For Sale at Auction: 2019 BAC Mono in Monterey, California

Chassis No. SA9AUNCB3KL211096
Engine No. E055-054

A "race car for the road" is perhaps the phrase most overused by car reviewers unfamiliar with the immediacy, lightness, and direct nature of a true race car. An "R" version of a popular GT car? A highly enjoyable track day weapon yet compromised when compared to its racer sibling should they meet. The BAC Mono, so named for its single-seat configuration, suffers no such deficit-it is built for pure, unfiltered performance, uncompromised, and engineered from the ground up to deliver the visceral intensity of motorsport on public roads.

This special-order 2019 BAC Mono was originally sold via Manhattan Motor Cars in December 2021 with 34 miles on the odometer. A build sheet available with the car reveals the numerous bespoke touches were chosen that included an Ocean Blue-tinted carbon fiber exterior and Metallic Gold BAC Design Livery flashes that frame the visible front suspension through the bodywork, travel fore to aft down the side pod flanks, and highlight the trailing edge of the rear wing top plane that features a stealthy MONO script woven in carbon fiber. The optional factory Ultimate Protection Film helps to ensure the Mono is no worse for wear after a spirited drive. Additional options listed on the build sheet include lower body finished in visible carbon fiber, Gold interior stitching, carbon ceramic brakes, and de-cat exhaust.

The single seater itself is an exquisite exercise in the beauty of functional aerodynamics that funnels oncoming air into channels and cavities to both cool and provide downforce and often both at the same time. Power is provided by a lightweight 2.5-liter naturally aspirated engine producing 305 horsepower put to the rear wheels through a sequential paddle shift six-speed Hewland gearbox.

Perhaps best of all is the careful and measured use this particular BAC Mono has seen since production and delivery to the United States. It is offered with only 90 delivery and test miles at the time of catalog and features a recent major service in May 2024 that included a fresh battery, fluid changes, and new spark plugs. Furthermore, this road-legal single seater is offered with its BAC Mono specification sheet and a digital owner's manual to help make the most of this otherworldly experience whether it takes its fortunate occupant on the open road, racetrack, or both.