Over 150 people and 75 cars for the 40th weekend

I thought people might like to know that over 150 people have registered for the event on 29-30 June and at least 75 Leyland P76's, and a few Force 7's will be attending.

The Concours on Sunday 30 June from 10AM to 3PM will hopefully have every one of these cars parked for all to admire.

Well done to all Leyland P76 owners and admirers for registering. See you all on 29 and 30 June

Leyland P76 Convoy From Sydney To Canberra

Leyland P76 Convoy From Sydney To Canberra - Friday 28^th June

Meeting Point 1

7-Eleven Service Station

Hume Highway, Pheasants Nest.

Travel South on the Hume Hwy 45km from the M7/M5 intersection at Prestons

Travel time approx 26 Mins

Or

Travel south on the Hume Hwy 28km from Hume Hwy/Narellan Rd Intersection

Travel time approx 16 Mins

Departure time 10.30am

Meeting Point 2

Mcdonalds Carpark

31 Sydney Road, Goulburn

Travel south on Hume Hwy 106km from Meeting Point 1

Travel time from Meeting Point 1 approx 60 mins

Departure time 12.30pm

Finish In Canberra

Travel south on Hume Hwy then bearing left on to Federal Hwy to Canberra approx 90km from Meeting Point 2

Travel time from Meeting Point 2 approx 60 Mins

One day left to register for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76

Mick Le Cocq racing to get his registration form in - it arrived in under 12 seconds...

ONE DAY LEFT TO REGISTER

That's right - there is only one day left to register for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 Event to be held in Canberra on 29 and 30 June 2013 (with an informal and unofficial catchup on the Friday evening for those arriving early).

Click here to register

Any registration form received up until midnight of 15 May 2013 will be honoured.

The following events are being organised by the Canberra and District Leyland P76 Owners Club and an organising committee comprising members of other P76 Owners Clubs, the BMC Heritage Group and the P76 National Council.

Saturday 29th June 2013

10:00AM to 2.00PM - Press Release Run to Gundaroo 

Replicating the press release run from 1973, registered participants in the 40th Anniversary celebrations will recreate the original run to Gundaroo in P76 cars. They will travel via Tidbinbilla Deep Space Tracking Station and Honeysuckle Creek. In Gundaroo they will have lunch and return in time to socialise with other participants and prepare for the formal dinner. 

Jointly coordinated by the ACT and NSW P76 Clubs

7.30 PM to 12:00 - Formal dinner - Guest speaker: Will Hagon, Joe Torony, Roger Foy

The official Leyland P76 40th Anniversary Formal Dinner will be held at the location of the official launch of the car - the Rydges Lakeside Hotel in Canberra, Australia.

As well as the formal dinner and interesting tales as regaled by our invited guests, diners will receive a copy of a book specially commissioned for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76.
 

Sunday 30th June 2013

10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - Leyland P76 Concours 

To be held on the Lawns of Old Parliament House in the Parliamentary triangle in Canberra. The finest examples of the Leyland Australia P76 will be on display. Experienced judges will examine all cars present and award certificates. There will also be a 'peoples choice award' for all registered attendees to vote on. Only vehicles owned by registered event participants will be permitted to take part in the Concours.  Jointly coordinated by the ACT and NSW P76 Clubs.

Register today

Over 50 Leylands - Three days to register

Over 80 Leyland P76's at the Telstra Tower carpark in 1983 - photo by Glenn Gray

The great news is that there are now over 50 Leyland P76's registered for the 40th Anniversary of the leyland P76 event in June 29/30 2013 in Canberra. The even better news is that there are now 111 people registered for the event.

You have three days left to register for the event - registrations close on May 15. We cannot accept late registrations following this date as we will be prepaying for meals and printing Event books to the number required. 

The 40th Anniversary book can not be bought - it is only available to those who have registered for the event.

If you have been umming and ahhing - don't delay - register today. If you are a Leyland fan you should not miss this weekend!

Where else will you see at least three Force 7 coupes, the only Leyland P76 Station Wagon and the finest examples of stock and restored Leyland P76's in Australia today!

Register for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 by 15 May 2013

Order your event merchandise by 24 May 2013

Mugs of cheer for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76

Although there is ONE WEEK left (14 May) to register for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 event, there is a little bit longer to order your 40th Anniversary merchandise. merchandise orders close on 24 MAY.

These mugs are an example of the merchandise available. It features the 40th logo, itself based on a P76 badge.

Be among the cool hip crowd with your exclusive sure to be collectible 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 merchandise! Click here and then download the order form.

Trax 1974 WRC Rally Car - arrives in June 2013

Not only is the 40th Anniversary Event of the Leyland P76 occurring in June 2013, but another exciting arrival is expected that same month - Top Gear, makers of Trax diecast model cars have announced that they will be releasing a 1/43 diecast model of the 1974 Evan Green/John Bryson Leyland P76 WRC entry. For those who will be attending the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 Event in June, Top Gear will have a stand at one of the events on that weekend and have offered some merchandise to the organising committee that will be awarded to Concours winners.

This car is famous for winning a stage of the 1974 WRC rally, the famed Targa Florio section. Ultimately the car ran 13th outright. A spectacular achievement for a car with limited factory support and in a car that had never been rallied or raced before. The majority of entrants dropped out along he way, their cars failing to withstand the rigours of rallying.

The famous book 'A Bootful of Right Arms' was written by Evan Green about the rally, and it's a must read for rallying and automotive enthusiasts, as well as Leyland P76 fans. There is a great deal of information on preparing and modifying a car for rallying, and the repairs that they performed exposed some areas of the Leyland P76 that the factory would have upgraded if the car had made it to a Mark II version.

 The rally ran from London to Munich via Africa, as you do.

The original world rally car still exists in unrestored condition. Evan Green has sadly passed away, but John Bryson is still with us. Most recently his son Matt Bryson and Gerry Crown have rallied a Leyland P76 in the United States and have entered that car in the Peking to Paris rally that is about to start (the Leyland P76 is on its way to Peking right now).

It is very exciting that Trax are producing this car in diecast model form. Its a great celebration of Australian motoring history and will be keenly sought after by Leyland fans and rally fans. Order yours today at the Top Gear website.  

Dont forget to order your 40th Anniversary Merchandise by 24 May 2013

40th Anniversary Registrations extended to May 15

Ryan Fords car

I would like to thank the 88 people that have registered for the 40th Anniversary of the Leyland P76 in June 2013. Im told that there are a few extra registrations being processed today. This is fantastic news and is a tremendous result for the Leyland movement.

The really GREAT NEWS is that the organising committee have decided to extend the registration period to 15 May 2013. 

If you have been umming and ahhing over whether to come or not... just say YES and register here. 

See you all on the 29/30th of June!