Félicien Michaut sometimes brings his model cars to his workplace, the Louvre, where he describes his job as “Ben Stiller in ‘Night at the Museum.’” While artwork like the Mona Lisa may be more accustomed to taking center stage in a photograph, Félicien Michaut prefers it as backdrop to his tiny cars. Noting that he never takes his photos during work hours, he explains that his goal is to highlight the French car industry and its history. He doesn’t focus on sports cars or flashier models, but rather cars of particular importance to France, its social movements, and its ordinary citizens.

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This is one of Michaut’s favorites, the Parisian bus of the 70s and 80s (Saviem/Renault SC10 U).

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Here’s a model Peugeot 205, manufactured from 1983 to 1998, next to the Louvre.

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And the famous Citroën DS that once saved the life of French President Charles de Gaulle.

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This Citroën Type A was the first model conceived of by André Citroën and the first car in Europe to be mass-produced from an assembly line.

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The Peugeot 205 was a symbol of the 80s.

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Here’s a model Renault 25, also built during the 80s.

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