Jaguar

On an E-Type the whole front of the car — wings, valance, headlamp cowls and nose — is one forward-hinged assembly carried on a tubular front subframe, and its gaps are set with shims specific to that individual car. It is never a handhold, a push point or a strap path, and it is not opened on a tilted deck or uneven ground, because the leading edge drops onto whatever is in front of the car. It goes on and comes off latched. The front subframe tubes take no strap load and the structural sills on unrestored cars are often rotten, so the car is held over the tires at four points. Chrome wire wheels with knock-off spinners loosen in transit: spinner tightness is checked before loading and again on arrival, and no strap passes over a spinner. The bonnet's multi-section seams behind the chrome trim are where rust starts, so a damp car is dried before it goes into a sealed trailer rather than left to condense. The earliest XK120s carry aluminum panels over an ash frame and are handled accordingly.