World's greatest McLaren collection left behind by Formula 1 shareholder was bought by one undisclosed buyer

The world’s greatest McLaren collection, left behind by a McLaren Formula 1 shareholder, has just been sold to an undisclosed buyer for an undisclosed amount.

The collection comprises 20 McLarens, including what is undoubtedly the most iconic McLaren ever made, the F1.

Interestingly, nearly all the cars are painted in special shade of orange created specifically for the owner.

And the seller could’ve made even more money by selling each car individually, but, for a very good reason, they didn’t want to do that.

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The reason why the seller refused to sell each car individually

The collection was part of Mansour Ojjeh’s estate.

The name might not ring a bell, but Ojjeh was the co-owner and CEO of TAG Heuer, as well as a key shareholder of both McLaren Group and McLaren Formula 1.

Ojjeh died in 2021, leaving his collection behind.

Despite receiving several world-record offers for each car individually, his family decided to sell the collection together because that’s what Ojjeh would’ve wanted.

We should also point out that with two exceptions – the F1 and the P1 GTR – these supercars were never driven.

They were simply bought new and then parked in an air-conditioned vault until now.

And unless the secret buyer happens to be Mate Rimac, that’s unlikely to change.

Why this is the world’s greatest McLaren collection

This isn’t necessarily the largest collection in the world – McLaren CEO Zak Brown and the Sultan of Brunei have equally sizable McLaren collections – but it is arguably the most special.

For at least three reasons.

First, very few people influenced McLaren’s history in the same way Ojjeh did.

Second, each car in the collection was the final chassis of its model, the last to roll off the production line.

This is unique because most collectors aim the get the very first chassis, not the final one.

And third, all but two examples were painted in a unique color called Yquem, later renamed Mansour Orange, a type of hue that wasn’t available to any other collector.