Died in 2021, Mansour Ojjeh was a Franco-Saudi industrialist, a man of’visionary affairs which was historical co-owner of the’Educate McLaren. This shadow man has shaped a page of the’History of Formula 1. Today’Hui, c’is another part of his legend that s’Applies to change hands: an unprecedented collection, secretly gathered for more than two decades, composed of the rarest and emblematic models of McLaren.
This is composed 18 carsall in an absolutely new condition (some n’have never seen the’Asphalt!) And ordered according to a real ritual. Each copy is the last of his line, because he embodied the technical quintessence of his model in the eyes of Mansour Ojjeh. All were painted in a tailor-made shade, a flamboyant copper of’first baptized ” Yquem», In tribute to wine that’He particularly liked, then renamed Mansour Orange by McLaren.
Quest for perfection
C’is his widow, Kathy Ojjeh, who decided to sell the collection. We find the legendary McLaren F1last product chassis, n’Having traveled only a few hundred kilometers. By his side: a P1a Sennaa Speedtaila Elvaa Sabreversions LM, GTR, Longtail … The ultimate in the British brand, formerly gathered in a private garage that has become a mechanical sanctuary being entirely dedicated to it.
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This collection n’is not only a case of supercars. She says l’History D’A man whose name remains engraved in the memory of F1. Mansour Ojjeh introduced McLaren a culture of detail, a quest for technological excellence. He was l’engine initiator Tag Porsche that is a proposition Alain Prost et Niki’s tableat the top. It was also the’Faithful friend of Ron Dennis, the boss of the McLaren F1 stable.
We find his obsession for perfection in his private collection. He demanded that each model be delivered with unpublished specifications, off-catalog finishes, and above all, that the car remains … intact. For him, each McLaren was considered a work of’Mechanical art.
All or nothing
The sale, entrusted to the British merchant Tom Hartley Jrspecialist in prestigious automotive collections, could reach heights. We already talk about the dizzying price of $ 70 million, or perhaps more.
For McLaren, this collection is a concentrate of its DNA.Zak BrownCEO of McLaren Racing, praised this moment as a history: “Mansour was the’One of the modern founders of McLaren. His collection is L’the purest expression of our common passion for the’excellence. »
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