1982 Bitter SC

This car is offered from outside of the European Union. It has been imported under temporary admission customs bond and is therefore subject to 9% Dutch import tax on top of the winning bid price.

The winning bidder will receive a receipt for the final hammer value, as their proof of purchase.

This vehicle has been on static display for a number of years and the documented history available is limited to that displayed in our photography section.

We have not tried to start or drive the car, and cannot vouch for its mechanical viability or functionality. It will require recommissioning prior to road use and is sold ‘as seen’.

As CARS Europe BV is the guarantor of all customs duties and taxes for vehicles within Dutch customs bond, the car cannot be released to the buyer or transporter immediately after the sale. For all enquiries relating to Customs, please contact CARS Europe BV.

Purchases will only be released once cleared funds are received. All vehicles must be collected after the payment of funds. All storage charges must be paid in full prior to the vehicle’s collection or onward transportation.

Storage charges payment must be arranged with the storage company. Collection is strictly by appointment only.

Please send a booking email to the storage centre to ensure vehicle(s) are ready at time of collection. Photographic ID will be required at time of collection. If a third party is collecting for you, then written authorisation is required in advance from you and photographic ID of the third party is required at the time of collection. Collection either by buyer or third party is only possible for vehicles within customs bond if applicable import taxes paid are paid to import into country of bonded storage location.

As soon as The Market by Bonhams receives your payment, the accounts department will send a release note to the manager of the storage facility where your car(s) is stored.

CARS Europe BV will contact you just after the sale to confirm onward transport requirements. Direct contact at CARS for enquiries is as follows; Joanna Herlihy, +31 (0) 252 682 526, +44 7483 433912, joanna@carseurope.net.

STORAGE CHARGES

€30 + local VAT per motor car per day commencing from the sixth day following the auction end.

CUSTOMS CHARGES

€500 per motor car (plus applicable permanent import taxes from bond).

In common with many vehicles from the vendor’s collection, this LHD auto car comes with no history or service records.

It entered the vendor’s collection in 2016.

The odometer reads 75,418 kms.

The chassis number is WO9526219CSB09007.

This car has some conspicuous corrosion issues and, in our opinion, has the status of a ‘project’.

In other words, while it’s not an altogether bad Bitter, and it’s certainly not the best Bitter, it could yet be a better Bitter.

Many Bitters were troubled by corrosion issues in the early 1980s and this car is clearly no exception.

While the bodywork is largely free of any big dents, dinks, folds or creases, and the panels are fairly straight and even, it is nonetheless hosting outbreaks of rust in various (and numerous) places.

There is bubbling, flaking and, in places, holes, where the rust has taken a firm grip.

The worst instances are in the usual places – wheel arches, sills and ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ pillars.

There is also rust in evidence somewhere on most panels.

The lights and lenses have seen better days, the rubber trim is perished and/or faded, and the rear bumper is missing.

The wheels seem to be in reasonable condition, although only three of them are matching (the spare is also non-matching).

Overall, there is a fair bit of work to be done here.

The interior of the car is in slightly better condition but is also in need of some attention.

The tan-coloured leather upholstery and trim is not too bad, bar a couple of small splits to the leather on the front seats.

The rear seats look fairly reasonable, as do the carpets and mats.

The steering wheel centre boss is missing and the electric cabling in the steering column is dangling loose.

The headlining is split down the middle.

A section of the centre console has broken free.

We can’t make any claims about the functionality of switches, knobs, levers, toggles, buttons, dials or other electrics as we haven’t tried to start or drive the vehicle.

Unsurprisingly, the undersides of this car show rust dust and flaking in various places.

The structure of the engine bay has been badly affected by corrosion and there numerous holes.

This car doesn’t come with any history or service records.

It must be registered in the country of your choice and you will need to contact the appropriate vehicle licensing agency for instructions on how to do this.

None of the paperwork shown in the gallery, which are copies, in any way constitutes any kind of licensing or registration certification.

With the proviso that we haven’t tried to drive this car and can therefore only comment on its cosmetic condition, we think this 1982 Bitter SC is a project car whose rarity might nonetheless make it a project that’s worth pursuing.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of €1,000 - €2,000.