"You have created a magnificent site. I always stop, and take a look . To me it's a perfect car show, with the warmth of home...Vie had a 75 Pontiac Ventura, 75 Buick Skylark , 76 Chevy Nova . 20 yrs later, now I have a 77 Olds Omega SX...I saved this car from a 17 yr old driving it in 8 inches of snow years ago. I've done some custom interior, some lower paint work and striping, but it runs with a 1966 BB 425. I even found old Hooker headers. Tires love to shred, the body has 64,000 miles..." Thanks for an awesome contribution, Gary!
"...Bought this '75 Omega Salon to pacify me until I find a '73 to suit me. I bought this from the original owner in Tennessee. The car has 81k miles on it....bucket seats, console, power windows, tilt, and am-fm (it works). Two things I did not like, the car color was changed from Midnight Blue Metallic to a bright blue, and it has a Buick 350 (I hated that the most). Appears to be a factory install, the harness is not modified. I now have it in a GM dealership body shop, replacing the door and repainting it back to its original color. The vinyl top will be gone. Keep up the great work on your site!" It's interesting to see the "Salon" logo actually stuck onto the car.
(R) Otis
Olinger (
otisolinger@sbcglobal.net )is the proud new owner of this luxury X-body.
"I bought this car on E-Bay for $610.00. It has a V-6 for
now, 95,000 miles, and everything is original. It has a lot of work in its
future, I can't wait!"
Hey, that's the spirit!
^new pic added!
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Oldsmobile factory photo of the '75 Omega. Carried by the folks at AutoLit, among other similar e-bay goodies.
During a weekend road trip, I spotted this lonely Omega and of course had to show you the proof...!
(R) Another view of Chris Stoyles' fine Canadian '75 Omega with cowl hood.
A special bonus for those who might have missed it when it appeared in our
Ad section, these are some of the last photos of Gary Lowman's awesome 77
Omega SX before he parted with it. Check out the unique gauge
cluster...
Elsewhere on the site, we have an ad showing the Omega
doing taxicab service in Austria. I'm not sure if this car's roots
were in shuttling people around, but it's still a very moving ride for
owner Edwin Hromek ( edwin_hromek@hotmail.com )
"First of all I want to tell you that I love your
site! I can't believe that there are still some maniacs like me out there
that favor the nowadays "almost extinct" Omega series. Here in Vienna,
Austria I am surely one of a few rare owners of an Omega - maybe the only
one with a 76 model V8 engine still running (V6s are more common).
"This car had originally the 305ci Buick small block which I changed with a
more powerful 350ci Chevy that now produces approx. 350hp. I still love to
drive this car in my spare time and it's a lot of fun on the drag strip,
too. Although I also own a 71 Charger SE 318cui, this Omega is much
more powerful and I love to scare kids daring to duel me on the streets...because this black beauty (I call it "the Lady") really kicks some
if need be."
The all-black treatment seems to wear well on
these 4-doors, and even makes this Olds look menacing. (Update: the
car is actually a '76 wearing a '77 grille according to Edwin.)
Chris Stoyles did a nice job posing these shots, which finally do justice to his
exceptionally nice '75 Omega, and the maroon/white interior with sport wheel
really stands out. The mild cowl hood looks very good on
the Olds. (
stoyles350@hotmail.com )
(L) Some of us are familiar with the symptoms of X-Body Withdrawal or Seller's Remorse ... Gary Lowman, former Omega SX owner, drops us a note:
"Well I couldn't leave the X-body car out of my life long. This was my uncle's car, a 78' Omega, it has the 305 Chevy motor and 20,000 original miles. It still has front sway bar tags hanging on the car. In honor of my uncle, it's going to receive a Corvette drive line and paint.
"And I can't believe it, but I found my old Omega SX in a garage collecting dust...1/4 inch of dust already. Don't know its fate, but if I buy it back, it's also getting the royal treatment (modern driveline). Gary garylowman@verizon.net "
Gary also found some Olds production numbers. "I got all this info from another site (of course, I can't remember which one). Maybe you can use it in your tech section."
Total 2-door production: 1977-18,611. 1978-15,632.
1979-4,806.
SX option:
1977-3,499 1978-2,376
1979-702.
(R) The Omega is also surviving pretty well out here on the West Coast. I think the blue 4-door was the same car featured for sale at one time on this site...had I not been in such a hurry to pick up some visitors (this was at a train station), I could have met the owner. With a little better lighting on the grille, this almost looks like a publicity shot :-)
"The car once again needs a paint job, and it only has the 260 v-8, but she does the job as far as rattling windows. Hey, if you can't be fast might as well be loud. Thanks for the great website."
He reports that the
engine is mostly chrome now and looking good (sorry I couldn't open some of
his ZIP files showing the motor). "I have added a cold air intake to my
Omega as of 4-20-07. Now I know she is only a 260 v8 but she runs great and
I don't have any problems with her. Also added was an Accel coil in cap, and
the battery was located to the trunk to power my stereo system."
*
Scholars of natural history may recall that Krakatoa was a volcano that
erupted in 1883, making what is believed to be the
loudest noise ever heard on earth. -Ro
(R) Omega owner Angie ( angiehunter75@hotmail.com ) drops us a line:
"Hi there--- I bought this car in 1999 for $220!!! from the original owner. She only had 88,000 original miles, NO rust & minimal body damage (scratch, crease dents & door dings). The price was right & she purrs like a kitten. The original 305 is in it but I had to replace the carb. I changed it & the intake to a 4 bbl Edelbrock 660. Now she goes like STINK!! Its so many colors as I am restoring her...but it's a slow & painful process, as parts are IMPOSSIBLE to find!! Not to mention DUMB drivers keep hitting me!! Hence needing fender & front bumper, drivers window, front passenger fender. Love this site, as I need so many parts. I live in Surrey BC, Canada--near Vancouver. Email me. (pics are previous to accident) .Thanks!!"