IT'S Done--IT'S HERE--and we are pleased to announce that North Platte Community College's Transportation Division have begun selling tickets for its latest classic car--a 1972 Dodge Challenger.

Raffle tickets are $10 each and no more than 6,000 will be sold. The car will be raffled at 2 p.m. Sept. 10 at Colonel Cody's Cruise Show and Shine in downtown North Platte.

This year's 1972 Dodge Challenger sports a late-model 360 Magnum motor with a 727 transmission and 355 Posi-Track rear end. Features include air conditioning, a Plum Crazy Purple finish and freehand pin-striping by Mike Smith.

Tickets are available wherever the car is on display and at the following locations in North Platte: Auto One, Advance Auto Parts, Bob Spady Buick-GMC, Cohagen Battery Store, Grandma's Memories Antiques & Collectibles, Isabell's Auto Center, A.J. Janas, Jodys Auto Sales, Mid-Plains Auto Finishes, Modern Muffler, The Car Doctor, Twin River Body Shop, NPCC North and South Campuses (front office), McCook Community College (front office) and Larry's Barber Shop 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 or click on www.mpcc.edu.