But at least its only going for what the horribly rusted out Chevies you see here should go for. Price $ 114.65 / pair. In reply to 25th May 2014, 18:58. Properly maintained of course. So far Ive only see badging on the front grill, rear hatch/trunk lid, and on the lower front fender by the door. GM dealers needed compacts for that time, and I think they put the the FWD X successors to shame! Oldsmobile Omegas for Sale | Used on Oodle Classifieds As the resident 71-6 B-body & 73-77 A-body dork in this community, I can attest to the loss of structural integrity that coincided with the loss of the classic handle you are speaking of. Oldsmobile - Wikipdia http://stevensautomotivemuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/1974-Omega-Coupe-Side.jpg, http://photogallery.classiccars.com/#!v=slideshow&g=145&gi=388744&ss=search-0-9999-Oldsmobile-Omega-0-s&ssi=379738&sp=0&ssy=0&sey=9999&sm=Oldsmobile&smo=Omega&xo=hmn, Love the Don Jacobs metal dealer badge! Much wheel spinning up the bank of the brook . It was off to the Pontiac dealer for a Luxury LeMans. Beginning in 1982, the Chevrolet high-output (130 horsepower) 2.8L V6 became available on ES models. 1974 Oldsmobile Omega Pricing. Seems like a nifty idea, and was used again on the ill-fated Pontiac Aztek. The parking lights were relocated inboard below the grille instead of the headlights and there was a new rear bumper design which met the federal government's new 5-mph impact standards. Cheap fun!! Its listed on eBay with bids just topping $2,500 and there is no reserve. Add to Cart. Irregular Only 77,469 Omegas were built in '82, with 53,926 in 1983 and 52,986 in swan-song 1984. They had to change something, so what better? The X-bodies were all-new front-wheel drive cars for 1980. Not currently runn . theyll make it! Im pretty sure it was the only Buick in the parking lot. 1978 Oldsmobile Omega | Auto Barn Classic Cars Real goats were on the Tempest frame. No longer able to complete the restoration project. 1973 Oldsmobile Eighty-eight For Sale 17 Used Cars From $2,500 The AMC Hornet hatchback had a similar setup available. Price range N/a. Free shipping for many products! Like the Nova, the Omega was available as a 2-door coupe, 3-door hatchback and 4-door sedan - no wagon bodystyle was offered. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Classic Cars for Sale Find new and used 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Classics for sale by classic car dealers and private sellers near you Make: Oldsmobile Model: Omega Min Year: 1973 Max Year: 1973 Clear Filters Showing 1 - 1 of 1 results Featured Seller 26 11 2001 Porsche 911 Cabriolet 74,500 mi Red $ 23,900 or $394 /mo Had to go to a test only smog The exception was the Hornet, which had a stodgy 2-door sedan, but the same ratio applied when the Gremlin was figured in. Even had an Olds V-8. All were V8's built in Van Nuys, California and were sold at Century Oldsmobile in Van Nuys, California. Orginal rims and tires, Engine runs, transmission shifts. That maybe was true, but look what they later ended up with: the Cimarron! In the end, all the legacy American brands simply had too many dealerships. And, it could use new carpet anyway. This Product Fits Oldsmobile; 1973-74 Omega 4 Door Sedan; Price $ 114.65 / pair. Lower Bushing MSRP $115.99 set Classic set View Product Details WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov Add to Wishlist Product # *53149615 1968-73 Chevy II, Nova; Molded Carpet and Underlay Kit; Loop; 2/4 Door; w/o Console; Maroon/Oxblood MSRP $229.99 set I owned 3 of them. Nice grandma car. This is a 1980 Omega with an Omega badge in that location. Performance engine rebuil. For those of you who are still scratching your heads at both Oldsmobiles and Pontiacs demise, if you had to choose only one, which one would you rather still have around: Oldsmobile or Pontiac? Brand new 245/60R14 BFG Radial T/As -runs and drives great-good clutch-one repaint several years ago Overall very good condition for a 47 year old car. Engine choices included Pontiac's Iron Duke inline-four engine and the new corporate 2.8L LE2 V6 designed specifically for this platform. The Oldsmobile Omega is a compact car manufactured and marketed from 1973 to 1984 by Oldsmobile, as the brand's most affordable, entry level vehicle across three distinct generations. New Headers. Transmissions were the 4 speed manual or the TH125 3-speed automatic. Franchise laws differ from state to state. I know, I know, salt air, yadda yadda.. Until youve lived in the upper-Midwest, you west-coasters havent seen the meaning of rust! Vintage or Retro? Someone further up in the string mentioned about BOP dealers wanting a smaller car to make up for the loss of the sell-up models. Come take a close look at this unique 4-4-2 Concept Omega. Nearly 500 pounds more car than some smaller compacts. 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale convertible. Also, 1975 and older cars are exempt from the smog inspections that are required every two years on 1976 and newer models. 