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ianm · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 7:39 am Post subject: Leyland P76

G'day my UK friends, I was wondering did leyland release the P76 in the UK. The Cockies and cabbies loved them because of their boot space.
Ian Confused

Brian M · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:13 am Post subject:

Ian

The P76 was never sold in the UK as it was felt it would hit sales of the other big Leyland saloons of the time: Rover SD1, Princess, and Jaguar XJ6.

My Oz slang to Real English translator omits "Cockies" - can you please explain?
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Dirty Habit · Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK

Yeh! what he said.
Whats a Cockie?
I can get "carby" and "rego" but I am stuck with "cockie" Laughing

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Kaybee · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:51 am Post subject:

A "cockie" is slang for farmer....don't know why Rolling Eyes

Farmers and Cab drivers might have liked them, but not many others did....boy, were they ugly..... Laughing

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ianm · Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

Yep, KB and "cockies joy" is Golden syrup you have on damper.
A Wheat cocky grows wheat, a cow cocky breeds cows, and the boss cocky is the boss of anything from farming to Engineering.
By the way the P76 could hold a 44 gallon drum in the boot.
The Brisbane cabbies liked the Rover V8 in them because of the fuel economy, as they were better that the Holden & Falcons at the time.
Yellow cabs had about 40 and I inspected every one of them before I was transfered to Warwick.
The Targa wasnt bad though KB but did leave a little to be desired
Ian Smile