https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iuLffRiDqE
Hello again! :DSomething I was very eager to talk about, and that was the demise of Britain's car influence in Australia during the early 1970s, when after y

https://www.classicandsportscar.com/features/leyland-p76-great-briton-down-under
The Leyland P76 was BL's attempt to shake up the big-car market Down Under. The business case for what was to be Leyland 's first all-round bespoke model for the Australian market looked as watertight as the 44-gallon drum it was designed to carry in its capacious boot. The British Motor Corporation (Australia) had first been established

https://www.autocar.co.uk/slideshow/remembered-britain%E2%80%99s-v8-aussie-disaster
The peculiar story of the Leyland P76, a great might-have-been of British and Australian motoring history ... Remembered: Britain's V8 Aussie disaster. ... BMC's down-under operations were

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_P76
The Leyland P76 is a large car that was produced by Leyland Australia, ... At least two experimental V6 engines were made, one being based on a cut-down Rover V8 of about 2.6 L capacity, and another based on the actual P76 V8 motor at about 3.3 L. Conceived as a high volume/profit car, the P82 was supposed to have many body styles over the same

https://club.shannons.com.au/club/news/classic-garage/1973-74-leyland-p76-the-scapegoat-for-a-rudderless-nation/
This 1973 model built on an identical wheelbase and track to the P76 came out of the world's most heavily resourced design facility. It was a dismal XC Falcon-type facelift of a Chevy Nova that previously had a similar profile to the XA Falcon. By any standard, Australia was ready to stand on its own feet by 1973.

https://www.streetmachine.com.au/features/leyland-p76-history
THE Leyland P76 should have been a contender. Released by British Motor Corporation Australia in 1973, the P76 was roomy, economical and technologically advanced. It's easy to view the Kingswoods, Falcons and Valiants of the time through rose-tinted glasses, but truthfully, they were all compromised in design and quality.

https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/leyland/p76/leyland-p76-story/
Leyland P76 development story: all the ingredients, half baked. The P76 was conceived by Leyland Australia and was, from the beginning, designed specifically for that market alone. The optimism felt by the company during the late 1960s allowed for this kind of forward planning, as BMC had always performed pretty well in the Australian market.

https://rallysportmag.com/leyland-p76-more-than-just-half-a-car/
The butt of many jokes, the P76 was a gutsy attempt by Leyland in Australia to slip into the domestic family car market in 1973. Unkindly nicknamed the P38 (less-informed critics suggesting it was only half a car), it was very advanced for its time and in a number of areas left the opposition in its wake. The car received extremely positive

https://www.aronline.co.uk/reviews/leyland-p76/
Review : Leyland P76. 8 March 2021 Keith Adams 29. In Australia, the Leyland P76 was billed as 'Anything but average.'. Unfortunately (and unjustifiably so), it also turned out to be anything but successful. Richard Gunn samples Leyland's legendary leviathan from down under…. Words and pictures: Richard Gunn.

https://classiccar.co.nz/1974-leyland-p76/
It was developed from the 2.2-litre six lifted in Leyland's Kimberly model, which was turned through 90 degrees, mounted north-south in the P76, and increased to 2.6 litres. A few six-cylinder models came to New Zealand built up, but the models assembled at Petone were all V8s. The big V8 proved economical too, with Grant Howard and Ron

https://www.lancasterinsurance.co.uk/news/2019/january/16/the-leyland-car-from-down-under-the-p76/
THE LEYLAND CAR FROM DOWN UNDER - THE P76. At first sight, the P76 looks as though it belongs in the background of Prisoner Cell Block H, The Young Doctors or any other fine/dire soap opera made by Grundy Television. Its looks are faintly reminiscent of a Falcon, Valiant or Holden of the early 1970s, and indeed these were the main competitors

https://classiccar.co.nz/2008-10-30-articles1974-leyland-p76-super-sedan-plum-crazy-195/
Some 650 P76 cars were made CKD and sold in New Zealand by MotorCorp in Petone using some different parts. In all between June 1973 and the end of 1974 16,915 Leyland P76s were sold in Australia, the majority of these having the wonderful, Rover-based aluminium 4.4-litre V8.

