995. The original paint scheme for all five of these buses was a white lower-half and a black upper-half, with red and blue stripes running just below the point where the upper and lower halves meet.

All have since been retired from service and sold.

Technical specifications

Manufacturer: Gillig Corporation

Gillig

Gillig Corporation, formerly Gillig Bros., is a manufacturer of heavy-duty low-floor transit buses located in Hayward, California. Prior to 1993, Gillig had also been a manufacturer of school buses.-History:...

Model: Phantom

Gillig Phantom

The Gillig Phantom was a transit bus produced by the Gillig Corporation in Hayward, California. The Phantom was first introduced in late 1980 and, with the exception of a small number of buses built in a three-year-long joint venture with Neoplan from 1977 to 1979, was Gillig's first transit bus...

Date built: 1982

Engine: Detroit Diesel 6V92TA

Series 92

The Detroit Diesel Series 92 is a two-stroke cycle, V-block diesel engine, produced with versions ranging from four to 16 cylinders. Among these, the most popular were the 6V92 and 8V92, which were V6 and V8 configurations of the same engine respectively. The series was introduced in 1974...

 with an Allison HT740

Allison Transmission

Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction,...

transmission

Length: 35 feet

Width: 8 feet

Seating capacity: 39

Date acquired by Unitrans: 1982

Current status: Retired and Sold