It was copied in other countries, but while it mostly died out there, it continues in France to this day.
I have a long fascination with the 50s-60s ones, which were by far the most elaborate and many of them were made by famous French coachbuilders struggling for work after bespoke car bodies became a thing of the past. I'm delighted that there is now a partwork series in France. I managed to obtain a few examples.
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