 The car today . . . |
. . . and yesterday! |
Tim Chadwick's ex-racing Leyland P76
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Tim's 1973 Leyland P76 V8 was originally owned and raced by
Ross Calgher of Waitara in New Zealand in long distance production car racing.Calgher
himself later went on to work for the Ford Escort works rally team in the UK, as well as
being the builder of engines for both Nikki Lauda and John Watson in formula one Mclaren
team in the early 1980's.
Tim Chadwick rescued this ex-racing P76 from a farmer's barn in Tongaporutu, North
Taranaki and has been restoring it for two years so far. The 'Spanish Olive' coloured P76
is standard apart from a two-barrell Holley carburettor mounted over one of Ross Calgher's
worked Manifolds as well as LSD and Calgher extractors added. A Calgher camshaft will
probably go into the P76 in the future but Tim wants the car to keep close to its original
racing spec.
The coloured photo is of the Ross Calgher / Malcolm Andrews Leyland negotiating a corner
during the 1000 KM race at Pukekohe circuit in 1975, when it finished the race in 18th
position. Another Leyland driven by David Oxton lead the race for some time, but a
Chrysler Charger was the eventual winner. |
Of the four racing Leyland P76's in New Zealand
in the seventies this car is thought to be the only survivor. |
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