Omega [2] (France) - AllCarIndex

The Omega was a high quality sports car built without regard to commercial profit as the company was supported by the personal fortune of its founder. Jules Daubeck had made a great deal of money manufacturing railway sleepers for the Chemin de Fer du Nord, and he engaged an engineer named Gadoux to design a 2-litre six-cylinder single overhead cam engine car, which also featured front brakes.
Daubeck's aim was to provide the luxury and good looks of the Hispano-Suiza in a smaller car. As Gadoux has previously worked for Hispano-Suiza, there was quite a resemblance between the two cars. The Omega-Six was offered on two wheelbases, with tourer, saloon and coupe-de-ville bodies. Production at the small factory at Boulugne-sur-Seine was never great, not exceeding 50 cars a year at best.
Omegas competed at the Le Mans 24 hour race in 1924 and 1925 without success, and also in the Circuit des Routes Pavees where their highest place was second in the 2-litre class in 1925. The following year the engine capacity of the Omega-Six was increased to 2,667cc and then up to 3,000cc in 1928.
In 1928 Daubeck was joined by another rich industrialist, Boyriven, who provided finance for two new models, a 3-litre twin-overhead cam six and a single-cam straight eight in 3 or 4 litre capacities. Hardly any of the latter sold, and no Omegas at all found customers after 1930. Most Omegas were sold to Daubeck's friends or business associates, sometimes in payment for materials. The Great Depression brought ruin to all of his enterprises and in 1932 Daubeck committed suicide.
Credit: Graham Clayton