Thanks for having the guts to make a P76 doco that actually contains fact. Must be the first time anyone has actually taken the time to talk to people who actually designed, built and drove the car.
I always liked the P76, and my girlfriend owned one back in '84 because her brother was a P76 tragic. He built it up for her so it was basically new and only 10 years old at the time anyway. When my girlfriend was done with it my brother bought it and drove it for a few years. He liked it to. It was lime green, which l hated but everything about it except for the toploading gear change mechanism was great, including the mcpherson struts when other cars still ran the wishbone and spring set up and the rack and pinion steering which no other big car used. It is the best thing to have come out of Sydney.
Have not been in a p76 for a long time . Not since I was in my mid teens. Great cars. Lots of space and quite comfortable . I've had mainly holden most of my driving life. A ford which will never buy again. And a Toyota which are very reliable hardly break down . If given the chance would buy another toyota again. But never owned a p76. Almost got the chance to but missed out . These cars are truly unique. One of a kind.
1:36 The next time a front guard flare was designed into an Australian car like that was the VE commodore in 2006. Australia can be proud of the P76. And speaking of the heritage, the V8 block was Aluminium.
Thank you for a great balanced video. I remember when the P76 was launched. It was superior to the competition and the V8 engined version was superb and an amazing long distance cruiser. Unfortunately the quality was poor and people had become rightly suspicious of anything with a Leyland badge on it. Many hated the rear end as well. Bad timing and no support from the worst Commonwealth government in our history did not help.
Thx guys, the idea come frome Angela Williams (producer), This doco won 2 prices, best editor and best ciinematagraphy. It's been edited on Final Cut 7 and some small effects, like titles and stuff where made in adobe after effects. It's a school project made in Sydney Film School. :)
I recall the specifications in the owner's manual mentioning that the V8 was 2 pounds lighter than the inline 6. My parents owned a 6=cyl Delux, in Bitter Apricot. Gotta love the creative names for the colours.
ANZACMF-MPs=Leyland Australia P/L-born again-reason=we had nothing better to do-First car-Leyland 2176, redesigned 1974 P76- different eye candy design, slightly smaller- price Rupiah-1.8 mill approx, engine and tyres extra? Manufacturers favourite engine, DKW 2 stoke, 4 cylinder diesel; Chose this engine, and have it fitted for free. Michelin-with their annual calender- Rupiah 10900, per tyre, Aussie favourite- 6 ply Dunlop or Firestone, fitted free; no black/emerald green duco. Bon Appetit!
They must have built a lot more engines than they built whole cars. I have been to a lot of clearing sales over the last 30 years and there was often a P76 V8 ,usually powering something like a generator or something that needed to be moved easily .Went to one in Sydney a few years ago and there were 6 unused engines sitting up on a rack,never fired but the late Owner had been making plans to make a kit to fit them into MGB's and so on. The press (Fake news as Trump so rightly calls them) were responsible for them failing in the market ,and gave Chrysler hell. I worked on these cars when they were new,by the late 70's you get could buy them for peanuts,not because there was anything wrong, just a widespread wrongly held belief that they were bad cars. Hawke was another reason they failed and the country should have been awake to the idiot that he was. As union boss he failed his members and as PM he sold us out and saw our industry begin it's long slide into oblivion.All for the "principle".
i owned 5 p76 v8 supers in the early to late 80s best ride i ever had good on fuel and reliable let's face it Ford and Holden couldn't match the value and went crying to our sleezy Government of the day
Did i hear that right? The Australian government paid British Leyland to cease manufacturing in Australia? Wtf? Since when did Australia decide it was good policy to actively withdraw large manufacturing enterprises from our shores?
I had and restored 5 of them, lovely car, motor originally designed by BMW, make them go by boring sleeves install small block Chevy pistons = 5 liter motor. Pull sleeves bore and wet sleeve, install big block Chevy pistons = 6.1 liter motor and bearings will take it. brakes = Ford, 4 speed gearbox = Valiant, carby = Stromberg, in V8 car standard diff is Ford 9 inch, this car can GO and be made to handle very well after all it got the Targa Floria when it beat the Porches in the mountains.
@@sutherlandA1, You are partly right, the alloy block V8 design was bought from BMW for the Buick Tempest but it was decided not to go ahead and so the engine design was sold to the British Leyland Corporation who made different versions of the V8 for the Range Rover, Rover automobile and the P76. One of the cars I had was fitted with a valiant 4 on the floor gearbox, Falcon discs on the front, McPherson strut front suspension, and Ford 9inch diff all factory fitted, a really beautiful car to drive, and to top it all it won the South Africa Rally, not bad for a car no one liked.
