Sixteen Built: The Monte Carlo Automotive Centenaire Comes to Auction With a Countach 5000 QV Engine

Monte Carlo Automotive made just sixteen cars under the Centenaire name, so few that many longtime collectors may never have seen one in person. Its engine is the one Lamborghini fitted to the Countach 5000 QV, which links this small-run car to one of the best-known Italian supercars of its era. The car is now headed to auction, where the estimate puts it as high as $1.35 million. For an owner who follows the market from Palm Beach, Naples or Aspen, the appeal is easy to see: the Countach powerplant is familiar, but it sits in a car very few people have ever owned. With only sixteen in existence, any single example crossing the block is a rare event. Whether the hammer falls near that figure will depend on the room on the day, and we will report the result once there is one.

With reporting from Robb Report Motors.