1985 Dodge Omni GLH

Compact performance powered by 1985 Dodge Omni GLH engine family.

Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.

Bodies Five-door five-passenger hatchback

Configurations Omni GLH, Omni GLH Turbo

Engine range High Output or Turbo I 2.2-liter inline-four

Chassis L-body front-drive chassis with GLH suspension tuning

Production Exact configuration ledger remains unresolved

Story

1985 Dodge Omni GLH

The 1985 Omni GLH family combined five-door five-passenger hatchback with Omni GLH, Omni GLH Turbo configurations. This page keeps those factory choices together without treating an engine, stripe, badge, or trim package as a separate car identity.

Engines and transmissions

High Output and Turbo I engines require different induction, injection, cooling, exhaust, transaxle, chassis, date, and documentary evidence. Transmission, induction, cooling, exhaust, axle, emissions equipment, and dates must match the selected engine path.

Chassis and brakes

The GLH package paired its engine paths with a five-speed transaxle, program-specific springs, bars, dampers, wheels, tires, graphics, and cabin equipment. Brake, steering, spring, damper, axle, ratio, wheel, and tire equipment varied by configuration and must be reconciled to factory and car-specific records.

Body, trim, and proof

Start with VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, and ownership history. Then reconcile drivetrain, chassis, protected finish, cabin, trim, dates, and records. Replaceable badges, stripes, wheels, or a swapped engine cannot establish factory configuration.

**Exact-year view retained for body, trim, glass, lamps, bumpers, and wheel context; condition and restoration details remain specific to the photographed vehicle.**Greg Gjerdingen via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Price history

Values

Nominal dollars from original price sheets, auction archives, and approved value references.

Original Price

A verified original price is not yet available for this car.

Values move with paperwork, originality, options, condition, venue, and body style. High bids and guide values are labeled separately from completed sales.

Reference records

Options, Colors & Components

Source-backed details for trim, chassis, production, and authenticity.

Engine Details

2.2L H.O. 135 cu in High Output naturally aspirated inline-four · Regular GLH path · engine assembly / specification
Turbo I 2.2L 135 cu in turbocharged fuel-injected inline-four · GLH Turbo path · carburetor / specification

Transmission

Factory transmission Five-speed manual transaxle

Options

Engines and Induction summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

GLH Omni GLH performance program factory · appearance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
2.2-HO 2.2-liter High Output engine factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
TURBO-I Turbo I 2.2-liter engine factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
FIVE-SPEED Five-speed manual factory · performance · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.
HANDLING GLH handling equipment factory · chassis · Codes, dates, installed hardware, body identity, and records must agree.

Paint

PX8 Black factory · solid
PW7 White factory · solid
PR4 Graphic Red factory · solid
PA4 Silver Metallic factory · metallic
PB3 Ice Blue Metallic factory · metallic
STRIPE GLH accent graphics factory · solid

Production

Transmissions summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

1985 Dodge Omni GLH family total · 0 · reported

Authenticity

Rear Axle and Ratios summarized from reviewed factory and marque references.Classic Muscle · Reference illustration

Model-year identity 1985 Omni GLH VIN or serial, body tag, title, shell, drivetrain, trim, protected finish, and ownership evidence that agrees · VIN or serial plate, body or trim plate, chassis, title, build records, and ownership history · fraud detection
Engine and transmission Configuration-correct engine, induction, transmission, controls, stampings, castings, and dates · Engine, induction, gearbox, shifter, pedals, stamp pads, castings, dates, and records · numbers matching
Axle, brakes, and suspension Application-correct axle, ratio, brake system, steering, springs, links, and dampers · Axle housing and carrier, brakes, steering, suspension, dates, service records, and build evidence · date correctness
Paint, exterior trim, and cabin Plate- and record-supported finish, moldings, badges, wheels, upholstery, instruments, and controls · Body and trim plates, protected paint, upholstery, hardware, dashboard, and restoration records · trim correctness

Still Researching

production No reviewed public ledger reconciles 1985 Omni GLH production by body, model, engine, transmission, axle, paint, trim, options, plant, date, and surviving-car status.
paint colors Reviewed references establish representative factory colors but not a complete body, trim, stripe, special-order, plant, and build-date compatibility matrix.
interior Broad cabin equipment is documented, but the complete upholstery color, material, body, option, and production-date matrix is not publicly reconciled.
authenticity markers Public model references cannot prove one survivor's born-with shell, drivetrain, chassis components, paint, trim, options, or component dates.