How about as mention of how head office of Leyland in England and its intransigence toward this Australian project caused its cessation? This omission undermines any claims made in the video.
No sedan ever built is as practical for the family man . Comfort , speed and sure footed handling . Aussie car buyers were hoodwinked into buying rubbish parts bin Holden and Fords in early 70s
I've heard of the Leyland P76, and I've seen pictures of the car, but I've never heard of the car. What I have heard about the car was that it was the biggest mistake to be built Down Under. Kind of like our Ford Edsel, back in 1958.
***** If that isn't unforgivable, I don't know what is. I'm not against Japanese cars. I've owned several since I first started driving. But how it is that we've become damned dependent on them, that we seemed to have forgotten how to build our own cars. That's just wrong. Whether it's Australia or our USA and Canada.
***** I think the problem is that government refuses to pay the workers enough money to justify manufacturing, either in Australia or North America. And I call it unforgivable. :(
jason. The P76 was anything but an Edsel. It was a far better car than many gave it credit,but how do you back a car that is crucified by its parent company in the UK & the Australian government paying the local company to close in Australia ?
loved this doco,my Dad bought one new in 1973, from nsw motors newcastle west
Thanks for having the guts to make a P76 doco that actually contains fact. Must be the first time anyone has actually taken the time to talk to people who actually designed, built and drove the car.
thanks warrewyk these cars are a masterpiece still love them would love to own one
I always liked the P76, and my girlfriend owned one back in '84 because her brother was a P76 tragic. He built it up for her so it was basically new and only 10 years old at the time anyway. When my girlfriend was done with it my brother bought it and drove it for a few years. He liked it to. It was lime green, which l hated but everything about it except for the toploading gear change mechanism was great, including the mcpherson struts when other cars still ran the wishbone and spring set up and the rack and pinion steering which no other big car used. It is the best thing to have come out of Sydney.
Have not been in a p76 for a long time .
Not since I was in my mid teens.
Great cars.
Lots of space and quite comfortable .
I've had mainly holden most of my driving life.
A ford which will never buy again.
And a Toyota which are very reliable hardly break down .
If given the chance would buy another toyota again.
But never owned a p76.
Almost got the chance to but missed out .
These cars are truly unique.
One of a kind.
1:36 The next time a front guard flare was designed into an Australian car like that was the VE commodore in 2006.
Australia can be proud of the P76.
And speaking of the heritage, the V8 block was Aluminium.
Only car in 1981 that I hopped into and got from Syd to Newcastle in 90 mins
Thank you for a great balanced video. I remember when the P76 was launched. It was superior to the competition and the V8 engined version was superb and an amazing long distance cruiser. Unfortunately the quality was poor and people had become rightly suspicious of anything with a Leyland badge on it. Many hated the rear end as well. Bad timing and no support from the worst Commonwealth government in our history did not help.
saggo1712 ....and the fact that British Leyland in the UK went bankrupt and was retreating from international markets at the time
We dont have governments in Australia, we have lying traitors..
Great driver's car, once the cross-plies were replaced with radials, especially on the dirt roads around our place.
Thx guys, the idea come frome Angela Williams (producer), This doco won 2 prices, best editor and best ciinematagraphy. It's been edited on Final Cut 7 and some small effects, like titles and stuff where made in adobe after effects. It's a school project made in Sydney Film School. :)
exact car used in this video still exist today in 2021 still registered
Congratulations to the award for best editor. We love you sweetheart.
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Feri
loved em when i was a kid and still do
A great car that was severely underrated it is admired for many good reasons as this video attests
Unlike Valiants the faster you go the worse the feels.
I recall the specifications in the owner's manual mentioning that the V8 was 2 pounds lighter than the inline 6. My parents owned a 6=cyl Delux, in Bitter Apricot. Gotta love the creative names for the colours.
great film, well done, love that car!
Had 4 of them, much better than the locals. Would by one again no worries>
This is priceless information. Great if you are an enthusiast.
ANZACMF-MPs=Leyland Australia P/L-born again-reason=we had nothing better to do-First car-Leyland 2176, redesigned 1974 P76- different eye candy design, slightly smaller- price Rupiah-1.8 mill approx, engine and tyres extra? Manufacturers favourite engine, DKW 2 stoke, 4 cylinder diesel; Chose this engine, and have it fitted for free. Michelin-with their annual calender- Rupiah 10900, per tyre, Aussie favourite- 6 ply Dunlop or Firestone, fitted free; no black/emerald green duco. Bon Appetit!
nice job, film had a great feel to it.