1984 Oldsmobile Firenza (Brochure). Unless hes putting a breaker bar on the crank, I dont know how it turns over without trying to start it. If you are a car collector in CA there are ways to get around the past due fees, it helps if you know people in the old car circle (car clubs) and you have some help from the right people within DMV. O mega Jim desperately wanted a V8, so one weekend when his folks we out of town, we put a 283 that I had pulled out of a 67 El Camino into his new Omega. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Used Vauxhall Adam Cars for Sale in Innerleithen | CarSite.co.uk I like that they said that due to high DMV fees this car wont be sold to California buyers. Faults: Wheel bearings at about 70000, and I've replaced the shoes a couple of times. Glass & Window Parts for 1973 Oldsmobile Omega - eBay Oldsmobile Omega - 1973 thru 1979 Landau Vinyl Tops Factory style replacement Vinyl Landau Tops. Of Just about, GMs engine consolidation program hadnt started yet so there was still some brand identity, but not a lot. Another case of insipid badge engineering from General Motors and a foretaste of what would become of the companys products in the late 70s and beyond. $113.16 1973-1979 Oldsmobile Omega Rear Floor Pan - Right Side SKU: 54-68-72-RH Accessory brackets are different & only a few pieces will interchange due to the differing deck height. 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega. Loved it and would like to find one just like it in Canada. Caddy kinda did get one of these shoved down their throat in the form of the Seville, and Buick did also with the Skylark. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega 1gen Base Coupe full range specs - Automobile-Catalog Cohort Classic: 1981 Oldsmobile Omega - X Marks The Spot . Sedan I can tell you my friend and I went all over the east coast on weekend road trips, hundreds of miles each way, into Canada, Cape Cod July 4th, 20* below zero skiing, no water fall grill anymore, chain holding down hoodcould not kill it. . Its too bad they were stuck with the 1968 long hood/short deck hard points and couldnt revert to the 1962-67 hard points for more space efficiency. Keep me in the conversation via email. Only 2 chebbies in my life (well, drovea chevette in Cali for the local county job) but this one screwed What I like about this car is its invisibility. Find Used Oldsmobile 1973 For Sale (with Photos). So many fees and hassles. Oh, wait. Yet at the time, they were perhaps the only business compromise that could win support from every stakeholder. The Maverick LDO and similar Comet Custom came out in mid-1972. A pollo. 01 LS1 engine. Like the wheelcovers. It was being piloted by a guy and gal (I assume a married couple) in their 60s. It's a 1973 Oldsmobile Omega 4 door with a rocket 350. Dealership. GM had developed such a formidable reputation in the past decades that everyone expected them to pull the rug out from under the German luxury makers and Japanese economy champions just as they had demolished all earlier competition. Youre welcome. Driven 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Coupe 250 6-Cylinder Turbo Hydra-Matic (aut. Yet as an independent business owner, dealers had to defend the status quo and resist franchise law changes or see their own businesses victimized by the changing market. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. This body style was not at all unpopular, I remember seeing them in the los angeles area a lot when I was a kid. I think that size rear wheel drive hatch is viable today. Take it or leave it but we would sell the entire assembly at the back glass only price. Or subscribe without commenting. There you go-Pontiac. She purchased new mileage in fifties. Well before this car debuted, Oldsmobile and Cadillac were often paired at the dealer level, except in the larger cities. Old Just pulled my moms 1973 Omega hatchback from her garage. 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Convertible Delta has zero to do with Olds using the Greek alphabet. A lot of real good comments here, interesting car too, although I dont believe a 4 speed would have been standard in 1973 or any year for a lower price transportation car like this. I have no evidence beyond circumstantial, but if I had to take a guess, Oldsmobile dealers would have rather had a unique product. Oldsmobile Repair Parts | Mill Supply, Inc. Omegas first came out as RWD Nova clones in 1973, but could be had with Olds 350 4bbl V8. Those things were oddly shaped and did not store well taking up twice the space of hatches without the curves. For the Omegas of the day the 73 and 74s I remember seeing were usually coupes/couper hatchbacks and usually were dressed up with the wet-look seats, vinyl tops (usually black), the full Cutlass wheel covers and whitewalls. The embarrassed salesman knocked a hundred off the price of the car and filled the gas tank up with Amoco White gas. 1960 Oldsmobile 2-Dr Hardtop. It was its follow-up that GM botched. Easy to pass for cars in a good or better state of tune. The Omega was one of three X-body Chevrolet Nova clones. (first posted 10/16/2012) As if Oldsmobile wasnt already selling enough Cutlasses in the 70s, someone at GM must have felt that the brand needed a smaller car that would bolster both their sales and EPA ratings. The Omega is nice, but I am not a fan of the hatchback. X-body transformed into the K-body, http://ateupwithmotor.com/luxury-and-personal-luxury-cars/210-cadillac-seville.html.