- A collection of 20 McLarens including F1, P1, Senna, Speedtail, Sabre, and Elva is up for sale.
- The showroom-condition cars belonged to late McLaren co-owner and TAG boss Mansour Ojjeh.
For most people, owning a single supercar is the kind of dream reserved for lottery winners and midlife crises with generous budgets. But owning a curated fleet of 20 McLarens, each tailored down to the final bolt? That’s something else entirely. The private McLaren collection of the late Mansour Ojjeh, one of the brand’s most influential figures, is now up for sale, and it could pull in more than $70 million.
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After taking the reins from his father as CEO of Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG), Mansour Ojjeh made his entrance into the high-octane world of Formula 1. TAG became a Williams sponsor in 1979, and by 1984, Ojjeh had acquired a significant ownership stake in McLaren.
His time with the team marked a golden era, resulting in seven Constructors’ and ten Drivers’ Championships. He also helped steer McLaren’s expansion into road cars, teaming up with Ron Dennis and engineering legend Gordon Murray.
A Collection That Tells a Story
Mansour’s passion for McLaren wasn’t confined to the racetrack. Over time, he quietly assembled what’s now described as “the most significant McLaren road car collection ever.” Each supercar carries the final chassis number for its model, a deliberate choice to ensure the cars featured every technical update introduced during production.
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The F1 is the crown jewel of the collection and one of the most desirable examples, as the last one to be produced. It currently has 1,800 km on the odometer, but remains in pristine condition. The three-seater supercar is painted in Yquem, a unique shade named after a rare dessert wine. The same color was later renamed Mansour Orange, and is exclusively used on every car in the collection.
Beyond the F1, the garage reads like a McLaren greatest-hits album. There’s a P1, a Senna, a Speedtail, and even the elusive Sabre. Longtail and Le Mans editions of more mainstream McLarens like the 650S and 720S round out the group. Even the roofless Elva speedster makes an appearance, although it arrived after Ojjeh’s passing in 2021. In a touching detail, it wears Mansour emblems instead of McLaren’s.
What makes the collection even more valuable is that, besides the F1 and the P1 GTR, all other vehicles are unused. The supercars were maintained under direct instruction by McLaren, which means they’re basically in showroom condition.
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One Seller, One Hopeful Buyer
The Ojjeh family has entrusted the sale of the 20 McLarens to UK-based dealer Tom Hartley Jnr Ltd, the same outfit that handled Bernie Ecclestone’s collection of 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars earlier this year. Hartley Jnr compared Mansour Ojjeh’s McLarens to “Enzo Ferrari’s Ferraris or Ferdinand Porsche’s Porsches,” and said he “sincerely hopes” the entire collection ends up with a single buyer.
Zak Brown, CEO of McLaren Racing, said: “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.”
Kathy Ojjeh, Mansour’s widow, described the collection as far more than an assortment of exotic cars. For her family, it’s a deeply personal legacy. “McLaren meant so much to Mansour,” she said, explaining that his passion went well beyond business. Every car was carefully designed to his specifications, a reflection of what she called his “unusual talent for detail” and the enthusiasm he carried for the brand over decades.
While parting with the collection is difficult, she believes the time has come for it to be passed on to someone who truly understands its value and will care for it as thoughtfully as Mansour did.
