A collection of 20 pristine McLarens owned by the late Mansour Ojjeh has found a buyer -- but who it is is anyone's guess for now.
Ojjeh, who died in 2021, was a French-Saudi billionaire and former CEO of the TAG Group who spent decades building the collection after a chance meeting with former McLaren CEO Ron Dennis following the Italian Grand Prix.
Ojjeh encouraged Dennis and legendary designer Gordon Murray to develop a road-going car, too, which ended up being the F1, one of the greatest cars ever built. Ojjeh's 20-car collection includes a 1998 F1, in addition to numerous cars from McLaren history, ending with a 2023 Elva. Nearly all of them are in a color now known as "Mansour Orange," but originally named for a dessert wine.
Only two of the cars have actually been driven, including the F1, which has around 1,100 miles on the odometer, and a P1 GTR that was run on the track. Lewis Hamilton drove Ojjeh's kids around in that latter car, according to The Drive. The rest of the cars are in "factory-delivered condition."
When the collection was put up for sale earlier this year, it seemed likely that it might be sold for parts, since a collection of this size and provenance was said to be worth at least $70 million, which disqualifies all but the wealthiest buyers. Now, though, the broker working on the sale said the entire collection has been sold to one person.
"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," Tom Hartley, Jr., the broker on the sale, said on Instagram. "Despite receiving several world-record offers for individual chassis, both the Ojjeh family and our team were committed to keeping this remarkable collection together as one complete and historic ensemble."
The name of the buyer was not disclosed, nor was the price. The collection includes the aforementioned F1, P1 GTR, and Elva, in addition to a 2021 Sabre, 2021 Speedtail, 2015 P1, three 2020 Sennas, 2021 620R, 2016 650S Can-Am Spider, two 2016 675LTs, 2016 688 MSO HS, two 2020 600LTs, 2022 765LT Coupe, 2023 765LT Spider, 2015 650S Le Mans, and 2022 720S Le Mans.