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