Neal Peart S Incredible Car Collection Up For Sale

The exquisite car collection of Rush drummer Neal Peart, who tragically passed away three years ago, is heading to auction. The Neal Peart Estate announced Peart’s incredible garage of classic cars, known as the “Silver Surfers,” would be sold via Gooding & Company’s two-day Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this coming August. Regarded as one of the world’s premier drummers, Peart also had a passion for automobiles. He’d always wanted to own a fleet of classic cars as a youngster, and when Rush finally made it big in the 70s, he was able to make his dreams come true. The first car he purchased, which is also up for auction, was a 1964 Aston Martin DB5. One of just 1,000 ever built, this car was made famous by the Bond films and is finished in Silver Birch metallic. It also features a five-speed ZF gearbox, alloy rimmed Borrani wire wheels, and has navy blue leather interior. 1964 Aston Martin DB5/Gooding & Company 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S/Gooding & Company 1965 Maserati Mistral Spider/Gooding & Company 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe/Gooding & Company Speaking about the collection before his passing, Peart detailed why he named it the “Silver Surfers.” “The title ‘Silver Surfers’ for my collection of cars occurred to me while driving the DB5 up and down the Pacific Ocean. Because it felt right to me, I guess – the idea that I was just one of the wave riders. I had moved from Toronto to Los Angeles in 2000 (Cherchez la femme), and in search of natural peace I often drove out that way and up into the Santa Monica Mountains. Out past Malibu to Ventura County, I’d weave along barren ridges of rock and vegetation, the ocean always on one big side. Some days would be misted by the marine layer, while other days the sun blared through a clear sky. The waves were slow and gentle, or churned out a powerful, rolling rhythm… It was during one of these drives when out of nowhere, it just occurred to me that the color of the ocean had influenced the silver palette of the collection. What other color looks as good in a blue photo? Not black, not white – silver. And a fortunate risk for the framers’ art, too: silver frames.” 1964 Shelby Cobra 289/Gooding & Company 1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe/Gooding & Company 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe/Gooding & Company Along with the Aston Martin DB5 (estimated price: $650,000 – $725,000), there are six other vehicles up for sale. There’s a restored 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 (estimated price: $900,000 – $1,000,000) finished in all black livery with chrome wire wheels and side exhaust, a 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S (estimated price: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000) with a V12 engine with Campagnolo cast alloy wheels, and a 1965 Maserati Mistral Spider (estimated price: $575,000 – $650,000), of which only 125 were built. Also included in the auction is a 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe (estimated price: $140,000 – $160,000), a 1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe (estimated price: $250,000 – $300,000), and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe (estimated price: $150,000 – $180,000). The auction is being handled by Gooding & company and will run from Friday, August 13 to Saturday, August 14, at Pebble Beach Parc du Concours. goodingco.com

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Regarded as one of the world’s premier drummers, Peart also had a passion for automobiles. He’d always wanted to own a fleet of classic cars as a youngster, and when Rush finally made it big in the 70s, he was able to make his dreams come true. The first car he purchased, which is also up for auction, was a 1964 Aston Martin DB5. One of just 1,000 ever built, this car was made famous by the Bond films and is finished in Silver Birch metallic. It also features a five-speed ZF gearbox, alloy rimmed Borrani wire wheels, and has navy blue leather interior.

1964 Aston Martin DB5/Gooding & Company

1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S/Gooding & Company

1965 Maserati Mistral Spider/Gooding & Company

1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe/Gooding & Company

Speaking about the collection before his passing, Peart detailed why he named it the “Silver Surfers.”

“The title ‘Silver Surfers’ for my collection of cars occurred to me while driving the DB5 up and down the Pacific Ocean. Because it felt right to me, I guess – the idea that I was just one of the wave riders.

I had moved from Toronto to Los Angeles in 2000 (Cherchez la femme), and in search of natural peace I often drove out that way and up into the Santa Monica Mountains. Out past Malibu to Ventura County, I’d weave along barren ridges of rock and vegetation, the ocean always on one big side. Some days would be misted by the marine layer, while other days the sun blared through a clear sky. The waves were slow and gentle, or churned out a powerful, rolling rhythm…

It was during one of these drives when out of nowhere, it just occurred to me that the color of the ocean had influenced the silver palette of the collection. What other color looks as good in a blue photo? Not black, not white – silver. And a fortunate risk for the framers’ art, too: silver frames.”

1964 Shelby Cobra 289/Gooding & Company

1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe/Gooding & Company

1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe/Gooding & Company

Along with the Aston Martin DB5 (estimated price: $650,000 – $725,000), there are six other vehicles up for sale. There’s a restored 1964 Shelby Cobra 289 (estimated price: $900,000 – $1,000,000) finished in all black livery with chrome wire wheels and side exhaust, a 1970 Lamborghini Miura P400 S (estimated price: $1,200,000 – $1,500,000) with a V12 engine with Campagnolo cast alloy wheels, and a 1965 Maserati Mistral Spider (estimated price: $575,000 – $650,000), of which only 125 were built.

Also included in the auction is a 1964 Jaguar E-Type Series I 3.8-Litre Coupe (estimated price: $140,000 – $160,000), a 1973 Maserati Ghibli 4.9 SS Coupe (estimated price: $250,000 – $300,000), and a 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split-Window Coupe (estimated price: $150,000 – $180,000).

The auction is being handled by Gooding & company and will run from Friday, August 13 to Saturday, August 14, at Pebble Beach Parc du Concours.

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