Nissan's Bluebird Restomod Is an Electric Dream

Nissan U.K. is celebrating 35 years of production at its Sunderland plant with an electrified restomod based on the Bluebird -- the first car to roll out of the factory in 1986 -- dubbed the "Newbird."Driven purely by electricity using the same powertrain from the Nissan LEAF, the Newbird features 40kWh batteries and a custom suspension, as well as a host of contemporary updates, to bring the Bluebird into the 21st century. In many ways, this is similar to Hyundai's Grandeur Heritage Series rest...