Le Van des déménageurs du Secret de la Licorne

The kidnappers' truck - "The Secret of the Unicorn" (1946) Tintin opens to two individuals who introduce themselves to him as deliverymen and deposit a large crate in front of his apartment door. One of the two shows him an envelope with his address and the other, taking advantage of this situation, comes up behind him and applies a chloroform-soaked stamp to his face. Tintin, asleep, is placed in the crate which is then loaded into their van. Hergé does not seem to have been inspired by any precise model, but rather composed with his imagination and "tinkered" from various iconographic sources. THE CAR THAT INSPIRED HERGÉ: Brand: Various Year: 1930s FAITHFUL DETAILS: The design: The line of this imaginary van is perfectly successful and graphically, it holds the road perfectly. The inspiration comes from various photos of vans from the 1930s that have quite similar characteristics. Rue Labrador: The van is parked in front of Tintin's apartment at number 26 Rue Labrador. It is at the moment when Snowy sets off in pursuit of Tintin's kidnappers that the reader can discover a wide overall view of this street. A typical Brussels street.