This 1985 Bitter SC is an Oddball German Coupe You Can Buy Right Now

Never heard of the Bitter SC? Don't worry, neither had I until about a couple of hours ago. The Bitter SC was the brainchild of German racing driver and businessman Erich Bitter and only 461 SC coupes were ever made. You can now buy one of those 461 coupes, as this super clean 1985 example is currently for sale on Cars and Bids.

The Bitter SC first launched in 1979 and, while its design had gone through a few iterations before it went into production, its final design was penned by Giovanni Michelotti, the man behind countless gorgeous Alfa Romeos and Lancias. Its design is often compared to the Pinifarina-designed Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 and once you see it, it's hard to unsee. It's almost a carbon copy of the '70s Ferrari.

However, its underpinnings aren't so exotic. The Bitter SC was built on the Opel Senator chassis and shared most of its suspension bits. Under the hood is a 3.0-liter Opel-sourced straight-six engine, with 177 horsepower. There was a stroked 3.9-liter straight-six available when it was new, which made 209 horsepower, but the car on sale has the smaller engine. That straight-six is paired to a five-speed manual and rear-wheel drive, so it should still be plenty fun to drive. Sadly, due to the late '70s oil crisis, the Bitter SC dropped the 327 cubic-inch Chevy V8 of its processor, the Bitter CD.