06-03-10, 01:21 AM
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Andy
They did in fact make 18007 of them all but 81 were sedans, one was a station wagon and 80 were 2 door coupes of which 70 were crushed and 10 sold at auction to the public after they closed the business down..
The P76 was by all objective standards a better car than the competing Holden (Kingswood), Ford (Falcon) and Chrysler (Valiant) and was certainly more advanced stylistically and mechanically.
They were unlucky in that shortly before the release date NSW was subject to a series of strikes covering coal mining, power generation and even car workers. The result being that there was insufficient stock on hand at the release date to meet the demand. The delay in supply of a just released car spooked the public somewhat and not even being voted Car of the Year by wheels magazine was enough to stop the rot.
As Brett said the jokesters arrived with the half a car P38 tag and even the sales staff at a number of Leyland dealers had an internal nickname for the car. It seems the P76 badge on the rear of the car if seen from a distance looked like the word PIG.
Dale.
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Originally Posted by Andy Bernard
Doesn't the excellent Leyland P76 qualify as an Aussie special...........?
Designed there, built there, and I believe they almost sold a few.
Andy Bernard
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