Extraordinary collection of McLaren cars go up for sale

An exclusive collection of 20 McLaren road cars belonging to the team’s former shareholder is being put up for sale.

The models all belong to the late Mansour Ojjeh, the French-Saudi entrepreneur and former owner of TAG Heuer and McLaren Group shareholder, who passed away in June 2021.

Leading classic car dealer, Tom Hartley Jr, who earlier this year sold Bernie Ecclestone’s unprecedented collection of 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars for approximately $600m, has been appointed by the Ojjeh’s family in respect of the sale.

All 20 cars are the final chassis number of each model, including iconic McLarens such as the Speedtail, P1, Senna and the F1, which is the collection’s ‘jewel in the crown’. The last of that model ever produced was finished in a unique colour that McLaren later named ‘Mansour Orange’ – a custom hue used exclusively on his cars.

With the exception of the F1, which has covered just 1,810km, and the P1 GTR, which was used occasionally during McLaren track days, every car remains unused, in factory-delivered condition, and maintained under direct instruction by McLaren themselves – a service no other collector has ever received.

The Mansour Ojjeh Collection

Photo by: Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd

Under Ojjeh’s stewardship, McLaren secured seven constructors’ and 10 drivers’ championships. He was instrumental in launching McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Applied Technologies division, helping to cement the brand as a leader in innovation and engineering excellence.

Kathy Ojjeh, widow of Mansour Ojjeh, said: “McLaren meant so much to Mansour. It was more than business, it was pure passion and it was in that vein that he curated this unique collection of McLaren road cars.

“The ‘Last of Legends’ car collection is a treasure for our family – a reminder of the hours we witnessed Mansour designing each car to his specifications. He had an unusual talent for detail that stuns and impresses, a talent driven by the very passion he nurtured for so many years with McLaren. 

“Parting with this very personal collection is not easy, but it is time for it to go to its new custodian, one who truly ‘gets it’ and will cherish owning and caring for it the way Mansour did.”

Zak Brown, McLaren Racing CEO, added: “Mansour was a founding father of McLaren as we know it today. A massively passionate racer and automotive enthusiast and no bigger fan of McLaren. His collection is very special, I’m not aware of anything else that compares with it.”

The Mansour Ojjeh Collection

Photo by: Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd

Tom Hartley Jr, who will oversee the sale, added: “I’m truly humbled that the Ojjeh family has entrusted my business with the sale of their incredible collection.

“I had the privilege of meeting Mansour on a few occasions, and his attention to detail and appreciation for the finer things in life are clearly reflected in the collection that remains today.

“Offering this collection for sale would be extraordinary in its own right, but the fact that it comes from the home of one of McLaren Automotive’s founding figures, a man so instrumental in McLaren’s Formula 1 success, makes it truly unrepeatable.”