A unique collection
This extraordinary, 20-strong collection of McLaren cars is for sale.
Fresh from finding a new home for Bernie Ecclestone’s cars back in March, dealer Tom Hartley Jnr has been entrusted with this sale, too.
Mansour Ojjeh was a French-Saudi businessman, CEO of TAG and a McLaren Group shareholder, who passed away in June 2021, at the age of 68.
A long-time motoring enthusiast, he’d established a significant collection of Ferraris, but when McLaren began producing road cars, he sold them and instead decided to create the ultimate McLaren road car set.
Only for Ojjeh
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it was built around the McLaren F1 and this example was finished in a unique colour called Yquem, later renamed Mansour Orange, which Ojjeh used exclusively for his cars.
No other customer was permitted to have their car finished in this shade.
For his collection, Ojjeh requested the last chassis number of each model and almost all are unused, still in factory-fresh condition and maintained by McLaren.
Let’s take a look at his collection, in chronological order.
1998 McLaren F1
Ojjeh’s McLaren F1 is one of the few cars in this set to have been driven, albeit a mere 1810km (1125 miles), making chassis number 048075 likely one of the lowest-mile examples to exist.
As we said, this is the only F1 painted Yquem, a colour it has worn from new.
And while you might not be surprised that it is being sold with its original handbooks, service and warranty information and fitted luggage, among the other items its next owner will get are a spare steering wheel, a tool chest and tool roll, and a TAG Heuer commemorative watch.
2015 McLaren 650S Le Mans
We’re jumping forward to 2015 and a model released to mark 20 years since McLaren won Le Mans – and just 50 were built, of which this was the last and the only not finished in Sarthe Grey.
Its 3.8-litre, twin-turbo V8 has barely been roused, given chassis number 005598 is a delivery-mileage example.
2015 McLaren P1 GTR
This is the other car in this collection driven by Mansour Ojjeh, in which he participated in McLaren track days.
While the standard, roadgoing McLaren P1 had 903bhp, its track-focused, GTR sibling boasted 986bhp.
And, of course, this is the last of the 50 produced.
2015 McLaren P1
Of course, there is an as-new McLaren P1 in this collection, too.
This is chassis number 000375, the last of the 375 built. Indeed, it carries a plaque that reads: ‘The last McLaren P1 chassis 375 built in November 2015 exclusive commission for Mansour Ojjeh’.
As well as the special paintwork, we’re told this P1 also has some MSO (McLaren Special Operations) features.
2016 McLaren 650S Can-Am Spider
This is another last-of-50, delivery-mileage McLaren – and it has just been serviced.
And, of course, while the other 49 could be had in red, black or orange, Ojjeh commissioned this to be the only one finished in this shade.
The model was built to celebrate 50 years since McLaren’s success in Can-Am racing: McLaren entered the first Can-Am race in St Jovite, Canada, in 1966, and with Bruce McLaren, Peter Revson and Denny Hulme scored five consecutive drivers’ titles between 1967 and 1971.
This 2016 car has a 204mph top speed, and can do 0-60mph in 2.9 secs and 0-100mph in 5.8 secs.
2016 McLaren 675LT Carbon Series
If you’re wondering why this is a different colour from (most of) the rest of this collection, the clue is in the name.
A mere 25 of these were built, in response to demand from owners who wanted more visible carbonfibre, which this car definitely delivers.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this car is loaded with options, including a track-ready telemetry pack – although being a delivery-mile example, this has yet to be put to the test.
2016 McLaren 675LT Coupé
We love the orange-striped bucket seats in the cabin of this left-hand-drive McLaren 675LT.
This car also bears a plaque confirming that it was commissioned by Ojjeh and, of course, it is the last of 500 built and is factory fresh.
When new McLaren claimed that its 675LT was its most exclusive and driver-focused supercar ever – and with 666bhp, 515lb ft torque and a 205mph top speed, we are sure this car’s next owner will not be disappointed.
2016 McLaren 688 MSO HS
This last-of-25 McLaren from Ojjeh’s collection has 688PS (679bhp), hence its name, and is the ultimate 675LT.
Again, chassis number 688025 is a delivery-mileage, generously specified example of this rare supercar, with orange-striped bucket seats, here with white and orange ‘MSO HS’ script and orange stitching.
2020 McLaren 600LT Coupé
The final McLaren 600LT Coupé produced is our first car from 2020.
