1:18 Scale. Leyland P76 Super, Bold as Brass

1:18 Scale. Leyland P76 Super, Bold as Brass

Born into a climate of economic, social and political upheaval, and coming from one
of the smallest manufacturers in Australia, the P76 was set to be an underdog from
the very beginning. The Australian arm of the British Motor Corporation, Leyland
Australia, had seen the need to have a large family car in their stables, and thus
the idea for the P76 was born. Aimed to compete directly with the Ford Falcon
and Holden Kingswood, it was decided that it should have a similar wheelbase
to the Falcon, have more interior space than a Valiant, and a bigger boot than
the Kingswood, and be more reliable than all three. With a meagre development
budget of just $21m AUD ($283m AUD in today’s money) Leyland Australia set
about developing the P76 with a heaping pile of features not found on any locally
manufactured car

The short-lived production run of the P76 ended in November 1974 with 18007 cars
produced. It’s estimated that around 5000 cars still survive to this day in the hands
of die-hard enthusiasts. Since its inception, the P76 has been a trend-setter, a
polariser, a pariah, but undeniably a key part of Australia’s motoring history.

Love it or hate it, it’s earned it’s place as one of Australia’s most memorable cars.

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