http://webtrade.com.au/p76/magazines/wheels/wheelsnov82004.htm
The Sotheby's program listed lot number 86 as a "1974 Leyland Australia Type PP10 Force Seven prototype". Morton paid £3200 ($5500) for the car. Since then, the man who claims the unlikely distinction of being Britain's number one Leyland P76 enthusiast—and the country's biggest stockist of P76 parts—has added a Targa Florio sedan to his

http://www.leylandp76club.org.nz/history.html
The controversial Leyland P76 was introduced in 1973 but it ceased production in 1975 after less than two years on the market. Thirty years on, it still enjoys a distinctly mixed reputation in motoring circles. For some it represents one of the great "might-have-beens" of Australian automotive history. For others it's an object of

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/features/leyland-p76-5531339.html
Launched in 1973, the car was a sensation for Leyland and was voted Australia's car of the year. There were Deluxe, Super and Executive versions, and a sporty Targa Florio model with alloys and

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/australian-brands/curbside-classic-1975-leyland-p76-executive-v8-the-end-of-empire/
Leyland's ambitions for the P76 can be measured by the fact that one was entered for the 1974 London-Sahara-Munich World Cup Rally, and it did well, finishing 13 th of 19 finishers, from 70 starters. Leyland were sufficiently impressed to market a special edition Targa Florio version, with special paint and stripes, named of the circuit

https://classicroverforum.net/index.php?threads/differences-between-the-rover-3-5-v8-and-the-leyland-4-4-v8.36656/
Leyland of Australia produced a special 4,416 cc (269.5 cu in) version of the aluminium V8 for their Australia-only 1973 Leyland P76. The bore was 88.9 mm (3.50 in) and the stroke was 88.9 mm (3.50 in), making it a square engine. The block deck height was extended and longer conrods were fitted 158.75 mm (6.250 in) between centres.

https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/buyers-guide/2210/leyland-p76-v8-buyers-guide
1973-1975 Leyland P76 V8 - Buyer's Guide. It was meant to take on the big three. It failed, but its legacy was a brilliant V8 engine. Only 17,000 of Leyland's P76 were built and most won't have had more than a few owners. Nevertheless, every second person in the country seems to have an opinion on the car and few are positive.

https://www.carandclassic.com/list/632/p76/
Leyland By price. £2.5-5K (4) £10-15K (5) £15-25K (3) £25-50K (4) Looking to buy a Leyland P76? Complete your search today at Car & Classic where you will find the largest and most diverse collection of classics in Europe.

https://www.evo.co.uk/features/205136/leyland-force-7-dead-on-arrival
By 1974 Leyland's Australian outpost was in trouble, not least because early quality issues and the ongoing oil crisis had turned the P76 into a sales disaster.

https://www.facebook.com/garageofawesome/posts/ive-been-a-little-quiet-lately-got-some-actual-paid-deadlines-smashing-my-door-d/3862920583753117/
I've been a little quiet lately; got some actual paid deadlines smashing my door down, so thought I'd better prioritise. However, I did stop to watch this little video on the Leyland P76. Entitled

http://leylandp76.com/technical/tech-philwords.html
Leyland P76 Owners 2006. Technical problem. TECH TIPS. ELECTRICAL THEORY, PART 2 BY PROFESSOR PHILTHY, M.A.D.ETC. ... Also make sure that the earth connections for each tail light are clean and screwed down tight. Next time you're under the front of your P, check the condition of the insulation on the main battery cable to the starter motor.

https://autoshite.com/topic/58859-leyland-p76/
Leyland P76. By smoggy 47 minutes ago in AutoShite. Share More sharing options... Followers 0. Recommended Posts. smoggy. Posted 47 minutes ... Took it for a drive and it's just beautiful to waft in and quite eager to kick down one of the three speed gears when suitably provoked. Link to comment Share on other sites. More sharing options