Secretive buyer snaps up major McLaren collection

Tom Hartley Jnr with the Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection
Noted exotic car dealer Tom Hartley Jnr facilitated the sale of this astounding collection of 20 rare McLaren road cars (Image: Tom Hartley Jnr)

An astounding collection of McLaren road cars spanning the brand’s history has been snapped up by a single buyer in a secretive deal.

The lineup of 20 vehicles came from the collection of the late Mansour Ojjeh, the former CEO of TAG Group and an investor in the McLaren Formula 1 team since the 1980s.

His company will be best known by most for its stake in TAG Heuer watches, along with financing the development of the Porsche-built engines that powered McLaren to F1 success during that period.

The Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection
Almost all 20 of the cars in this collection were finished in ‘Mansour Orange’, an exclusive colour only allowed to be specified by the late Mansour Ojjeh himself (Image: Tom Hartley Jnr)

Almost every vehicle in the collection is the last example to roll off the production line, with Ojjeh requesting the final chassis for each vehicle to ensure all technical updates made during the production cycle featured in his cars.

Also unique to almost every car – aside from a 2016 675LT Carbon Series and a 2020 Senna – is a distinct shade of orange paint, which McLaren named ‘Mansour Orange’ in his honour and prevented any other customer from specifying.

Aside from a 1998 F1 with 1810km on the clock and a 2016 P1 GTR that had been occasionally used at McLaren track days, the other 18 cars in the collection only have delivery mileage.

The last 1998 McLaren F1 made, finished in exclusive Mansour Orange
The lot most notably included the last McLaren F1 road car to be produced, which only had 1810km on the clock (Image: Tom Hartley Jnr)

The sale was handled by UK-based Tom Hartley Jnr, who announced the news via Instagram.

“I am very pleased to share the news that we have agreed a sale of the Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection in its entirety to a single buyer,” his post reads.

“Despite receiving several world-record offers for individual chassis, both the Ojjeh family and [my] team were committed to keeping this remarkable collection together as one complete and historic ensemble.”

Tom Hartley Jnr with the Mansour Ojjeh McLaren Collection
Tom Hartley Jnr, who handled the sale, also recently purchased what was previously Australia’s only McLaren F1 (Image: Tom Hartley Jnr)

The exact cost the mystery buyer spent on the collection, nor who they are and where they’re based has been revealed.

This sale of this collection follows Tom Hartley Jnr recently purchasing what was Australia’s only McLaren F1, chassis ‘009’, which is now back in the UK where it was once built.

The Mansour Ojjeh Collection:

  • 1998 McLaren F1 – last road car produced
  • 2015 McLaren 650S Le Mans – last of 50 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2015 McLaren P1 – last of 375 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2016 McLaren 650S Can Am Spyder – last of 50 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2016 McLaren 675LT Coupe – last of 500 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2016 McLaren 675LT Carbon Series – last of 25 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2016 McLaren 688 MSO HS – last of 25 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2016 McLaren P1 GTR – one of 50, last planned to be produced
  • 2020 McLaren 600LT Coupe – specified with many MSO options, delivery mileage
  • 2020 McLaren 600LT Spider – specified with many MSO options, delivery mileage
  • 2020 McLaren Senna – last of 500 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2020 McLaren Senna GTR – last of 75 produced, unused from new
  • 2020 McLaren Senna LM – last of 20 produced, unused from new
  • 2021 McLaren 620R – last of 225 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2021 McLaren Speedtail – last of 106 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2021 McLaren Sabre – last of 16 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2022 McLaren 765LT Coupe – last of 765 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2022 McLaren 720S Le Mans – last of 50 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2023 McLaren 765LT Spider – last of 765 produced, delivery mileage
  • 2023 McLaren Elva – last of 149 produced, delivery mileage

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