They must have built a lot more engines than they built whole cars. I have been to a lot of clearing sales over the last 30 years and there was often a P76 V8 ,usually powering something like a generator or something that needed to be moved easily .Went to one in Sydney a few years ago and there were 6 unused engines sitting up on a rack,never fired but the late Owner had been making plans to make a kit to fit them into MGB's and so on. The press (Fake news as Trump so rightly calls them) were responsible for them failing in the market ,and gave Chrysler hell. I worked on these cars when they were new,by the late 70's you get could buy them for peanuts,not because there was anything wrong, just a widespread wrongly held belief that they were bad cars. Hawke was another reason they failed and the country should have been awake to the idiot that he was. As union boss he failed his members and as PM he sold us out and saw our industry begin it's long slide into oblivion.All for the "principle".
I drove one when they were only two years old it was a super model v8 went really well.
i owned 5 p76 v8 supers in the early to late 80s best ride i ever had good on fuel and reliable let's face it Ford and Holden couldn't match the value and went crying to our sleezy Government of the day
great video mate, so sad to see our government selling out ..makes me wonder if same thing is going on now
Best thing that ever came out of Zetland
Did i hear that right? The Australian government paid British Leyland to cease manufacturing in Australia? Wtf? Since when did Australia decide it was good policy to actively withdraw large manufacturing enterprises from our shores?
Part of the "Button Plan".
Great work - thanks for making and posting! :P
Great car my dad had a v8 it like a rocket
I had and restored 5 of them, lovely car, motor originally designed by BMW, make them go by boring sleeves install small block Chevy pistons = 5 liter motor. Pull sleeves bore and wet sleeve, install big block Chevy pistons = 6.1 liter motor and bearings will take it. brakes = Ford, 4 speed gearbox = Valiant, carby = Stromberg, in V8 car standard diff is Ford 9 inch, this car can GO and be made to handle very well after all it got the Targa Floria when it beat the Porches in the mountains.
Bernard Hill was originally a Buick engine purchased by rover
Bernard Hill ii
@@sutherlandA1, You are partly right, the alloy block V8 design was bought from BMW for the Buick Tempest but it was decided not to go ahead and so the engine design was sold to the British Leyland Corporation who made different versions of the V8 for the Range Rover, Rover automobile and the P76. One of the cars I had was fitted with a valiant 4 on the floor gearbox, Falcon discs on the front, McPherson strut front suspension, and Ford 9inch diff all factory fitted, a really beautiful car to drive, and to top it all it won the South Africa Rally, not bad for a car no one liked.
Like most of British Leylands' cars, great designs let down on so many fronts.
@davepax982 We're hoping to make an hour long doco about the P76... I will keep you updated if you're interested... :)
i will be very interested to see this these cars should be still manufactured
Pity we can't blame it on the poms.
How about as mention of how head office of Leyland in England and its intransigence toward this Australian project caused its cessation?
This omission undermines any claims made in the video.
love it i want one
A very interesting film. Well done. I am curious as to why you chose this topic? What software did you use to make the film?
if i was aksed what it is id say the only car that you could fit a 44galon drum in the boot.
two 18 gallon kegs mate.
No sedan ever built is as practical for the family man . Comfort , speed and sure footed handling . Aussie car buyers were hoodwinked into buying rubbish parts bin Holden and Fords in early 70s
canberra to griffith , and back 500lbs of pot in a six ,
I read long ago that the P76 suffered from chassis twist if you towed anything heavy, not sure if this was true or not.
I've heard of the Leyland P76, and I've seen pictures of the car, but I've never heard of the car. What I have heard about the car was that it was the biggest mistake to be built Down Under. Kind of like our Ford Edsel, back in 1958.
***** If that isn't unforgivable, I don't know what is. I'm not against Japanese cars. I've owned several since I first started driving. But how it is that we've become damned dependent on them, that we seemed to have forgotten how to build our own cars. That's just wrong. Whether it's Australia or our USA and Canada.
***** I think the problem is that government refuses to pay the workers enough money to justify manufacturing, either in Australia or North America. And I call it unforgivable. :(
jason. The P76 was anything but an Edsel. It was a far better car than many gave it credit,but how do you back a car that is crucified by its parent company in the UK & the Australian government paying the local company to close in Australia ?
As an Aussie, I have no problems remembering the P76. It was the fugliest car I had ever seen. How any were ever sold, I have no idea.
My TE Cortina wagon could carry 3 44 gallon drums in the boot.
Male bovine shittteee
@@glensportiva7354 No absolute truth. Check it out.