Rainer III, the Prince of Monaco who married American actress Grace Kelly, was also a voracious car collector. I hesitate to call the Monaco Top Cars Collection (more formally known as the Exhibition of HSH The Prince of Monaco’s Vintage Car Collection) a car museum because neither did he.
A message from the late prince (who died in 2005) greets visitors on a plaque that states: This is not an automobile museum, just a private collection of old cars of different makes. Prestigious or not, they have all marked their time in the evolution