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Bitter 1973-2010 - Fan cars from the fan

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Created in 2013

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Roger Gloor

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Bitter Diplomat CD (1976) - beautiful silhouette

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Bitter Diplomat CD (1978) - front view with folding headlights

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Bitter Diplomat CD (1978)

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Bitter Diplomat CD (1978) - the trunk was accessible through the hinged rear window

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Bitter CD (1975) - elegant silhouette with typical seventies features on the Bitter

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Bitter SC - elegant and dignified, unobtrusive creation by Erich Bitter - at the 1984 Geneva Motor Show

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There have been around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of which have disappeared. Bitter can also be counted among these vanished brands. Its founder, the cyclist and car racer Erich Bitter, initially built and sold tuning parts, later launching his own luxury coupé. He also tuned Opel models and created various prototypes for other brands.

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Like many pioneers in the early days of the car, the trained businessman Erich Bitter began his career as a racing cyclist. He then became a car racer, built and sold tuning parts and became Germany's importer of Italian Intermeccanica sports cars in 1969. Because these did not convince him, he created his own luxury sports coupé with the support of Opel boss Bob Lutz. The formally convincing Bitter Diplomat CD fastback coupé was presented at the 1973 Frankfurt Motor Show. The self-supporting body was built at the Baur body plant in Stuttgart on the platform of the Opel Diplomat V8 with a GM 5.4 L engine, automatic transmission and De Dion rear axle, which was shortened to a wheelbase of 268 cm. Built until 1979, the 2+2-seater Bitter CD excelled in quality and found 395 enthusiasts. Bitter GmbH & Co KG in Schwelm also tuned various Opel models.

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