re: Pictures from days gone by....

The Vert-A-Pak cars were designed specifically for hauling Vegas and Astras. They had to make some mods to the Vegas so they could be stood on their nose;

Since cars, generally speaking, aren't meant to be stood on their nose, that required some engineering modifications, including baffles in the oil pan to keep the oil from draining into the No. 1 cylinder, and a carburetor float-bowl that drained into the vapor cannister. The batteries had caps on the rear edge of their case, and the windshield-washer fluid bottle was positioned at a 45-degree angle. When the Vega Vert-a-Pac cars were unloaded, the crew merely had to remove the plastic spacers that protected the powertrain, crank the engine until the fuel bowl filled, and drive away.



Here's another 70's way of shipping cars used by Cadillac.


Four three level containers per car. Unloaded like this.