Leyland P76
Samuel, I suspect that you, like many whom deride the P76, never owned one. I did, for five (5) years and it was one of the better cars I have owned. Maybe I was lucky, mine being one of the last 4.4 litre all alloy V8's built. More than a few Holden and Ford V8 drivers of the day were more than a little embarrassed to be "dusted off" by the P76. Comfort was far superior to either the Holden or Falcon, the boot was cavernous and it handled well. Fuel economy was more than reasonable in comparison to the "Big Two". Sure, panel fit and overall quality control was lacking. but I regretted for a long time having sold it to buy a Mitsubishi Sigma 2.6 litre 5 Speed which, as it turns out, was made "Car of the Year" by that well known motoring journalist and "cross-dresser" of the time, the late Peter Wherrett. The Sigma was the real lemon, not the P76.