. T echniques. Not to nitpickbut the Oldsmobile 455 was physically taller & a tad wider than its little brother. Sometimes, over gangsters! Stock#414NDY This vehicle is located in Carmel, IN. None of the Apollo, Omega, or Ventura looked as good as the Nova however. Call 800-650-1055 or visit www.autobarnclassiccars.com for additional information. These cars were being built since 1967 in the form of the Chevy Nova . No title. Has the "Rocket 350" V8 automatic. As far as this Olds I like it over the other GM badged X cars, if I had to chose the Pontiac or Olds a tough call but I would have to say GM should have kept the Olds lineup. While GMs Novas are trashed? There were few changes in 1974. I notice that you have one with chrome around the windows and below. Shop online & Save up to 40% on original replacement 1978 Oldsmobile Omega Exhaust Springs. fix all the issues with and have a car worthy of being kept for another 10-15 years. The Oldsmobile Omega had a production run of 11 years and three generations. That seems a little harsh. The cargo area did not seem very deep on these either. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for For 1973-1977 Oldsmobile Omega PCV Valve AC Delco 48331RC 1974 1975 1976 at the best online prices at eBay! Real Cadillac engines were this way also: a 1980 368 engine is externally identical to its big brother 425, 472, & 500 engines. I owned three of the four, and was in all of them at one time or another, as these were the cars we owned when I was growing up in the late 70s. [1] If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Thanks to Kenneth A for this tip! 1973 Olds 442 with factory V-Code 455 and Muncie M20 4-speed. I figure by the time my son is my age, there should be very few of these on the road with the value going up on account of the limited numbers still in existence and the extra options that you mentioned we have. My brother had a 74 Nova hatchback, and I know what you mean about the doorhandles, and the doors, for that matter. 30 . Franchise laws differ from state to state. Well before this car debuted, Oldsmobile and Cadillac were often paired at the dealer level, except in the larger cities. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega - 66K Miles Original Car manual Original plates & tags Historical tag 350/350 HP built by Kammer Racing Forged crank TRW pistons Roller Tappet Rockers 490 Lift Camshaft (Elderbrock) New fuel pump, oil pump Elderbrock intake Hooker Headers Coated By Aesthetic Finishers Holley 670CFM Street Avenger Carburetor Its listed on eBay with bids just topping $2,500 and there is no reserve. Year 1973 . I think that size rear wheel drive hatch is viable today. I remember seeing these up close when my Mom was car shopping in 1974. Now I read the write-up, comments I guess its the motor~. 1975 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale . 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (Brochure). A few years later (1975??) If your car was originally licensed in say, January and you fail to license it for a while and you decide to license it again say in October, you have to pay for the time that lapsed since January and the plate is therefore only good for November and December for the year you re-license it and one additional year, rather than for the entire 2 years licenses are normally good for. Coupes were the big sellers in compact class back then. This is a 1980 Omega with an Omega badge in that location. Overpriced, Interior Original and in excellent condition. This means that worn out door hinges on these cars cannot be repaired without some sort of torch and chisel action. CrazyI just saw a brown 4-door for sale at a dealership in Minnesota the other day! You dont get the third wish, Mister!. Driven Are there any fans of the Olds Omega out there? Not saying I agree. Az Oldsmobile szkhza (1966) - Building 70. I passed it on the highway and could not mentally conjure exactly what model and year and I click on CC and here it isuncanny. White vinyl seats and red carpet. Olds dealers were happy to have them once OPEC cut off oil. $19,900 Dealership CC-1682723 1966 Oldsmobile Delta 88 However, they would have all rusted out only in larger quantities. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega. (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. I was given a 1967 Country Sedan by a friend, I registered it and because he did no Non-Op, the registration, my Free, station wagon cost me almost $600.00 in late fees. Remember, this was before the internet. Maybe an LSx swap, too? We had a 68 Mercury pickup that the dealer put badges on both sides of the hood, the truck was gone after 2 years but I remember lots of cars with sheetmetal rusted through where a dealer badge had been. There was a difference the Omega was a slightly sporty version of the X body, offering wet look vinyl seat bolsters and houndstooth pattern cloth seat inserts a distinctive Oldsmobile grille and, like the early Buick Apollo and current Ventura, although a Chevy Six was standard, the Omega (and Pontiac Ventura and Buick Apollo/Skylark) did offer their own divisional V-8s (although the Pontiac Ventura II when initially offered in 71 used a Chevy 307 2-bbl). Got a while, but when I retire will be getting out of this anti car state. lol, Look at the sky in the background. I still expect them to pull off a miracle, and have been satisfied with some of their recent cars, but then I may be biased. I have no evidence beyond circumstantial, but if I had to take a guess, Oldsmobile dealers would have rather had a unique product. They had to change something, so what better? 