This road-legal, track-day supercar’s 3.8-litre, twin-turbo, 592bhp V8 helps it achieve 0-62mph in 2.9 secs en route to its 204mph top speed.
Although this delivery-mile example might not yet have demonstrated its potential.
2020 McLaren 600LT Spider
The wind-in-your-hair version of the car seen on the previous slide cost from £201,500 new.
It is powered by a twin-turbocharged, 3.8-litre V8 like its closed sibling and only sacrifices a few miles per hour when it comes to its top speed.
Ojjeh’s example has barely been driven – and its many optional extras only add to its already considerable appeal.
2020 McLaren Senna GTR
On their own, the names ‘McLaren’, ‘Senna’ and ‘GTR’ are powerfully evocative – and this track-only hypercar boasts all of them.
Built in a limited run of 75 cars, of which this was the last, it is a performance-focused machine packed with technology and Formula One-inspired features, including a video data logger so its driver can download and scrutinise his or her performance after a day on track, to see where gains can be made.
Tom Hartley Jnr, the dealer selling Ojjeh’s collection, says this car is ‘unused since delivery’.
2020 McLaren Senna LM
This car is another tribute to McLaren’s Le Mans win of 1995.
The standard McLaren Senna has 789bhp, but this one-of-20 car gets an extra 25bhp as well as its eye-catching ‘LM’ lettering.
Again, a plaque confirms this was an exclusive commission for Ojjeh, this car built in June 2020.
2020 McLaren Senna
The now-familiar Mansour Orange is absent here for the second and final time in this collection.
Instead, the flashes of yellow and green are a nod to the Brazilian flag and were selected by Ojjeh in tribute to triple F1 drivers’ champion Ayrton Senna.
What doesn’t change is this car’s minimal mileage and that it has been serviced recently.
2021 McLaren 620R
In the context of this collection, this is a less-rare car, given 225 were produced – and this is the last.
It was offered in black, orange or white, but this being Ojjeh’s car it is finished in his shade, with striking white and black details.
The 620R was the roadgoing version of the 570S GT4, McLaren’s most successful GT racing car.
2021 McLaren Sabre
The McLaren Sabre was a limited-run hypercar that it is claimed was destined only for the US market.
It is the fastest two-seat McLaren built to date and looks like nothing else – and with a mere 16 made, you are unlikely to see another.
This Ojjeh-spec example’s unique paintwork certainly turns heads, while the liberal orange detailing inside is pretty eye-catching, too.
2021 McLaren Speedtail
This 250mph missile is a stunner – and McLaren’s fastest car yet. Indeed, the marque called it its ‘first ever Hyper-GT’.
Well, it does have more than 1000bhp and is powered by a 4-litre, twin-turbo V8 with a hybrid system.
Another striking feature of this model is its central driving seat.
And, naturally, this is the last of the 106 to leave the Woking factory and it has the plaque to prove it.
2022 McLaren 720S Le Mans
This delivery-mileage, uniquely specced supercar is the first in our list from after Ojjeh’s death in 2021.
McLaren actually announced this special edition in June 2020, to mark 25 years since its win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Just 50 examples were sold, of which 16 were made available in Europe, and the VIN of each car starts with 298, that being the number of laps of the Circuit de la Sarthe completed by the race-winning F1 GTR in 1995.
2022 McLaren 765LT Coupé
With 765 examples of the McLaren 765LT Coupé built, this is, relatively speaking, one of the less-rare cars in this set.
That hardly detracts from the appeal of this 755bhp supercar that takes just 2.8 secs to do 0-62mph and has a 205mph top speed.
Its bespoke finish and second-to-none provenance go without saying.
2023 McLaren 765LT Spider
Much like its closed sibling, this last-of-765 Spider, chassis number 765765, in fact, is a serious performer.
However, with a fully electric, retractable hardtop, there is the bonus that you can hear the 740bhp, 4-litre V8 even better.
And, being another delivery-mileage car that has been serviced recently, it is ready to be enjoyed.
2023 McLaren Elva
Tom Hartley Jnr describes this McLaren Elva as ‘the most unique spec car we have ever handled’ – it is clear why.
Only 149 examples of this 804bhp roadster were built and this one even features bespoke ‘Mansour’ badges in place of the McLaren branding – versions of this logo were seen on the McLaren F1 cars at the 2021 French Grand Prix, in tribute to Ojjeh.
Again, it is a perfectly preserved example, the last off the line and finished in Ojjeh’s unique colour – which, we think, looks fantastic on this car.
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