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Want to Own Sheryl Crow’s Car? Now You Can.
Jul, 26 2011
Missouri native, Sheryl Crow, has announced that she’s putting her car up for auction to help raise money for the town of Joplin, which was devastated by tornadoes in late May of this year.
The car is a 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster. Crow said she’s owned the car for six years, but as the mother of two small children, no longer drives it.
As a former schoolteacher, Crow is directing the auction’s funds go to the Joplin Schools Recovery Fund to help rebuild schools destroyed by the tornado. The tornadoes killed 159 people and cut a large swath across the Midwest community.
“One of my major interests in helping be a part of the betterment of education in this country is schools,” Crow said. “I really do believe that the future of this country is our kids being educated to the fullest with the best quality teachers, and I feel like we’ve really fallen short in the last couple of decades."
The Springfield News-Leader reports that Crow hopes the car will fetch $500,000, but thinks it would be “great” if it sells for $100,000.
Crow last summer released a new album, 100 Miles From Memphis, and is touring the West Coast and Southwest this summer. Click here for more information.
-Court
