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MOP meant Ministerio de Obras Públicas. As in Public works.
I have a few of Hachette's Camping Cars. They are quite nice but the main problem, IMHO, is that the vehicles have been reproduced in their present state. Current french number plates on older models have been common, as are modern additions (rollup awnings, satellite dish) or personal custom touches, like that smiley face on the Ultravan or an old Borgward grille stuck on the Schäfer Orion. From what I read on forum-auto.com, this was a deliberate choice by the persons in charge.
Later models in the series were less customized, fortunately.
Also, out of sixty issues, more than ten are either british built or converted. This wasn't fortuitous, because Hachette had plans to release the series in the UK. A test launch happened somewhere, but as usual, the results weren't convincing enough for a national release.
I have a few of Hachette's Camping Cars. They are quite nice but the main problem, IMHO, is that the vehicles have been reproduced in their present state. Current french number plates on older models have been common, as are modern additions (rollup awnings, satellite dish) or personal custom touches, like that smiley face on the Ultravan or an old Borgward grille stuck on the Schäfer Orion. From what I read on forum-auto.com, this was a deliberate choice by the persons in charge.
Later models in the series were less customized, fortunately.
Also, out of sixty issues, more than ten are either british built or converted. This wasn't fortuitous, because Hachette had plans to release the series in the UK. A test launch happened somewhere, but as usual, the results weren't convincing enough for a national release.