Car enthusiast Prince Rainier of Monaco at his Villa Iberia. He competed under the pseudonym of Louis Carladès at the Tour de France de l'automobile and crashed into a tree. Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 1954. Car: Lancia Aurelia B20 Gran Turismo 2500

Prince Rainier of Monaco, a noted car enthusiast, sits on the chrome bumper of his Lancia Aurelia B20 Gran Turismo 2500. Photographed in 1954 on the gravel drive of his Villa Iberia in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, he is dressed in a tweed-like suit jacket and dark trousers, his hands clasped in his lap. That year, he competed in the Tour de France de l'automobile under the pseudonym Louis Carladès. The car’s license plate, "1877 PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO," is clearly visible.

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