Mansour Ojjeh’s rare 20-car McLaren collection sells to single buyer

The incredibly exclusive collection of 20 McLaren road cars, owned by the late Mansour Ojjeh, has sold.

The collection, sold by leading classic car dealer Tom Hartley Jr, featured the last McLaren F1 to be built in a bespoke shade of ‘Yquem’, which is now known as ‘Mansour Orange’.

Other cars included in the extensive collection were a P1 GTR, a Speedtail, multiple variations of the Senna, Sabre and Elva. Each model in the collection was the final chassis, and all are in unused, factory-fresh condition, with the exception of the McLaren F1.

“To have been entrusted with the sale of this extraordinary collection by the Ojjeh family has been a true privilege,” said Tom Hartley Jr in a press release.

“This is not just a sale – it is the important and respectful transfer of a legacy. The Mansour Ojjeh collection represents the very best of what McLaren stands for – innovation, individuality, quality, and excellence – and, just as we were delighted to have been trusted by Bernie Ecclestone to handle for him the sale of his unique collection of 69 grand prix and Formula 1 cars just a few months ago, so also are we extremely proud to have been able to play our part in ensuring that Mansour’s fantastic collection of McLarens will remain intact for future generations to admire.”

Although the sale price has remained undisclosed, Tom Hartley Jr confirmed that the sale has been agreed with a single buyer for the whole collection.

As a former shareholder of the Woking outfit, Ojjeh was instrumental in launching McLaren Automotive and the McLaren Applied Technologies division.

The Mansour Ojjeh Collection

Photo by: RIAD

“McLaren meant so much to Mansour,” Ojjeh’s widow, Kathy, commented when the collection was put up for sale. “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.”

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown also commented at the time: “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.”

Photos from Dutch GP – Thursday