British Leyland

**ducatilover** · 23rd August 2010, 13:46

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Nice to see another P6 around. I am trying to unload two of them at present. A P6B and an S.

Pics? I love my P6

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**avgas** · 23rd August 2010, 14:35

**tamarillo** · 23rd August 2010, 15:42

Originally Posted by JMemonic

The P76 and Princess were Aussie Leyland, the Brits hated them, .

RUBBISH. Princess was pommy car. P76 suffered from many things inc bad timing, poor styling, prejudice, BUT ALSO underdevelopment. Basically is was crap at any time or place.

With the princess you may be thinking of the variuos 6 cylinder versions of pommy front drivers the aussies did - tasman was one if I recall correctly. They did a 6 Marina- talk about understeer.

**Indiana_Jones** · 23rd August 2010, 18:29

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Pics? I love my P6

Looking Good

I'm loving the Landcrab

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-Indy

**ducatilover** · 23rd August 2010, 20:15

Originally Posted by Indiana_Jones

Looking Good

I'm loving the Landcrab

-Indy

Booyah go the Crab!!!!! Hows she treating you?

**JMemonic** · 23rd August 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by tamarillo

RUBBISH. Princess was pommy car. P76 suffered from many things inc bad timing, poor styling, prejudice, BUT ALSO underdevelopment. Basically is was crap at any time or place.

With the princess you may be thinking of the variuos 6 cylinder versions of pommy front drivers the aussies did - tasman was one if I recall correctly. They did a 6 Marina- talk about understeer.

Oh someone who obviously owned P76's and knows all about them, the timing was solved really simply by setting the dynamic a 5deg BTDC at 800rpm, the styling as all is a matter of choice, if the you really wanted to pick a fault it was its ability to rust in places, however that was common with all cars using the painting system on those years. Underdevelopment could be a contentious statement given that the engine was a modification on the Rover alloy V8, which of course was a modification on the Buick, where the real problem lay was in the 1970's we had a global fuel crisis and in an effort to lower the fuel usage the valve sizes were reduced along with the delivery system, one easy fix was to alter the carb to a holly 350CFM unit as the standard Stromburg was undersized, oddly this had the result of improving the power output and lowering the fuel consumption, as a V8 engine of its time it was little different in development to anything produced but GM, Ford or Chrysler.

The demise of Leyland Australia was due to several factors at the time, one of which was as you rightly assert prejudice of the Australian public towards at the time the big 3 manufactures, but also the fact some wally in the UK took a look at the population figures for Australia and the UK and decided a mini was all that was needed.

There were plenty of things about the P76 were far more advanced as standard fittings than were standard for the other marques.

**Dadpole** · 24th August 2010, 16:16

Pics are on tardme.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=312546949

**ducatilover** · 24th August 2010, 16:27

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Pics are on tardme.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=312546949

Neat!!! Shame it's not a bit tidier, I wouldn't have minded it.

**ducatilover** · 24th August 2010, 16:34

Actually Dadpole, would either car have red leather? I suppose it would be somewhat rude to swap a few parts around....

**Dadpole** · 25th August 2010, 00:41

No red leather sadly. It is a shame to let them go, as the white one is a goodie. The way things are going. it will never get the time to be put back on the road so it is best to quit them.

**ducatilover** · 25th August 2010, 19:22

Originally Posted by Dadpole

No red leather sadly. It is a shame to let them go, as the white one is a goodie. The way things are going. it will never get the time to be put back on the road so it is best to quit them.

'Tis very sad, I'd love to save them. But I don't have the available funds

**Indiana_Jones** · 25th August 2010, 22:22

Originally Posted by ducatilover

Booyah go the Crab!!!!! Hows she treating you?

She's going all good, though I have had feelers out for something a bit more 'sporty' like an MGB or TR7

-Indy

**Dadpole** · 25th August 2010, 22:56

No... Indy. Not a MGB. I had one for around 18 months. This was 25 years ago when it was a (relatively) new, low milage thing. It drove me to the brink of insanity with constant problems related to bad design and crap manufacture. One of the happiest days of my life was when I unloaded it on some bright-eyed sucker.

Another reason not to buy one:

Drop in at the next meeting of the MGB Owners club. Have a good look at the people there and ask yourself "Do I want to be like that one day?"

**Indiana_Jones** · 25th August 2010, 23:00

Originally Posted by Dadpole

Drop in at the next meeting of the MGB Owners club. Have a good look at the people there and ask yourself "Do I want to be like that one day?"

Funny I do here this a lot from classic car owners lol.

But I am a member of the Wolseley club.... lol

-Indy

**ducatilover** · 26th August 2010, 13:11

Originally Posted by Dadpole

No red leather sadly. It is a shame to let them go, as the white one is a goodie. The way things are going. it will never get the time to be put back on the road so it is best to quit them.

Can you give me some more details on the white one please? Wouldn't mind some more pictures too if possible. I'd like to grab the "s" but I must be sensible.

Where exactly are you? I'm just north of Eketahuna.