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Stillman, Armstrong, Crow and a 1970 Pontiac GTO

Sunday, November 28, 2004
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This 1970 Pontiac GTO convertible owned by Jerry Stillman was sold to Sheryl Crow who gave it to Lance Armstrong. The vehicle makeover will be featured on the Learning Channel program "Overhaulin'".
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What do Jerry Stillman, Lance Armstrong, Sheryl Crow and a 1970 Pontiac GTO have in common?

Stillman previously owned the GTO, then sold it to Crow who gave it to Armstrong and then she stole it back from him to feature it on The Learning Channel's newest program, Overhaulin'.

Confused?

When he bought the GTO in 1970 it was brand new and Stillman gave it to his wife, Linda.

"I have practiced law with Wendall Crow since I moved to Kennett," said Stillman. "Our families became very close."

In fact, Stillman's son, Joe and his wife, Beverly graduated high school with Sheryl and were good friends.

"Sheryl rode around many times in that car when she was younger," said Stillman.

Although he only drove it around town every now and then, Stillman kept the GTO in good condition.

"About two or three months ago my friend, Phil Carnell told me that Marty Fowler at Route 66 had been contacted by Sheryl asking if I would be interested in selling the car," said Stillman. "Sheryl wanted to give to Lance for his victory at the Tour de France."

Crow then contacted Stillman and he agreed to sell it to her.

"I couldn't think of any place better for it to be," said Stillman.

As far as he knew, Stillman thought the car was being taken to Texas and then his daughter told him about an advertisement on The Learning Channel.

"I saw the ad on television that had Sheryl and Lance and the GTO on it," said Stillman.

The ad he's talking is for TLC's show Overhaulin'. Scheduled to air on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at 8 p.m., the show will take viewers through the process of Crow tricking Armstrong into believing his GTO has been stolen.

Hosts of the show, along with Crow and Armstrong's friends, will share ideas for the renovation of the car. The GTO is then completely renovated, inside and out. At the end of the episode Armstrong is made aware of what happened to his car and the newly made over GTO is revealed.

According to the TLC's Overhaulin' website, Crow announces during the filming that "this is really going to blow him away, he's going to have a cow!"

Stillman is looking forward to the program and Crow has told him that she mentions how she bought the car from him during the episode.

"I've seen pictures of the finished product and it looks great," said Stillman. "They're happy with it and I'm happy with it."



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