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HIGHLIGHTS

Amazing original condition
Superb interior
Original dealer number plates and “OK Nissan” stickers
Great running order

THE APPEAL

If you want to know what makes for a strong and durable car, ask a taxi driver or a banger racer. If anyone knows, they will.

In its heyday, the Nissan Bluebird was loved by both. A paragon of reliability and an incredibly sturdy and well-engineered car, it was also one of the most significant cars ever to be made in Britain. The ‘T12’ Bluebird was designed and developed in Japan, but was manufactured for European markets at Nissan’s all-new factory in Washington, Tyne and Wear, following a carefully brokered agreement between the Japanese manufacturer and the UK government and bringing huge employment gains to the North-East.

Unassuming as it may look, then, the Bluebird is a historically important car and one that is now starting to attract a fair bit of collector and enthusiast interest.

This one is a remarkable survivor, having covered just 59,000 miles in 36 years, and is presented in immaculate order.

THE HISTORY AND PAPERWORK

UK V5C
Registered in May 1987, within a year of the Nissan Washington factory opening
No current MOT as the car is in the Republic of Ireland, but it will be sold in fully roadworthy condition and ready for test if it returns to the UK
Mileage believed genuine
Original supplying dealer number plates and factory quality control stickers

THE INTERIOR

Durable blue cloth trim
Excellent seats with no major wear
Good carpets and headlining
Excellent door cards
Original rubber dealer mats
Twin trip meters – the Bluebird was the first car in the world to have this feature!
Factory Blaupunkt radio-cassette with digital search function
Superb blue plastic dashboard

THE EXTERIOR

Smart pale metallic blue
Presents very with no evident damage
Overall very good paint finish, couple of very small areas where paint has been touched in
Original wheel trims in very good condition
Appears extremely sound underneath with no evidence of past welded repairs
All bumpers and trim in good order

THE MECHANICS

1.6-litre 4cyl petrol engine
Five-speed manual transmission
Automatic choke
Engine is renowned for its reliability
Recently serviced
Said by the vendor to be in great running order, with no known faults or issues

SUMMARY

In many ways, the Nissan Bluebird is so rare these days because it was such a good car to start off with. So many of them were driven into the ground or went out in a blaze of glory on the oval circuit, leaving very few surviving examples despite the car being so much more long-lived than many of its rivals.

As a result, a survivor as original and charming as this one is a very rare thing. It’s an absolutely gorgeous car presented in beautiful order, ideal for the booming popularity of 1980s and 1990s workaday cars that has really come into vogue of late.

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