Neil Peart
Silver Surfers · seven documented cars
The sports cars Neil Peart chose to drive, from his first DB5 to the black Cobra.
Silver Surfers, built to be driven
- Connection
- Former owner · estate collection
- When
- Estate offering · Pebble Beach, August 2021
- Identity
- Seven individual cars, each identified by its auction lot and chassis.
Peart’s collection grew from a passion for driving sports cars. His own account connects the Silver Surfers name to coastal journeys in his Aston Martin DB5. The official book page describes the black Shelby Cobra as the one car he chose to keep outside the silver palette.
Gooding & Company offered seven individual cars from his estate at its August 2021 Pebble Beach auction. Their lot records distinguish the cars by chassis and record changes such as the Jaguar’s Tremec gearbox and the DB5’s larger engine specification. These are historical ownership records, not claims about their current owners.
Meet the seven Silver Surfers
Each card identifies Peart’s individual car. Open the auction record to see photographs of that exact vehicle; permission to reproduce those car photographs here is still pending.
1963 Chevrolet Corvette 327/340 Split-Window Coupe
The only model-year split rear window in this group. Gooding identifies the RPO L76 327-cubic-inch V8 and four-speed Muncie M20 gearbox, and dates its place in Peart’s collection to 2011.
- Chassis
- 30837S109652
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe
The Ghibli brought a 4.9-litre V8 and a five-speed ZF gearbox to the collection. Gooding describes it as one of Peart’s favorite cars to drive and records professional preparation and repainting in 2014.
- Chassis
- AM115/49*2428*
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1964 Shelby 289 Cobra
The Cobra was the final addition to Peart’s Silver Surfers. It retains its 289-cubic-inch Ford V8 and twin four-barrel intake. Its black finish was the deliberate exception to the collection’s silver theme.
- Chassis
- CSX2234
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1964 Aston Martin DB5
The DB5 started the Silver Surfers collection. The auction records identify its chassis and matching-numbers engine, but list a larger 4.2-litre engine specification and three Weber carburetors. It should not be treated as a stock 4.0-litre DB5 in a driving simulation.
- Chassis
- DB5/1690/R
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Rick Carey reports it sold after the auction and was reported a few days later. No precise completion date asserted.
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Fixed Head Coupe
Peart owned this E-Type from 2013. The auction record identifies the original engine and documents changes intended for driving: a five-speed Tremec gearbox and Wilwood disc brakes. Its modified specification matters when comparing it with a standard E-Type.
- Chassis
- 890630
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S
The collection’s mid-engined V12 car was this late P400 S, with air-conditioning and ventilated disc brakes. Gooding identifies chassis 4042 and engine 30361, and records refinishing and maintenance during Peart’s ownership.
- Chassis
- 4042
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
1965 Maserati Mistral 3500 Spider
The open Maserati paired a fuel-injected 3.5-litre straight-six with a five-speed ZF gearbox. Gooding identifies chassis AM109.S.049 and records extensive refurbishment by Ken Lovejoy; the body was built by Maggiora to Pietro Frua’s design.
- Chassis
- AM109.S.049
Guess, then reveal the auction result
Gooding’s reported result for its 2021 Pebble Beach offering. A sale of this individual celebrity-owned car is not a general model valuation.
Gooding’s current records total $4,642,900 across seven cars. Period reports initially omitted the DB5; its current lot record shows a $675,000 post-block sale. An exact later transaction date is not established here. Figures are the auction house’s reported sale results, not represented as hammer prices.
Sources for this story
Ownership is documented by Gooding’s individual estate lots. These records describe historical ownership; they do not identify current owners.
- Silver Surfers · Neil Peart’s own accountNeil Peart official website · Book announcement · external source
The collection, driving and its silver theme.
- Neil Peart’s Silver SurfersRush · 2021 · external source
Peart’s account of the name and the estate auction.
- The Neil Peart Collection · official outcomeGooding & Company · Checked October 3, 2026 · external source
The auction house now records more than $4.6 million and 100% sell-through. Individual lot links below document all seven cars.
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