Was this the oft-maligned Leyland P76âs finest hour? In his book, Leyland P76 anything but average, author Gavin Farmer tells the remarkable story of Evan Green and John Brysonâs adventurous (but farsighted) choice of the P76 as their entry in the World Cup Rally of 1974, running from London to Munich, via North Africa and Turkey. Chosen for its size, lightness, durability and performance, Big Brut, as the car became known, proved the naysayers wrong in locations as rugged as the Sahara desert and as challenging as the famed Targa Florio rally circuit. Not only did Green and Bryson finish, when half of the WCR entries didnât, but they were also fastest around the narrow Sicilian circuit and finished a creditable 13th overall. If it hadnât been for an undetected weakâŚ