Frank Sandola, owner of Stratford Hyundai, says he hatched this plan when he sold a car to Bieber’s grandmother.“It started when I sold his grandmother a car about six months back. I came up with the idea about how I could do something for the city, including Justin too, to help drive it,” he says.
He says it was Bieber’s choice for the proceeds to go toward cleaning and updating the local skate park. Sandola is donating the car to the cause, which retails for approximately $35,000.But because of Bieber fever, he says he did have to take some precautions when the immensely popular singer came in to the dealership.
“There were only seven people here. I had to keep it quiet. This was very secretive. I had to paper the windows, because of the paparazzi. If they would have caught wind of what he was doing, this would have hit the media even before we went live,” he says.“He spent about a half-hour in here, took his pictures and signed the car. I have to say, he was a very nice kid.”The car will be listed on eBay on January 20, with the auction lasting for 10 days.
