Curtains for luxury cars
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• by Peter Lawton Boniface Engineering and Southfields have teamed up to develop an enclosed slide-back system for high-value cars.
The 6.8m-long captive recovery vehicle, built on a Mercedes-Benz Atego chassis, encloses its load in a curtainsided body that stays put when the aluminium slide-back is operated. The system promises easy access during loading, and improved security for expensive cargo.
It is already in service with Kenfield Motors, a UK and continental recovery specialist based in Hayes, West London. There are no roof support side posts to restrict access, and although Southfields says the curtains should never need to be operated, quick-acting buckleless versions are fitted for every eventuality.
The Boniface slide-back floor is held in place by an electric interlock system which only lets it move when the roller shutter is fully open. The hydraulic winch is controlled by a wanderlead.
Kenfield specialises in transporting rare or high-value vehicles over long distances, so the Atego has been fitted with a sleeper cab.