Mid-Plains Community College’s 1972 Chevy Nova will be on display in North Platte, Sutherland and Grant this weekend.
The hotrod is scheduled to be at the North Platte Wal-Mart from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 2, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 3. It will also be at the Sutherland Roast Beef Luncheon from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, July 4, and at the Grant Car Show the afternoon of July 4.
Tickets are $10 each and no more than 6,000 will be sold. The car will be raffled at 2 p.m. on Sept. 11 at Colonel Cody’s Cruise Show and Shine in downtown North Platte.
The Chevy Nova has been totally restored and modified beginning with a 1988 Chevy Tune Port Injected 305 c.i.d. engine, a T5 5 Speed transmission and coupled to a 355 posi-trac rear end. The car is equipped with Tilt wheel, Vintage Air, Four wheel disc brakes and American Racing Wheels.
The car has a totally customized interior and is wrapped up in PPG Paint (Toreador Red) which was donated by Mid Plains Auto Finishes. The decals were created and applied by “Lettering by Moe.” Some of the Nova parts were furnished by RPM Unlimited, The Car Doc, J&M parts and equipment.
Tickets are available wherever the car is on display and at the following locations in North Platte: Advance Auto Parts, Bob Spady Motors, Cohagen Battery Store, Grandma’s Memories Antiques & Collectibles, Isabel’s Auto Center, A.J. Janas, Jim Pokorny, Jody’s Auto Sales, Mid-Plains Auto Finishes, RPM Unlimited, The Car Doctor, Twin River Body Shop, Pat Smith, Kohler Trailer Sales, Midtown Motors, NPCC North and South Campuses (front office), Top Notch Auto – Moe’s Graphics in Gothenburg and McCook Community College (front office) in McCook
For more information about the car, its summer tour, or to learn more about the MPCC Automotive and Autobody program offerings, please call (308) 535-3601.