{"id":921497,"date":"2026-10-05T12:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921497\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:48:15","slug":"a-1990-mca-centenaire-supercar-in-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/921497\/","title":{"rendered":"A 1990 MCA Centenaire Supercar in Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tPublished on October 5, 2026\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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This prototype is one of 16 examples of the Centenaire supercar built by short-lived Monte Carlo Automotive. Click here for the full story<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This 1990 prototype of Monte Carlo Automotive\u2019s Centenaire supercar will be offered next week through Broad Arrow Auctions.<\/p>\n

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The interior boasts tight-fitting bucket seats, racing seat belts, a Momo steering wheel, and an array of Lamborghini-supplied Jaeger dials.<\/p>\n

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The low-roof cabin features a sea of diamond-quilted leather in bright red.<\/p>\n

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A closer look at the car\u2019s Lamborghini-supplied 455 hp, 5.2-liter V-12 engine.<\/p>\n

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The Centenaire\u2019s power plant is mated to a ZF six-speed manual gearbox.<\/p>\n

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The car is heading to auction with under 1,600 kilometers (less than 994 miles) on the odometer.<\/p>\n

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The Centenaire became the world\u2019s first supercar to feature a carbon-composite chassis.<\/p>\n

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According to Jean-Louis Baldanza, consignment consultant for Broad Arrow Auctions, this example was initially used for development, testing, and auto shows.<\/p>\n

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This example of the Centenaire comes with a vast history file, including MCA correspondence, period photos of the car in the Lamborghini factory and at R\u00e9tromobile, and even a copy of the contract between MCA and Lamborghini for the supply of engines.<\/p>\n

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This Centenaire is estimated to fetch between $1 million and $1.35 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on October 5, 2026 Broad Arrow Auctions This prototype is one of 16 examples of the Centenaire…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":921498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[167420,49,48,3526,317273,49537,61],"class_list":["post-921497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-broad-arrow-auctions","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-market","tag-monte-carlo-automotive","tag-supercars","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=921497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/921497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/921498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=921497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=921497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=921497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}