News Release North Platte Community College
NPCC raffle car to visit Ogallala
The 2022 North Platte Community College raffle car, a 1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, will make an appearance in Ogallala next week.
The Cutlass will be on display at the A&W Restaurant, 1103 W. First St., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 22. Tickets will be available for purchase at that time.
About the car
The Oldsmobile is the 17th raffle vehicle produced by NPCC’s Transportation Division. It was restored by students in the Automotive Technology and Auto Body Technology programs.
The original interior and rear end of the Cutlass were maintained. The Automotive students put in a L33 aluminum block engine, which was introduced in 2005 as the “high performance” 5.3L engine.
They also installed a 4L65-E heavy-duty automatic transmission - designed to harness performance engines on the street and strip.
Additionally, the Automotive students were responsible for a Kilduff Lightning Rod Shifter, a swap harness from Johnson’s Rodz, tubular upper control arms and 2-inch drop spindles, a custom camshaft and performance tune and tire clearance of the chassis.
Upcoming appearances
The Oldsmobile will tour the state throughout the summer, making appearances at car shows, parades and cruise night events. A detailed schedule is posted at mpcc.edu/academics/programs/
A total of 10,000 raffle tickets will be offered at a cost of $10 each. Proceeds will be used for scholarships for students in the college’s transportation programs and to help offset the cost of producing the next raffle car project.
A number of businesses, organizations and individuals have offered to sell tickets. In North Platte, those include: Don’s Motor Company, Cohagen Battery Store, Levander’s Body Shop, Grandma’s Memories Antiques and Collectibles, Isabelle’s Auction House, A.J. Janas, Pat Smith, Jody’s Auto Sales and LKQ Corporation.
The Yellow Rose Lounge and Herrick Auto and Marine, in Curtis; Top Notch Auto and Towing and Moe’s Graphics, in Gothenburg; Kent Silvester, in Imperial, Neil Noel, in Beaver City, and Duncan Upholstery, in Cairo will also have tickets.
Additionally, tickets will be available everywhere the car is displayed and at the welcome centers of MPCC campuses in McCook, North Platte, Broken Bow, Imperial, Ogallala and Valentine.
The drawing for the Oldsmobile will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 10 during the annual Colonel Cody’s Cruise Show and Shine in Memorial Park.
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