leyland P76

I have seen the P76 V8 fitted into a peugeot 504 a big improvment in power and fits ok .I do have a picture somewhere.

An old mate had one in a late 70's celica went and sounded great..

Trev

over the years ive seen P-Nut motors in the following
range rovers/land rovers .. a nissan 260z, truimph stags,actually took one for a spin years ago in a HT Holden..the list is endless from memory the motors weigh about the same as a old datto 4cyl somewhere around the 125kg mark

Wanted a PIG as I heard they called (mainly due to the look of the P76 script, not performance) but never got one at the right time/price. Fitting a 44 gal drum in the boot was a plus. My Uni lecturer said he was involved evaluating the prototype of the P76 Station Wagon but whilst mechanically it was fine, style wise it looked like School sheet metal students had made it he said.

I thought of putting the alloy 4.4 V8 in the Triumph Dolomite, but in the end just left it original and I drive it everyday.

I do have an Austin Kimberley (again not favoured with he wider population) with 2.2 East West 6cyl in the front and powering a DG Borg Warner Auto. This is basically the same E series motor as the P76 6cyl, so if anyone has 6cyl head, or starter, or good 6cyl engine lying around near Picton in Sth West Sydney, in Richmond NSW, that is going cheap I can use the spares.

the series one kimberley had the twin SU carbs ..yep the kimberley (2.25 litre)and the P76 + marina (2.6) are all interchangable

ps i like the kimberley/tasman cars

the prototype of the P76 Station Wagon but whilst mechanically it was fine, style wise it looked like School sheet metal students had made it he said.


I do have an Austin Kimberley (again not favoured with he wider population) with 2.2 East West 6cyl in the front and powering a DG Borg Warner Auto. This is basically the same E series motor as the P76 6cyl, so if anyone has 6cyl head, or starter, or good 6cyl engine lying around near Picton in Sth West Sydney, in Richmond NSW, that is going cheap I can use the spares.

I might still have a starter here somewhere ...

I have seen one of the wagons. was on a trailer pulled in to the local servo. Had a chat with the bloke. He'd just bought it and was gunna do a full resto job on it.
Had his number an'all, but gone and lost it :-[

so if anyone has 6cyl head, or starter, or good 6cyl engine lying around near Picton in Sth West Sydney, in Richmond NSW, that is going cheap I can use the spares.

Gotta starter here, but a bit further away than specified ...

heres a couple of "P-nuts" the one on the left is a targa florio ... the other is a 1973 "super" V8 auto

yep it puts a on my dial everytime i drive it ... maybe a P76 means "power of seven 6 cyls? ... oh well nothing wrong with dreaming