Monte-Carlo Automobiles began manufacturing its first street-legal GT car in 1989, which was made entirely of carbon fiber and powered by a Lamborghini engine, named Centenaire. That same year, the company also produced a street-legal Spider convertible named Beau Rivage. As of 2016[update], their team (which includes former Lamborghini engineers and other Italian car designers, have produced nearly 60[clarification needed] cars and prototypes. MCA has built cars for both racing and cruising. The majority of cars were manufactured using Italian components by experienced Italian Lamborghini mechanics.
The local Monte Carlo Motor Museum displays a large collection of rare foreign exhibits featuring luxury models and other well-known sports cars. All the previously made MCA models can be viewed including racing cars built in the early 1980s.
Monte-Carlo Automobiles was acquired in 1995 by the French Aixam Mega group, who built and sold a model of sports car derived from the original MCA Centenaire, named the MEGA Monte Carlo V12, which came with a Mercedes V12 unleaded petrol engine. Although several prototypes were made, their promised production run never started. Aixam returned company ownership to its Italian founders.[This paragraph needs citation(s)]
In 2014, the company unveiled a sports car called the Montecarlo Automobiles Rascasse equipped with a mid-mounted, BMW-sourced 5.4-liter V-12 engine with a total output of over 500 horsepower.[2]