Sheryl Crow auctioning off car to aid Joplin, Mo.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Some winning bidder will soon be cruising life's winding road in Sheryl Crow's 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster.

The Grammy award-winning singer said Monday that she's auctioning off the classic car next month and that the proceeds will go toward helping rebuild the tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo.

Crow said she loves the car and has had it for six years but doesn't drive it anymore.

The Springfield News-Leader reported that Crow hopes the car will fetch up to $500,000 at the Aug. 21 auction in Pebble Beach, Calif. But she said she'd be happy if it raises $100,000.

Crow, a Kennett, Mo., native, was a schoolteacher before launching her singing career, and the money will go to the Joplin Schools Recovery Fund.