Monte Carlo automobiles
| Monte Carlo automobiles | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1983 |
| Seat | Monte Carlo |
| management | Fulvio Maria Ballabio |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
| Website | https://www.tecnomontecarlo.com/ |
Monte Carlo Automobile is a Monaco manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Fulvio Maria Ballabio founded the company in Monte Carlo in 1983 for racing purposes. The plant is located in the Fontvieille district . The racing department is called Monte Carlo Motorsport and occasionally competed in Formula 3000 championship races under the name Écurie Monaco . In 1988 the development of a road vehicle began. The brand name is Monte Carlo . In 1993 there was a connection to Tako Industries from Georgia , which wanted to market vehicles as MiG , and in 1996 to Aixam from Aix-les-Bains .
vehicles
The first road vehicle was the MCA Centenaire , presented in 1990 on the occasion of the centenary of the Monaco Automobile Club. The body of the sports car was made of carbon fiber. In the prototype came a twelve-cylinder engine of Lamborghini with 455 hp used. The production version GTB had a V12 engine designed by Carlo Chiti with a displacement of 4000 cm³ , which produced 720 hp with the help of two turbochargers . One source called a factory price of 500,000 US dollars .
The open Beau Rivage was cheaper. A V12 engine with a displacement of 3500 cc produced 450 hp without a turbocharger.
The ALA 50 appeared in 2008 . A V8 engine with a displacement of 4500 cm³ and 650 hp provides the drive.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 2: G – O. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
Web links
- Company website (accessed May 17, 2020)
- GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on December 28, 2013)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.