The Private Collection of Antique Cars of H.S.H Prince Rainier III in Monte-Carlo, Monaco
At the end of the 1950s, the car enthusiast Prince Rainier III began collecting old cars.
His collection gradually grew over the years as he acquired more and more models, and the garage at the Prince's Palace soon emerged as too small to
contain this collection of around a hundred stunning streamlined and sporty cars, from majestic body work to gleaming hoods and regal radiator grills!
In 1993, Prince Rainier III therefore decided to open his precious collection to the public.
The cars were the personal collection of Prince Rainier III of Monaco (1923-2005), and assembled over a thirty-year period.
The collection contains almost one hundred classic cars made in Europe and the United States.
Notable cars in the collection include the Bugatti Type 35 driven by William Grover-Williams that won the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix in 1929,
and Sébastien Loeb's Citroën DS3 WRC, which he drove to victory in the 2013 Monte Carlo Rally. 38 cars from the collection were put up for auction in
2012 due to Prince Albert II's desire to re-organise and expand the collection.
The cars are displayed over five levels in a specially constructed space in the Terrasses de Fontvieille,
and the museum is open daily from 10am to 6pm, excluding Christmas Day and New Year's Day
Located on the Terrasses de Fontvieille, the exhibition spans 5000 square meter and is unique in the world,
bringing together around a hundred-odd different cars, from a 1903 DE DION BOUTON to the 2013 LOTUS F1 via HISPANO SUIZA, ROLLS ROYCE, LINCOLN,
FACEL VEGA, DELAGE, DELAHAYE, PACKARD, HUMBER, NAPIER, FERRARI, MASERATI, LAMBORGHINI, ALFA ROMEO, the LEXUS used for the royal wedding in 2011,
and without forgetting the racing cars seen at the Monte Carlo Rally and the Formula 1s from the Monaco Grand Prix.
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