I have located a 74 Omega S, and trying to research options and equipment. There is obsoletely nothing in the net about cars. I did find that they produced 12,000 omega hatchbacks, but nothing about "S" cars. Any help us greatly appreciated, Thanks!!! Color production would help too, I found a Lime Hatchback.

 

I have no info on this. If info does exist, you're likely to find out about the S but not the color.

 

Production figures are available for every model of every year on Wild About Cars:
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-b...aldisplayed=50

I'm sorry, but Wild About Cars has little more info on the 1974 models online yet. We have quite a bit, but need to get it scanned and posted.

As you can see, there is no such model "Omega S". The "S" is option W28 "Omega S Sports Package" available on the Omega Hatchback and 2-dr Coupe models. I believe there is a report with production numbers on the W28 option at the GM Heritage Center. I've picked up other years of this report, but not '74 yet. The W28 package included decals, sport mirrors, Custom Sport Steering wheel, and SSIII wheels. An appearance package only.

 

So I assuming that they were getting the W28 compared to the W30 in the Cutlass/442. The car does have bucket seats, floor shift automatic, tilt wheel. One thing that surprised me is, it does not have a factory tach. Like most novas, equipped the same. Was that a separate option?

 

Don't let the W code fool you - it's nothing special other than to individuals.

And just about every muscle car from the era had the tachometer optional, including W-30s.

 

I read on line a few years ago that the S package was added at the dealership.Thats why no one knows how many were made. I have a sales brochure that mention the S option.
railguy

 

Yep, 12,449 to be exact. The hatchback was the most expensive of the three versions (hatchback coupe, 2-door coupe, and four-door sedan) of the Omega offered that year. Base price was $2919.

 

Well, what you read was wrong. It was a factory option as I said above and thus the production numbers *were* known and may still be available. The option is clearly spelled out in the Dealer Albums and SPECS booklets.

 

I also have an original sales brochure from 1974, and it also shows a Omega S, of which I have one.. Omega red, black interior, hatchback.

 

There's also one that compares the Omega to a Volkswagen.

 

Probably because of the camper/tent you could purchase for the hatchback. VW had one also.

 

No,I think they where comparing it to the Beatle.Because"and I know I'll probably be corrected but"The Omega was a compact.
railguy

 

Here is a video on the Omega S package
I think it has been posted before.

http://testdrivejunkie.com/1974-olds...ck-test-drive/

 

Nice!!

 

If you like the car you should enjoy it for what it is. no matter what the production numbers are, it won't be terribly valuable. It can be a really cool car.

 

Does anyone here have a real '74 Omega S that hasn't been modified?

 

I'll have to do some rereading and research to figure out if it's an S or not, but I may have one that hasn't been modified outside of engine/transmission work. Omega green, green interior with white seats/headliner, hatchback.

 

Excellent. Any news?

 

Did a few deep dives before life got busy, but can't find the one brochure I stumbled upon in college/highschool a few years back that had all the option/uplift code options. I probably found more info on classic old 70's/80's motorhomes for a reverse engineering project than that car. The only one that "matches" it is the previously mentioned advertising photo of a lime green hatchback with a trim package, captioned as a sports package, but no "Omega S".
​​​​​
Mines still being restored so I haven't been able to snag the vin or any of the documents that came with it, might be able to if my mechanics at the local car show before it concludes for the year. But since this form has signs of life...how feasible would it to take a stock 350 and make it into a hot 400 motor?

I'm not building it, it's was unknowingly already built when I got it and too clean for the mechanics to bother touching it with the machining sticker still on the oil pan, but I'm damn curious what the previous owner did to it at a machine shop in 2002/2005 bc it's got more ponies than my mom remembers drag racing with back in the day 😂. But this car and how I got it is a conundrum, let alone hard to fathom when knowing it was apparently rebuilt plus needs a lot of fuel to run smooth but can't find much history wise for it, let alone to confirm any speculations besides color and it's a 4bbr 350 that might be street legal if fuels restricted.