🖼️One of 395 Bitter CDs 1975

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Bitter was produced in Germany and later Austria. The founder Erich Bitter, a former race car driver turned automobile tuner, importer and ultimately designer began crafting his own vehicles after business ventures with Italian manufacture Intermeccanica soured. The Bitter automobile company produced vehicles between 1973 and 1989. Since 1984 several prototypes have been created by Bitter with an eye on possible low-volume production, but none of them came into fruition. Most recently Bitter displayed a Pontiac GTO-based CD2 on the 2003 Geneva Motor Show. The Opel Diplomat-based CD, a three-door hatchback coupe featuring a Chevrolet 327 V-8 of 227 hp, was built between 1973-1979 in 395 units. Its body lines betrayed a certain influence of contemporary Italian sports car design, especially Maserati. The CD had been first shown on the Frankfurt Auto Show 1971 as a design study commissioned by Opel. Bitter`s production model differed in many respects from the show car.
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NameOne of 395 Bitter CDs 1975
DescriptionBitter was produced in Germany and later Austria. The founder Erich Bitter, a former race car driver turned automobile tuner, importer and ultimately designer began crafting his own vehicles after business ventures with Italian manufacture Intermeccanica soured. The Bitter automobile company produced vehicles between 1973 and 1989. Since 1984 several prototypes have been created by Bitter with an eye on possible low-volume production, but none of them came into fruition. Most recently Bitter displayed a Pontiac GTO-based CD2 on the 2003 Geneva Motor Show. The Opel Diplomat-based CD, a three-door hatchback coupe featuring a Chevrolet 327 V-8 of 227 hp, was built between 1973-1979 in 395 units. Its body lines betrayed a certain influence of contemporary Italian sports car design, especially Maserati. The CD had been first shown on the Frankfurt Auto Show 1971 as a design study commissioned by Opel. Bitter`s production model differed in many respects from the show car.
CreatorDidier Lahousse
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Entry CreatedJul 24, 2017, 12:07 PM
Last UpdatedNov 21, 2020, 5:11 PM

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    • 1973-1979
    • 1st gen
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