Bitter SC and CD cars - split from Photos from Blighty

[014 Phil]

You just have to keep throwing those Bitters out there, don't you Neville.

[001 Neville]

Who??? ME????

Actually, I've been emailing Steve, and he has all the parts needed to convert a Bitter to rhd.........

......hmmm, you can guess what comes next, Phil?

[014 Phil]

That was SUCH a nice car...........

[010 Alf]

Sorry Neville, I had forgotten about your Bitter addiction

I didn't mean to fan the flames, if you value your marriage, stick with the Opels!!!!

Cheers,
Alf.

[001 Neville]

Phil, have you still got a contact number for the mechanic to see if the Bitter is still in OZ? Chris was muttering about shipping it back to Switzerland since more people know what they are!

Someone bought his Bitter CD in Oz, so that is around somewhere if you hear of it for a potential member? .....

S'okay Alf. Steve is to blame as he emailed me about a rhd 3.9 litre SC in the Midlands for sale

[014 Phil]

Should have Neville - I'll give him a call for you.

[014 Phil]

Phil, have you still got a contact number for the mechanic to see if the Bitter is still in OZ? Chris was muttering about shipping it back to Switzerland since more people know what they are!

Someone bought his Bitter CD in Oz, so that is around somewhere if you hear of it for a potential member? .....

S'okay Alf. Steve is to blame as he emailed me about a rhd 3.9 litre SC in the Midlands for sale

Great news Neville, the Bitter is still available.

Apparently the CD went to Western Australia, so I'll never get to see that one.

[001 Neville]

Just to continue the hijack of Alf's thread..... for Phil's interest... a Bitter CD based on the floorpan of the Opel Diplomat, with a Chev 327 V8 engine if I recall correctly?

[014 Phil]

I had a long drive home from a meeting last night, so had time to ponder Bitters.

Came to the inevitable conclusion that although there's an SC less than two hours away, I don't need it, I can't afford it, and I don't have the space for it. (But it would be REALLY cool..................). I was also wondering what the relationship was between the CD & Diplomat,as I was aware that they both ran 327s. Thanks for clarifying that.

Now, I think I need to buy a lottery ticket!!

[020 Brad]

I like that you ponder Bitters while you drive.

And also, that 327 looks fantastic in that CD, and I bet it sounds the part in it too.

edited for whoops!

[001 Neville]

Now, I think I need to buy a lottery ticket!!

No, you don't! Remember you "haven't got space"????


Brad, the V8 is in the fastback CD which was produced '73-'79, while the SC was a saloon car based on the later Monza/Senator A floorpan with the same 3.0 straight six, or later on, a 3.9 straight six.

[001 Neville]

Not much resemblance is there, between the '72 Opel Diplomat (top) and the '73 - '79 Bitter CD???




Was originally a design exercise by Opel, called the CD, which was picked up by Erich Bitter with Opel's blessing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Cars#Bitter_CD

[014 Phil]

Interesting info there Neville. How good do the CDs look compared to the Diplomat!!

[001 Neville]

Yep, look like a whole different century apart, rather than a few years.

Yet there are some who love the old Diplomat - the guy who owned my Commodore also had a Diplomat until recently, which he has now sold to someone in Holland. He seemed to love the "Diplo" more than the Commodore.

At one stage (last year?), Andy down Wanganui way said there was a Diplomat here in NZ which was destined to be used for banger racing. He was trying to save it, but I've not heard anything more. Looks heavy enough to see off all competitors, but a shame for such an end.

[028 Sean]

Interesting info there Neville. How good do the CDs look compared to the Diplomat!!

Here is a pic of my mate Derek's Bitter SC....



Hope you like it Phil!