Tom Hartley Jnr has announced the successful sale of the extraordinary Mansour Ojjeh McLaren collection, one of the most significant supercar ensembles ever assembled.
The collection of 20 McLarens, curated by the late Mansour Ojjeh – the influential shareholder and driving force behind McLaren’s success on and off the track – is considered unrepeatable. Each car represents the final chassis of its respective model, with almost all in unused, factory-fresh condition.
At its heart lies the last McLaren F1 ever built, specified by Ojjeh in a bespoke shade of ‘Yquem’, which went on to become renowned as ‘Mansour Orange’. Alongside it sit icons of McLaren’s modern era, including the P1 GTR, Speedtail, multiple Senna variants, the Sabre and the Elva, making the collection the most complete of its kind.
The collection has been sold in its entirety to a single, undisclosed buyer, despite world-record offers being made for the McLaren F1 alone. Both the Ojjeh family and Hartley were determined that the cars should remain together as a historic whole, in recognition of their provenance and Ojjeh’s vision.
“To have been entrusted with the sale of this extraordinary collection by the Ojjeh family has been a true privilege,” said Tom Hartley Jnr. “This is not just a sale – it is the respectful transfer of a legacy. The Mansour Ojjeh collection represents the very best of what McLaren stands for – innovation, individuality, quality and excellence.”
The sale follows Hartley’s handling of another landmark private transaction earlier this year: Bernie Ecclestone’s collection of 69 historic Formula 1 cars, sold to Mark Mateschitz, son of Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz, in a deal reportedly worth £500 million.
Born in Paris in 1952, Ojjeh became synonymous with McLaren after TAG – his family’s holding company – financed the TAG-Porsche turbo engines that powered McLaren to multiple titles in the 1980s. Over four decades, he helped steer McLaren to seven Constructors’ and ten Drivers’ Championships, while also playing a pivotal role in the creation of McLaren Automotive.
Ojjeh’s passion for cars went beyond ownership. He was instrumental in the birth of the McLaren F1 road car, agreeing its development in a chance conversation with Ron Dennis and Gordon Murray in 1988. Today, the F1 is widely regarded as one of the greatest cars ever built.
His passing in 2021 was marked by tributes from across motorsport and business, recognising not just his influence and acumen but his humility and generosity.
With more than 25 years at the top end of the collector car market, Tom Hartley Jnr has built a reputation as one of the most trusted brokers of significant private sales worldwide. His company, which handled more than $400 million of collectible car transactions in 2024, was recognised with the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2018.
