Vehicle Description
1976 Oldsmobile Omega - All Original, Survivor Example - Purchased
New at Cooper Chevrolet/Oldsmobile of Eaton Rapids, MI - Original
260 V8 and �€�5 Speed Manual - All Original Paint and Interior -
Factory Air Conditioning - Power Steering and Power Brakes -
Original Build Sheet, Order Sheet, Bill of Sale and all
Books/Manuals - Acquired from an Oldsmobile Museum - Time Capsule
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more than 150 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
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Motors.) An economical compact with an air of luxury �€" Hemmings,
November 2018 More on the Omega from Hemmings: The last letter of
the Greek alphabet, Omega, translates as 'great O.' Arriving for
1973, Oldsmobile's Omega was one of General Motors' compact cars
that satisfied the 'N-O-V-A' acronym of Nova, Omega, Ventura, and
Apollo. Given its upscale appointments, and the fact it was an
Oldsmobile, the Omega was the great O of the X-body quadruplets.
Offered here is a 1976 Oldsmobile Omega in Light Blue Metallic
(code 28L) over white. Showing 94,967 miles on its odometer, or
just over 2,100 miles per-year on average since new. The extremely
well-documented survivor was purchased from Cooper
Chevrolet-Oldsmobile in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, and was most
recently acquired from an Oldsmobile museum. A completely original
and high-spec car, now showing some patina from age, this is
authentic-time-capsule Oldsmobile history. The Light Blue Metallic
exterior paint shows very well on some body panels, while having
suffered some delamination and fading (especially on the roof on
the driver's side, trunk lid, and hood) and some minor flaws on the
driver's door and trunk lid. The left-front fender shows slightly
wrinkled sheet metal. The car has never been repainted in order to
preserve originality. (To best assess the quality of the paint and
trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car
in the accompanying gallery.) Chrome bumpers, grille, headlight
trim, and cabin-glass trim are all in very good condition with
little, if any, patina. Cabin glass and lighting lenses are clear
and undamaged. Factory badging is complete and in good condition
including: the Oldsmobile script badge and grille emblem, Omega and
Oldsmobile-logo fender emblems, Oldsmobile-script trunk emblem, and
Oldsmobile logos in the taillight lenses. The original
selling-dealer's sticker is also still in place. Stock steel wheels
(with aftermarket, disc-style, chrome full-wheel covers) are
mounted with BFGoodrich® Radial T/A raised-white-letter tires.
Factory-original full-wheel covers are included in the sale. The
Omega's upscale interior has been very well-kept. Handsome door
trim incorporates white vinyl, woodgrain trim, and blue lower-door
carpet treatments together with a script Omega badge. Stylish
white-vinyl-trimmed upholstery with vertically pleated fabric
inserts covers the front high-back buckets and rear bench seat.
Cabin carpets (protected with rubber mats in front), the package
shelf, and safety belts are medium-blue in color. A blue,
two-spoke, Oldsmobile-emblem steering wheel (showing some
discoloration from use) frames the standard instruments on the
woodgrain-trimmed blue dash. Vertical slide-lever controls operate
the HVAC controls and a Pioneer® audio head unit is mounted in
place of the factory radio. The floor-mounted shift lever for the
rare 5-speed manual transmission includes the shift pattern on the
knob. The car is equipped with power steering and power brakes.
Under the hood, the 260-cubic-inch GM V8 commands a clean, but not
overly detailed engine bay. All components-including
air-conditioning--are properly in place. Viewed from bel
