Monte-Carlo Automobiles S.A.R.L. is a car manufacturer based in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The company was founded in 1983 by engineer Fulvio Maria Ballabio, a former Formula Two, IndyCar Series, and Offshore racer.
In 1989, Montecarlo Automobiles produced its first street-legal GT car named Centenaire, which was entirely made of carbon fiber and powered by a Lamborghini engine. The company also produced a street-legal Spider convertible called Beau Rivage in the same year. Since then, the company has manufactured nearly 60 cars and prototypes, including racing and cruising cars.
Monte Carlo Motor Museum, located in Monaco, showcases a vast collection of luxury models and famous sports cars. The museum features all the previously made Montecarlo Automobiles models, including racing cars built in the early 1980s.
The Montecarlo Automobiles Centenaire V12 won its class in the 1993 6 Hours of Vallelunga. In 1995, the French Aixam Mega group acquired Montecarlo Automobiles but later returned the ownership to its Italian founders.
In 2005, Montecarlo Automobiles collaborated with FIA, ACI, and Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana to produce the Carlo Chiti Strawdale 90, a car powered by non-petrol sources. The car was derived from two cars: the street-legal ALA 50 powered by methane and liquefied petroleum gas and the Quadrifuel Carlo Chiti powered by an engine derived from the Alfa Romeo 8C coupe combined with an electric motor fitted to the front axle using methane, ethanol, liquefied petroleum gas, and gasoline. The Carlo Chiti Strawdale 90 finished in the top three of the Methane class of the FIA Alternative Energies Cup.
In 2012, Montecarlo Automobiles collaborated with BRC to produce a new car named Monte Carlo/BRC W12, which competed in the 4 Hours of Monza with other gasoline-powered cars, finishing in eighth place.
In 2014, Montecarlo Automobiles unveiled a sports car called Rascasse, equipped with a mid-mounted, BMW-sourced 5.4-liter V-12 engine producing over 500 horsepower.
