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Two prewar racers
Race numbers still on the bodywork: they leave one event for the next.
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Both decks open
Every car on board has its own deck, its own straps and its own number.
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Closing the door
A gullwing door is heavy and hinges at the roof. Two people close it, one holds the frame.
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Cream on the lower deck
Painted the colour it left the factory. Everything about the loading assumes that stays true.
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Photographed on arrival
The state of the car is recorded before it moves. It is the only version everyone agrees on.
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Period van
A vintage commercial gets the same lashing as a sports saloon.
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Side doors
Side access saves pulling cars out to reach the one at the back.
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Still on board
Between two sessions the car goes back inside rather than sit in the paddock.
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Under the arch
Closed on arrival. What is inside is not announced to the square.
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Bugatti under the arch
A car of this rarity is unloaded where it will be shown, and nowhere in between.
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Wood and dials
No servo, no synchromesh, a handbrake outside the body. Driving it aboard is a skill of its own.
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Before closing up
A last look inside: one car, four straps, nothing else aboard.
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On the ramps
Low ground clearance, calculated gradient: the S1 comes out without touching.
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Original livery
A road-safety DS on its way to an exhibition, decals intact.
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Under the colonnade
A small enclosed truck parks where a semi-trailer would never be allowed.
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Half covered
An open car keeps its cover until the last minute, even inside a closed truck.
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The horseshoe grille
Every panel on this car was beaten by hand. There is no supplier for a replacement.
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Upper deck
Up top, out of reach and out of the way. It comes down last, when the square is clear.
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Under cover
An eighty-year-old body sees daylight again only on arrival.
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Top deck
A motorcycle does not travel lying down: it stands, wheels chocked.
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Streamlined body
Bodywork drawn for speed in the nineteen thirties, on a deck drawn for it seventy years later.
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Two on board
The side opens along the whole length, so a car can be reached without moving its neighbour.
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Grand prix car
Cable brakes, a bolster tank, almost no bodywork. Strapped by the tyres, like the rest.
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Electric SUV
A new car gets the same precautions as an old one.
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