A VERY rare Ilinga for Stan. by blinkings
Close
Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.
Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.
Description
I bet ya haven't seen one of these mate! Designed around a modified Rover 4.4 litre V8 engine fitted to the Leyland P76, the Ilinga was designed by British-born racing car driver and engineer Tony Farrell in partnership with Melbourne businessman Daryl Davies. Ilinga was an aboriginal word meaning 'distant horizon'. The Ilinga AF2 was intended to be a high-performance two-door luxury sports coupe and touring car using aluminium body panels over a steel chassis and sub-frame fitted with three roll-over bars and crumple zones for added safety. The steel sub-frame was based on a Ford Cortina floor plan, fitted with aluminium alloy body panels instead of the originally envisaged Noryl plastic material. The chassis design in many respects was ahead of its time with a rigid passenger cell strengthened by three roll bars and crumple zones.
The Ilinga AF2 was designed to be fitted with a four-speed manual or three-speed automatic Borg Warner transmission, all-coil suspension, pop-up headlights and central locking doors. Illinga Pty Ltd was incorporated in May 1973 and established a factory at 30 Beaconsfield Parade, Port Melbourne in 1974. It publicised the Ilinga as "the name for a car which has brought true luxury into the Australian car industry". The firm had plans to build two cars per week (100 cars per year) but ran into financial difficulties associated with staff and tooling expenditure for production not assisted by supply and warranty problems with the Borg Warner 35 transmission which failed to cope with the Ilinga's additional horsepower. The demise of the Leyland P76 led to the loss of the local engine supply source and the oil crisis of the early 1970s caused a consumer preference for more fuel efficient cars.
Comments (13)
jayfar
Very interesting and a very nice pic Andrew.
ArtistKimberly
Exquisite image,
cfulton
Okay, A first for me Andrew! Thanks for the education. A pity that it did not make it. Clive
Faemike55
Very cool photos of this interesting car
Maxidyne
I have Never seen one of these before or even heard of it. I do remember the Leyland P76 even though it was never sold here. Thanks for this Andrew, very Lotus looking inside :)
bebopdlx
First time every even hearing of this one.
stnaper
You're right Andrew I've never seen one of those before, probably because I don't live there and the steering wheel is on the wrong side of the car mate, so I know it's not from this part of the world. On the otherhand it a very sharp looking ride and could you possibly tell me the year of that car? If not that's okay I would say maybe 70's or 80's. Thanks for posting this. Stan
Celart
Never seen before. Great capture
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
Cyve
Amazing car and fantastic captures!
danapommet
A cool photo and design. Thanks for all the info Andrew and I hope that you are feeling better!
Isabelle711
Neat looking car. :)))) I hope this finds you do alot better. :)))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :)))) Thank you for sharing. :)))) Carry A Sunshine Smile In Your Heart :)))))
debbielove
Like Mike, kinda remember the Rover, but that I'm afraid I've never heard of.. So! Full marks to you dude! You got me! Great shot....s! Rob