Neil Peart
Silver Surfers · seven documented cars
The sports cars Neil Peart chose to drive, from his first DB5 to the black Cobra.
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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 is also a documented restored car, not an untouched survivor. Gooding identifies chassis 30837S109652, engine stamping 3109652 F0212RE, the RPO L76 327-cubic-inch V8 and four-speed Muncie M20 gearbox. Its lot record dates a frame-off restoration to 2005, says NCRS and restoration paperwork accompanied the car, and places it in Peart’s collection from 2011. Rick Carey’s auction inspection independently described it as an older restoration with restored engine compartment and underbody. Those restoration facts belong with the celebrity connection when judging what the surviving car can prove about 1963 factory finish.
- 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
Peart bought chassis CSX2234 in 2015 as the final addition to his Silver Surfers. Gooding identifies its 289-cubic-inch Ford V8, rack-and-pinion steering and retained twin four-barrel intake. Its black-over-black 2021 auction presentation was the deliberate exception to the collection’s silver theme, but it was not the car’s untouched factory appearance: the Cobra was delivered red over black with chrome wire wheels and received a comprehensive restoration in the mid-2000s. Gooding sold it from Peart’s estate for $1,160,000 in 2021. When the same chassis appeared at Broad Arrow’s Amelia Island auction in 2023, it did not sell at a $925,000 high bid; that later offer does not establish a new owner or current custody.
- 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. Gooding identifies chassis 890630 and engine RA6730-9, with the original engine supported by a Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust certificate. The five-speed Tremec gearbox, lightweight flywheel, Wilwood brakes and uprated suspension make it a story about preserved identity and deliberate driving upgrades—not a standard-specification 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 chassis 4042, with original engine 30361, air-conditioning and ventilated disc brakes. Gooding catalogued it as a 1970 P400 S, while its auction note says it was titled 1969 and a registry gives an April 15, 1969 build date; Girardo records Lamborghini’s first-owner sale on November 21, 1970. Peart acquired it in summer 2014, kept the original black seat color, and commissioned the silver refinish as part of making it a solid driver rather than an over-restored showpiece.
- 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. In October 2026 the same chassis resurfaced on Bring a Trailer after further 2021–2023 refurbishment; that active listing identifies a replacement 3.5-litre engine, so Joyride does not describe it as matching-numbers or treat the pending auction as a sale.
- 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.
Auction history of the individual car
Explore the documented auction history and any newly verified auction appearance of these exact cars.
- 1965 Maserati Mistral 3500 SpiderChassis / VIN: AM109.S.049
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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