Some rose coloured glasses going on I think. I was driving when those things p76 etc were on the road. Mates had:
P76 Targa Florio, comfortable, felt huge, handled like a barge, wasn't particularly quick, drank fuel
Pug 504 or 505, they looked the same to me, rode ok, was slower than a snail and handled ok but had lots of body roll and it was fitted with those metric (trx?) wheels that were around at the time, average one flat per week
Holden gemini, with headers and exhaust, nothing positive to say at all
Holden Commodore, VB, 308 manual SLE, fairly rare beast. Was ok but later fitted an exhaust and it droned worse than his missus, drove with him from Bilo to Townsville. I hitched home
Chrysler sedan, incredibly comfortable but had no brakes and the handling was worse than a prawn trawler in a cyclone
Triumph Dolomite Sprint, almost a great car but suspension was woeful, broke down a lot, wiring was scary
Various Fords and Holdens, enough said
Ovlov 242 GT, ok? Good parts but just not coordinated
Saab turbo, I lusted after this
And me?
BMW 320i, 2nd owner of a private import, Recaro or Scheel interior (forget) and billies all round. Was easily the best car for hammering through the mountains or a road trip with the Saab. Not quick and underpowered but it worked. Was all good until I put it in a ditch.
The sprint was easily the fastest, P76 best for disposing dead bodies, Commodore for burnouts, gemini for dump runs but it kept coming back. The only car I would have swapped for was the Saab.