Prince of Monaco Auctioning 38 Cars from Family Collection on July 26

Monaco has been known as one of the greatest place in the world to view beautiful, expensive cars for decades. Prince Albert of Monaco is known as quite the car collector himself, and so was his father. Apparently, the Prince is looking to make room in his collection because tomorrow, on July 26, he will be auctioning off 38 cars from his family's collection at the Terrasses de Fontvieille in Monaco. Many of the car were originally purchased by Prince Rainier, and after his death there were passed on to Prince Albert. 

The cars included are a weird mish-mash made up mostly of early people's cars and military vehicles. There are also a few imported American cars included on the listing. Some of the cars include a 1971 Abarth-tuned Fiat 500Fiat 500Italy, 1957 > present15 versions
113 photos
, Ford Model AFord Model AUnited States of America, 1903 > 19042 photos
, Austin 7Austin 7United Kingdom, 1909 > 19395 versions
2 photos
, Peugeot 172, Simca 5, Peugeot 203Peugeot 203France, 1948 > 19603 versions
6 photos
and Ford Model TFord Model TUnited States of America, 1908 > 19205 versions
41 photos
2 videos
. There are also four World War II American staff vehicles: a DodgeDodgeUnited States of America, 1914 > present59 models
1024 photos
6 videos
command car, Dodge 6X6 truck, GMCGMCUnited States of America, 1900 > present13 models
393 photos
2 videos
6X6 truck and Dodge 4X4 truck. There are really only two traditional sports cars on the list, maybe three: an AMG-tunes 1983 Mercedes 500 SECMercedes-Benz 500 SECGermany, 1980 > 19851 photo
, a Porsche 928Porsche 928SGermany, 1979 > present2 photos
and an NSU Sport PrinzNSU Sport PrinzGermany, 1959 > 19671 photo
.

There are also two very weird American cars listed: a 1964 Dodge DartDodge DartUnited States of America, 1960 > 19764 series
14 versions
6 photos
imported into France by SimcaSimcaFrance, 1934 > 197016 models
31 photos
and a 1973 Camaro V6Chevrolet Camaro Gen.2United States of America, 1970 > 19817 versions
1 photo
imported by General Motors of Belgium. Neither one of these cars is a performance icon, and it is interesting to think what possessed Prince Rainier to buy them in the first place. 

The one nice thing about this auction is that the cars appear to have been well taken care of, and their overall prices are rather inexpensive. A 1913 PanhardPanhardFrance, 1887 > 19688 models
1 photo
and 1924 Panhard have the two highest auction estimates at €35,000, but many of the cars are expected to sell for less than €10,000. 

You can view the entire collection up for auction here and also check our gallery below

Chevrolet Camaro, 1973

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for: 13.800 Euros

Austin Seven, 1933

Auction estimate: 6.000-10.000 Euros / Sold for: 12.500 Euros

Bentley S1, 1956

Auction estimate: 25.000-35.000 Euros / Sold for: 58.800 Euros

Berliet Type C2, 1907

Auction estimate: 20.000-30.000 Euros / Sold for: 70.700 Euros

Chrysler, 1931

Auction estimate: 4.000-6.000 Euros / Sold for: 14.400 Euros

Citroën 5 CV (red), 1925

Auction estimate: 12.000-15.000 Euros / Sold for: 26.300 Euros

Citroën 5 CV (blue), 1925

Auction estimate: 7.000-9.000 Euros / Sold for: 20.600 Euros

Citroën Traction 11B, 1952

Auction estimate: 10.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for: 40.000 Euros

Citroën 11C, 1955

Auction estimate: 12.000-16.000 Euros / Sold for: 25.000 Euros

Citroën CX 2400 Pallas, 1980

Auction estimate: 6.000-10.000 / Sold for: 20.000 Euros

Citroën CX Break, 1981

Auction estimate: 10.000-20.000 Euros / Sold for: 15.000 Euros

Dodge 4x4, 1943

Auction estimate: 10.000-20.000 Euros / Sold for: 22.500 Euros

Dodge 6x6, 1943

Auction estimate: 15.000-25.000 Euros / Sold for: 25.000 Euros

Dodge Command Car, 1944

Auction estimate: 20.000-30.000 Euros / Sold for 56.300 Euros

Dodge Dart, 1964

Auction estimate: 6.000-8.000 Euros / Sold for: 11.300 Euros

Fiat 500, 1971

Auction estimate: 6.000-10.000 Euros / Sold for: 26.300 Euros

Ford A, 1930

Auction estimate: 14.000-18.000 Euros / Sold for: 62.600 Euros

Ford AF, 1930

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for: 21.300 Euros

Ford T, 1924

Auction estimate: 12.000-16.000 Euros / Sold for: 25.000 Euros

Lancia Fulvia, 1972

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for: 17.500 Euros

Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC, 1983

Auction estimate: 15.000-25.000 Euros / Sold for: 117.600 Euros

NSU Sport Prinz, 1968

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for 25.000 Euros

Peugeot 203, 1958

Auction estimate: 4.000-6.000 Euros Sold for: 12.500 Euros

Porsche 928S, 1982

Auction estimate: 15.000-20.000 Euros Sold for: 40.000 Euros

Renault Type NN, 1927

Auction estimate: 12.000-16.000 Euros Sold for: 19.400 Euros

Siata Spring, 1969

Auction estimate: 8.000-14.000 Euros / Sold for. 25.000 Euros

Volkswagen Beetle 1302, 1976

Auction estimate: 4.000-6.000 Euros / Sold for: 22.500 Euros

Fleur de Lys Newark, 1987

Auction estimate: 10.000-15.000 Euros Sold for: 40.000 Euros

GMC, 1944

Auction estimate: 10.000-20.000 Euros Sold for: 16.900 Euros

Maxwell, 1924

Auction estimate: 10.000-14.000 Euros Sold for: 12.500 Euros

Panhard X19, 1913

Auction estimate: 25.000-35.000 Euros / Sold for: 81.300 Euros

Panhard, X47, 1924

Auction estimate: 25.000-35.000 Euros / Sold for: 27.500 Euros

Peugeot 172, 1924

Auction estimate: 8000-14.000 Euros Sold for 15.000 Euros

Peugeot 201, 1931

Auction estimate: 6.000-8.000 Euro Sold for: 26.300 Euros

Plymouth, 1931

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros / Sold for: 27.500 Euros

Renault KZ1, 1926

Auction estimate: 14.000-18.000 Euros / Sold for: 32.500 Euros

Simca 5, 1939

Auction estimate: 8.000-12.000 Euros Sold for: 32.500 Euros

Simca 8, 1949

Auction estimate: 7.000-9.000 Euros Sold for: 18.800 Euros

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All images courtesy of Artcurial

Source: Motor Authority