If you’ve never seen or heard of an Intermeccanica Omega, no one will blame you. They built just 33 of these American powered Italians. Given the steel being used to build Italian cars in this era, rust issues are common and this one clearly has its problems. It’s clearly going to need a complete restoration and the seller is asking $48,500. Given how few there are, it’s hard to say if that’s a good deal or not, but it’s certainly not cheap. Either way, it’s definitely worth a much closer look and can be found here on eBay in Bethel, Connecticut.

Besides the sleek body, the major selling point of these cars was their Ford sourced 289 V8. You got the best styling Italy had to offer with the dependability and performance of an American engine. The seller doesn’t offer much in the way of information about the condition of this car, but it’s safe to assume the engine isn’t running.

The seller claims that this car was purchased new at the 1969 New York Auto Show and is being offered by that original owner. There’s no word on the exact mileage but given the condition of the body and engine, it probably doesn’t make much of a difference. Surprisingly, the interior looks to be in fairly good shape, which is a big plus given the difficulty in finding parts for a car that is so rare. With just 32 other cars, finding parts will be the biggest challenge with restoring this one, but if all the Omega exclusive parts are here, it may not be too bad.

Rust seems to be an issue just about every classic Italian car struggles with, so it really isn’t surprising to see it here. It’s definitely a shame that it was allowed to reach this state of disrepair but it really does deserve to be restored. One of the other Omegas surfaced a few years ago, which we featured here, in worse condition with more rust issues and it sold for $15,000. This one is definitely in better shape, but is it worth the $33,500 price hike? Prices can change wildly in 3 years, but have these gone up that much?