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado XS offered for sale by 920 Automotive. Alaska's List : 1973 Oldsmobile Omega For Sale Post Number 641461 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Location Fairbanks, Alaska Price $1,500 Telephone 907-452-2434 1973 Oldsmobile Omega rare 2 door hatchback survivor Got this from the 3rd owner, the engine and transmission are all original. Great memories! L ousy Since GM had the sharpest divisional setup and the most single brand dealerships, their only way to ensure those single brand dealerships remained viable businesses was to give them a the same product slightly differentiated and renamed. Heres a YouTube video showing a 1973 Olds Omega hatchback commercial. The Deadly Sin was the Volare/Aspen sitting across the street at the Chrysler/Plymouth dealers, This series of cars resulted in G.M.s most revealing choices of names belieing their platform origin: A friend owned a clean 1975 Olds Omega Salon hatchback around the 1980-83 timeframe. You can find all this information and Oldsmobile clubs and blogs just by searching it in Google basically. Leisurely Most often GM dealers got a higher or lower line to add in. My 78 Skylark sedan as a 231 V-6 (first year even firing 231/3.8L) . Here in Miami we had Cooper, Fincher, Hebert, Koons and Jeff Crippen, all single franchise Oldsmobile dealerships. Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, AZ 5 years at classiccars.com. To answer the question of Olds or Pontiac nowadays I would say Pontiac most definitely. See more price trends. 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. cars. Approved Used Vauxhall Adam Cars in Innerleithen We have 390 Used Vauxhall Adam Cars listed for Sale, so come and find a competitively priced Vauxhall Adam Innerleithen. 107,500 Miles. Get 1973 Oldsmobile Omega trim level values and reviews. View car 1 day ago See photo 1975 oldsmobile omega 2dr coupe - opport $14,900 Richmond, Wayne County, IN 1975 55,005 Miles 1973 Oldsmobile Omega. 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Sedan 4 door 350 V8 "Gold Rocket" from North America. all original Oldsmobile omega hatchback ( been in the family for 44 yrs ) never been in a accident, v8 air car, ps/pb, 122000 miles has 5 Oldsmobile rallys, BFGoodrich tires, recent tune up, runs good, has original owners manual & maintenance log, has the original dealer offered floor matts, still has the original metal wiper blades, ( period We keep them far apart to prevent cooties and avoid the halitosis. CC Effect strikes me big time. And in that comparison, the Cutlass would win by a landslide. That being said, the Hofmeister-kinked 75-79s were a BIG improvement and my favorite of those years. Continue with Recommended Cookies, 1962 Chevrolet Corvette4 days$33,750Bid Now, 1978 Chevrolet Corvette5 days$2,100Bid Now, 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III6 days$2,500Bid Now. Pontiac engines on the other hand were physically the same size so those were literally bolt-in exchanges. 1973-74 Red Polyurethane Control Arm Bushing Set with 1-5/8" O.D. From this angle it doesnt look half bad. Seems like a nifty idea, and was used again on the ill-fated Pontiac Aztek. I am looking to sell or trade my 1973 Oldsmobile Omega $3800 OBO. A pollo. The GM compacts of 75 now offered all the upscale options except leather seats and Comfortron air conditioning the new Olds Omega Salon was basically the Cutlass Salon in a smaller size with RTS, reclining bucket seats in cloth or vinyl and so on it was replaced by the Omega Brougham for 1976 which came with standard bench seat or optional buckets and less sporting than the Salon had been. I have a 73 Nova coupe. Become a member to add images to your comments. Hatchback excluded of course. Today, thirty years later, they still havent made a MB-beater car. This is the O in the NOVA acronym. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. So many fees and hassles. I was not sad to see it go. My family always had a Pontiac in the driveway but only one Oldsmobile so I guess Im biased and would prefer the Pontiac brand to have not been discontinued and they would have come out with a more retro GTO. Convertible Top Tack Strips Cooling System Coolant Recovery Tanks Fan Blade Guard - Top Cover Fan Blades Fan Shroud Brackets Fan Shrouds Heater Core Heater Plenum Misc. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. But in smaller communities, I used to see an almost random mix and match approach, certainly for the Divisions other than Chevrolet. 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. and ran great all the way through 212K to where I sold it to a young family struggling to get a family car. Date Sep 22 Oct 22 Nov 22 Price (US $) $28,500 $29,000 $29,500 $30,000 $30,500 $31,000 1975 Oldsmobile Omega 1974 Oldsmobile Omega 1973 Oldsmobile Omega Index Price. O ver Had to go to a test only smog During that time, the base engine was the 115hp (86kW) 250 cu. 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass For $9,900. With the Rocket 350, that will be easy! The door hinges are actually welded to the doors & body pillars, making them non-serviceable. Oldsmobile Omega - 1973 thru 1979 Landau Vinyl Tops Factory style replacement Vinyl Landau Tops. The Valiant Brougham and Dart SE debuted in mid-1974 with mostly trim upgrades such as velour bucket seats with center cushion and armrest and storage pockets behind the seats like in a 98 Regency, along with more woodgrain trim, carpeted lower door panels and color-keyed wheelcovers plus standard automatic transmission, power steering and power brakes. The cars were mainly an effort to cut off the grief the division execs were getting at every Dealer Council meeting. The embarrassed salesman knocked a hundred off the price of the car and filled the gas tank up with Amoco White gas.
