page_title: List of automobiles known for negative reception
section_title: Leyland P76 (1973–75)
hierarchical_section_title: List of automobiles known for negative reception / 1970s / Leyland P76 (1973–75)
caption_attribution_description: The Leyland P76 was a large car that was produced by Leyland Australia, the Australian subsidiary of British Leyland, Built from 1973-75, It was direct competition for the Australian for the Ford Falcon, Holden Kingswood and Chrysler Valiant of the time. Sedan only available in Deluxe, Super, Executive, Targa Florio, also 8 Force 7 Coupe Prototypes are around. This is the mid spec Super, it got Bucket seats, carpet, woodgrain dash, full instrumentation and a 4 headlight front. (the top Executive got standard T bar, V8, power steering, cloth seats etc, most easily identified by the rubber bump strips on the bumpers). Due to strikes and the oil crisis, Leyland Australia was in serious financial trouble, even before the P76 hit the showroom floors, it closed down in Oct 74 Engines; 2623cc 6 cyl from the Austin Kimberley and Tasman, or 4416 alloy V8, a derivitive of the ex Buick Rover V8
context_page_description: This is a list of automobiles known for negative reception. They are judged by poor critical reception, poor customer reception, safety defects, and/or poor workmanship. For inclusion, these automobiles have either been referred to in popular publications as the worst of all time, or have received negative reviews across multiple publications. Some of these cars were popular on the marketplace or were critically praised at their launch, but have earned a strongly negative retroactive reception, while others are not considered to be intrinsically "bad", but have acquired infamy for safety or emissions defects that permanently damaged the car's reputation. Conversely, some vehicles which were poorly received at the time ended up being reevaluated by collectors and became cult classics.
context_section_description: The Leyland P76 was a large car that was produced by Leyland Australia, the Australian subsidiary of British Leyland. It was intended to provide the company with a genuine rival to large local models like the Ford Falcon, the Holden Kingswood, and the Chrysler Valiant. But due to the 1973 oil crisis, a small development budget of only A$20m and demand far exceeding the supply, Leyland rushed the assembly process with the first of the P76s to come off the assembly line, resulting in poor build quality and some reliability problems. The combination of the rushed assembly, fuel crisis and strikes at the component manufacturers' factories resulted in the Leyland P76 becoming a flop and earning lasting critical derision, despite being designed by Giovanni Michelotti and receiving the Wheels magazine Car of the Year award in 1973. The Conversation named it "our [Australia's] worst car failure", RACV and Drive.com.au named it among the worst Australian cars of all time, and Wheels and CarsGuide named it among the worst cars ever made. The Sydney Morning Herald said: "Mention really bad Australian cars and the name that usually springs to mind is the Leyland P76. This was not so much a bad car as a badly built car. This was Leyland Australia in its dying days with a dysfunctional management giving orders to get cars out the door whether they were finished or not. The missing bits could be added later."
caption: Leyland P76
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