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Ilinga was an Australian car manufacturer founded in Melbourne by Tony Farrell and his partner, Daryl Davies, in business from 19741 to 1975. The AF-2 was unveiled at the 1975 Melbourne Motor Show. It is a luxury two-door coupe with four seats. It featured featured a digital clock, remote locking doors, cassette player with radio, electric windows, and air conditioning. With a claimed top speed of , and a kerb weight of . The company only produced two prototypes of the AF-2, out of 15 orders, with one in the Museums Victoria collection. It was powered by a modified 4.4-litre Rover V8 engine from the Leyland P76, producing . Plans for a four-door model in 1974 were scrapped before the factory was abandoned with broken Borg-Warner gearboxes littering the floor, as the transmission manufacturer refused to provide further assistance. US $328,000 was spent before the company finally folded after just a year in business. The word "ilinga" is a term in a Australian Aboriginal language meaning 'towards the horizon'.
Ilinga was an Australian car manufacturer founded in Melbourne by Tony Farrell and his partner, Daryl Davies, in business from 1974 to 1975. The AF-2 was unveiled at the 1975 Melbourne Motor Show. It is a luxury two-door coupe with four seats. It featured featured a digital clock, remote locking doors, cassette player with radio, electric windows, and air conditioning. With a claimed top speed of , and a kerb weight of . The company only produced two prototypes of the AF-2, out of 15 orders, with one in the Museums Victoria collection. It was powered by a modified 4.4-litre Rover V8 engine from the Leyland P76, producing . Plans for a four-door model in 1974 were scrapped before the factory was abandoned with broken Borg-Warner gearboxes littering the floor, as the transmission manufacturer refused to provide further assistance. US $328,000 was spent before the company finally folded after just a year in business. The word "ilinga" is a term in a Australian Aboriginal language meaning 'towards the horizon'. ==See also== List of automobile manufacturers List of car brands ==References== ==External links== Museums Victoria Collections - Ilinga AF2, V-8 2-Door Luxury Sports Coupe
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