THE CAR COLLECTION OF SAS THE PRINCE OF MONACO

Owner's Message THE CAR COLLECTION OF SAS THE PRINCE OF MONACO

Vintage Car Collection of HSH the Prince of Monaco.

Automobile enthusiast, Prince Rainier III was, for more than thirty years, as opportunities and "heart stroke", a large personal collection of vintage cars.

He has collected and renovate some 100 vehicles, large sample of models built by the most famous European and American firms which, for various reasons, have marked their era.

Going back to the beginning of the century, and without naming all include a De Dion Bouton from 1903, the oldest car in the collection and also the first acquired by Prince Rainier III; 12cv a Renault 4 cylinder Torpedo 1911 Panhard Levassor a 1913 Ford T 1924 Peugeot Quadrilette 1921, a 1928 Lincoln, a Kégresse Citroën, Ford A 1930 a Hispano Suiza 1928 Delage a 1934, a 1935 Packard .

Deserves to be seen a beautiful set of vehicles whose names and silhouettes remain attached to the history of the Second World War.

Jeep, Ford, Dodge, GMC, not to mention the "American cars, the post-war Cadillac 1953 Chrysler Imperial ··· 1956 and some some of the most prestigious models designed by Maserati, Jaguar, Mercedes and Rolls Royce. Horse-drawn cars (sedans, carriages, cut ···) arms of Prince Charles III and Prince Albert I, the "Shooting brake" Ford of Prince Louis II, "Florida" and the London taxi qu'utilisait Princess Grace brings a more personal touch to the collection.

It is exposed to five levels in a desired by Prince Rainier III, in a hall specially fitted scheduling, overlooking the "Terrasses de Fontvieille," at the foot of the Rock.