McLaren Icon's Multi-Million Dollar Car Collection Up For Sale

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30-06-2025

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The family of Mansour Ojjeh has stated their intention to sell a massive collection of McLaren cars collected by the famous car brand icon.
The family chose high-end car dealer Tom Hartley Jnr to conduct the sale of 20 McLaren road cars that belong to the Formula 1 icon.
The French businessman owned TAG (Techniques d'Avant Garde), which sponsored several sporting companies around the world.
Ojjeh and TAG broke into F1 through the Williams racing team as a sponsor.
In 1984, he made a move to buy a stake in McLaren and steered the company to seven Constructors' titles and ten Drivers' Championships.
Mansour Ojjeh of Mclaren and Saudi Arabia with Zak Brown CEO of Mclaren and USA during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 31, 2019 in Bahrain, Bahrain.
Mansour Ojjeh of Mclaren and Saudi Arabia with Zak Brown CEO of Mclaren and USA during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 31, 2019 in Bahrain, Bahrain.
Photo by PeterWhile leading the organization to motorsport success, he also played a role in developing the brand as a whole.
He created McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies — pushing the car manufacturer forward into the future.
Ojjeh died in 2021, leaving his family in control of his remaining assets, including the car collection.
His wife, Kathy Ojjeh, released a statement about the decision to sell the cars:
"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," she said.
The collection's most poignant car is the McLaren F1 road car, which was the first road-going series model produced by the car brand.
The McLaren F1 at Salon Prive London, held at the Royal Chelsea Hospital. This is Salon Prive's third event held in London, with many manufactures unveiling their newest cars.
The McLaren F1 at Salon Prive London, held at the Royal Chelsea Hospital. This is Salon Prive's third event held in London, with many manufactures unveiling their newest cars.
Photo byOther McLaren models featured in the collection include the Speedtail, P1, Senna, Elva, Sabre, and Le Mans editions.
The Sabre model is the last of the 16 produced, making it extremely rare.
Other than the F1 and P1 models, the rest of the collection remains in factory condition through maintenance by McLaren.
"Mansour was a founding father of McLaren as we know it today," the current-day McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said about the collection.
"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."
All 20 cars are branded with a signature color named Yquem, which was later renamed Mansour Orange by McLaren. It is a custom hue reserved only for cars owned by Ojjeh.
Tom Hartley sold Bernie Ecclestone's collection of 69 historic racing Formula 1 cars earlier this year for more than $500 million and serves as a major car dealer based in England.
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