By 1973, every division of General Motors had a variant of the Chevrolet Nova to sell. Pontiac first copied the Nova in 1971 (Ventura), and Buick (Apollo) and Oldsmobile (Omega) followed in 1973. When the Nova was redesigned for the final time in 1975, the Omega followed suit. The seller’s 1977 example has been sitting in a carport for 30 years and may only have 31,000 miles. It’s clearly a project and is available in Vancouver, British Columbia, and here on craigslist for $899 (CDN?). Another cheap wheels tip from “Curvette.”
After the Nova-based rear-wheel-drive compacts were done in 1979, the Omega name moved over to an Olds version of the new FWD Chevrolet Citation. The old school Omega had its best year in ‘77, selling more than 21,000 4-door sedans like this one, plus the other body styles. Because the Omega was an economy car (of sorts), six-cylinder power was standard. The original owner of this one opted for a V8 engine, either 260 or 350 inches.
This example has been sitting where you see it since before the turn of the century. With such low mileage, it didn’t travel far when it was running. The owner passed away several years ago, and the Oldsmobile continued to sit. The registration is MIA, but the seller has the keys. The tires are flat, but could be the originals. We’re told the interior is okay, but there are no photos. There is plenty of surface rust but no cancer otherwise. The engine will turn over with a splash of fresh gas, and we’re told there’s a video, but it wasn’t uploaded by the seller. Worth restoring?
To bad no Interior pics. Btw it’s a 5.0 Chevy motor as offered here in Canada. If the insides is nice and has no frame rot this could be an interesting.resto