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Alex W

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Lotus Omega?
« on: 25 October 2009, 13:13:40 »
Just seen an Opel badged "Lotus Omega" for sale in a Classic Car magaziine. Its 1997, they want £30k for it. (I'm not considering buying it)

I've never heard of a Lotus Omega. anyone got any information about it?
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #1 on: 25 October 2009, 13:16:50 »
They were all Lotus Omegas - just badged Carlton for UK, as all Carltons were.
They arrived at Hethel as Omegas, so Lotus simply carried that on.

Same spec except rhd/lhd.
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #2 on: 25 October 2009, 13:19:49 »
Carltons in euroland are also know as Omega's .I found out lately there was only 6 Lotus Omega's B made for racing.Out of 6 there are only 2 left.One now at it's new home in Switzerland due to a mate of mine buying one from a mad German Baron collector.
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #3 on: 25 October 2009, 13:21:10 »
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Just seen an Opel badged "Lotus Omega" for sale in a Classic Car magaziine. Its 1997, they want £30k for it. (I'm not considering buying it)

I've never heard of a Lotus Omega. anyone got any information about it?


Be odd to be a 97, thought they only made them for a couple of years around 90 to 93
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #4 on: 25 October 2009, 13:24:44 »
Indeed thay were, but a few dealers hung on to them and registered them later on - IIRC, latest one in UK is 1998, R reg?
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #5 on: 25 October 2009, 13:40:53 »
most likey a project car, member here put full running gear from a Lotus Carlton into a P reg Omega  :)
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #6 on: 25 October 2009, 14:39:51 »
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Indeed thay were, but a few dealers hung on to them and registered them later on - IIRC, latest one in UK is 1998, R reg?


I have heard this too.

Lucky person who ever got it!

Presume the original poster was aware of the Lotus Carlton?
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #7 on: 25 October 2009, 14:46:54 »
Yep, well aware of the Carlton, didn't know that they were called Omega on the continent tho'. Every day is a schoolday, as my daughter used to say.
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #8 on: 25 October 2009, 15:23:04 »
UK Carlton is the Omega A - UK Omega is the Omega B.
No such thing as Omega C, even though Irmscher and LMF call the facelift that sometimes! If that was the case, uk Omega would be the C cos the Carlton had a facelift too.
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #9 on: 25 October 2009, 18:43:06 »
The Omega A (Facelift Carlton), was so called as the previous model was the Opel Rekord and the original Vx Carlton.

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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #10 on: 25 October 2009, 18:48:06 »
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The Omega A (Facelift Carlton), was so called as the previous model was the Opel Rekord and the original Vx Carlton.

HTH

So what did Opel badge this Carlton as? ..... clicky
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #11 on: 26 October 2009, 06:26:05 »
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The Omega A (Facelift Carlton), was so called as the previous model was the Opel Rekord and the original Vx Carlton.

HTH

So what did Opel badge this Carlton as? ..... clicky
opel reckord i think  :y :y :y :y
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #12 on: 26 October 2009, 07:43:54 »
Came across this old thread which confuses the issue even more!! No photos ever appeared so is it an urban myth?

www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1253460228
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #13 on: 26 October 2009, 13:21:10 »
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Came across this old thread which confuses the issue even more!! No photos ever appeared so is it an urban myth?

www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1253460228

Am still waiting for the Pictures.The car is now back at his home in Switzerland  but due to my mate working for the government  his not at home a lot .He hasn't even seen the car since it was delivered.I am due to visit in late December so will post pictures then. 
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Re: Lotus Omega?
« Reply #14 on: 26 October 2009, 16:39:19 »
i did a search for lotus omega went through 50 pages of pictures and guess what.............................. nothing, just the lotus carlton/opel lotus omega
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