There are celebrity-owned cars, and then there are cars with a story worth telling at the dinner table. This Tuxedo Black 1966 Corvette Convertible falls firmly into the second camp. Originally delivered to a Cambridge, Massachusetts dealer, it later landed in the hands of Boston Red Sox catcher Doug Mirabelli, who reportedly bought it to mark the team's storied 2004 World Series win.
The wheels carry their own legend. Mirabelli has recounted leaving Fenway Park after a 2005 win over the Yankees when one of the original knock-off wheels worked loose and the rear corner dropped to the pavement. After a tow and a swap to lug-tightened versions, the original spinners were, in his words, foolishly let go. A later owner fitted reproduction knock-offs to restore the car's classic look, and that's how it sits today.
Underneath the drama, this is a genuinely desirable C2. It runs a numbers-matching 327-cubic-inch V8 rated at 300 horsepower backed by a four-speed manual, and it left the factory with power steering, side-exit exhaust, a wood-rim wheel, and black upholstery. A color-matched hardtop comes along for cooler days, broadening the car's usability well beyond fair-weather cruising.
The current owner has looked after it since 2017, rebuilding the carburetor, servicing the brakes, sorting the pedal assemblies, and fitting fresh tires. It now comes with recent service records, documentation confirming the Mirabelli connection, and a clean Ohio title. For a Corvette with this much character and provenance, the current bid looks like a conversation starter in more ways than one.
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