Emerging out of the fuel crisis of the 70s as a more economical replacement for the famed Kingswood, the Holden Commodore is an undeniable icon - making and breaking records on and off the race track and in production for almost 40 years before the last locally made model rolled off the production line in 2017.

In this episode, you'll hear the story of these beloved Aussies as well as the people who drove, owned and loved them, including the last one ever made...

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It's the colossal, designed-and-made-in-Australia family sedan with a boot big enough to hold a 44-gallon drum. Revolutionary in design, it won the coveted Wheels Car Of The Year award in 1973.

It's also Australia's most infamous lemon, a badly built butt of many jokes, a victim of bad timing on top of its own ambition.

Despite its status as one of the most maligned cars we've ever made, there are scores of loyal fans who defend the Leyland P76 and its legacy, warts and all.

In this episode, hear how the P76 came to life, came apart, and came to be endearingly remembered as a loveable lemon, a car that lives up to its claim of being anything but average...

And hey, if it really was as bad as they said it was, why did Merrick and Rosso buy two of them?

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A famous TV ad had us screaming out "Hey, Charger!" for decades but the enduring appeal of this classic 70s muscle car runs deeper than a memorable hand sign and a catchy slogan.

Hear about the "Hey, Charger!" on-set hijinks from the Hollywood director who cut his teeth on this iconic ad campaign, find out why rock stars prefer to take a ride in a charger over a limo, and learn why - after all these years - we still lust after classic muscle cars...

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