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Title: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: luizvivas on 29 October 2019, 14:25:26

Friends,

I really enjoyed the images of your meetings. Below is a video of the Clube do Omega MG (Omega MG Club), the best event we have held here, in the largest environmental conservation area of our city, Parque das Mangabeiras. This event brought together several Chevy (Opel) clubs:

Opala, Caravan, Chevette, Vectra, Astra, Kadett, Tigra, Monza, Corsa, Blazer, Calibra, classic cars like Camaro and Impala, Omegas and Supremas of all models and generations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxTB2qJE_NM

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: BazaJT on 29 October 2019, 17:58:04

Certainly seemed a quite impressive turn out of Omega A[Vauxhall Carlton as it was badged here],what was the car with the BMW like grille?

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 29 October 2019, 18:06:24

Chevrolet Omega, essentially a rebadged Holden VT Commodore, also a VE Omega (looks like a subdued VXR8)  :y

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: TheBoy on 29 October 2019, 19:03:58

Wow, what a turnout :)

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Auto Addict on 30 October 2019, 07:22:16

 :y

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Rangie on 30 October 2019, 07:27:24

Now that's what you call an Owners club meeting.😎

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: dave the builder on 30 October 2019, 11:17:36

very cool  8)
odd not to see any rembrandt silver ones  ;D

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: luizvivas on 30 October 2019, 13:41:43

Quote from: BazaJT on 29 October 2019, 17:58:04

Certainly seemed a quite impressive turn out of Omega A[Vauxhall Carlton as it was badged here],what was the car with the BMW like grille?

The model with the split grill that resembles the BMWs is the first generation Omega imported from Australia, from 1998, Buick V6 engine with 200 HP. We call the Omegas made in Australia Omega Kangaroos. The Omegas were widely used since launch to transport the country's presidents, politicians and ministers. Unfortunately GM stopped importing them and delivered the market to the competition. The car that currently carries the president and other dignitaries is the Ford Fusion.

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 30 October 2019, 15:02:00

Presumably not to be confused with this Ford Fusion...

https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2F4%2F4d%2FFord_Fusion_front_20080222.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFord_Fusion_(Europe)&tbnid=Ht0yI1r6fSYKIM&vet=1&docid=oJyYLAM_lLmuNM&w=1704&h=1107&q=ford%20fusion%20uk&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim :D

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: luizvivas on 31 October 2019, 14:20:44

:D :D :D :D This model above looks like Ecosport.

Sorry. Ford Fusion here in Brazil are just sedans, like the one in the photo below, of the current generation:

https://carro.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1309103188-ford-fusion-20-titanium-awd-16v-gasolina-4p-automatico-_JM#position=9&type=item&tracking_id=1c037ec4-d752-4086-8fe8-c2c77685a924

Current official model used to carry the president.

 :y

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 31 October 2019, 16:13:40

We have that... Badged as a Mondeo here ;)

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: luizvivas on 01 November 2019, 13:21:27

I find these differences from automakers interesting. Mondeo was sold here as imported in the 1990s and the importation lasted approximately 10 years.

https://www.webmotors.com.br/carros/estoque/ford/mondeo

Is your Ford Fusion (pictured above) our first generation Ecosport? In the background photo, our first generation Ford Fusion.

https://carro.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-1311682460-ford-ecosport-xlt-16-8v-20042005-_JM#position=19&type=item&tracking_id=9f9ca2ca-0aed-495f-b5e5-c23c63313d88

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 01 November 2019, 14:08:13

The first link is indeed what we would call a Mondeo ;), Mk1/2/3 shown.

Mk1/2 sold in the US as Mercury Contour, Mk3 became their Mk1 Fusion (different bootlid to the Mondeo version).

Mondeo was initially intended as a global car for Ford, hence the name. Closest thing to a global car in the GM range is probably the Astra... Although the Omega A//B was reasonably well represented.

We have only got the latest EcoSport. That one might be related to our Fusion, but it was sold here as a Fiesta derivative... Cheap, roomy 5 door/5 seat runaround with a choice of 1.4 petrol or diesel iirc. Not much to recommend it beyond being a Ford alternative to a cheap Hyundai/Kia.

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: TheBoy on 02 November 2019, 08:57:01

Moving thread to General Car Chat area :)

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Varche on 02 November 2019, 09:28:10

Very interesting  :y

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 November 2019, 11:22:26

Very impressive indeed.

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 04 November 2019, 07:42:44

Great to see and thanks for sharing.

Many happy weeks spent in Belo when working for GE, even managed to take in a Cruzeiro game

Title: Re: OMEGAS MEETING IN BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL
Post by: luizvivas on 05 November 2019, 23:48:20

 :y :y :y :y
Did you eat many pão-de-queijo(cheese breads)?
I'm a Cruzeiro fan.