General Banter

[Plasnart]

What truck is that?

“Oka” is the make Braz.

I really don’t know much about them but they’re pretty good overland weapons.

[BrazilianY60]

Oh, I see. I took OKA for some overlanding group/community of some sort.

[rusty_nail]

Oh, I see. I took OKA for some overlanding group/community of some sort.

All I know is they are made in Australia, pretty tough but also prone to rust(and my old man owns one)

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[Cuppa]

Thanks for the thought Plassy.

I'll let you & others into the secret I've been holding in since last December.

Back then whilst still up on Cape York we became aware of quite a special OKA for sale & began negotiations. OKA's are relatively unique with only about 440 built to date (all hand built) & this one is unique among OKA's. Until a few weeks ago we had only seen photos, but we went to check it out on our way back to Vic. We loved it & reached agreement on price. The whole purchase is quite convoluted ,but we have made an initial payment on it. It is now in Perth at the OKA factory getting an Allison Auto fitted for us & they have a lot on their plate at the moment, currently moving from the 'repair shop' they have been for a number of years to the production facility of new vehicles again, which they have been working toward for some time.They finally got the ADR approvals for new models recently. So our job is not their highest priority. Because our last attempt to buy an OKA fell over at the last minute I'm reluctant to say too much to identify the vehicle, but I am also more confident it will become ours. I will say that it is a later model, one of a handful built with the 4 cylinder Cummins motor & has an expedition/motorhome body. As a travel vehicle it has what we want, indoor kitchen, seating, bed, heating together with sufficient storage to allow for the extended times off grid that we love, fuel range of around 1600kms, & all in a package just 6 metres long which means it will go pretty much anywhere the Patrol & Tvan have taken us. Height at 3.15m is the compromise. Once we own it I'll post more. It has a lot more, more than we need due to having been built for world travel, Think extreme cold & high altitude - spent 3 years in South America, travelled the length of Africa, & much of Europe. 280K on the motor vehicle, but the 'home' on the back along with all its features is only 7 years old. We will be the second owner.
I'm bursting to tell more, but will hold my counsel for the time being until ownership is transferred to us.

Video for Braz. (Not our OKA)


And an article.

https://motofomo.com.au/features/oka...4-light-truck/

[Plasnart]

Amazing Cuppa, and yes can understand being quiet until it's all locked away. Congrats mate!

[mudski]

Well done Cuppa. These things have always intrigued me. I'd love to drive one of these, or a MOG. If you need advise on your OKA, Theres a chap in Dingley SE of Melbourne who goes by the name of Ian Jones, All he does is OKA repairs, he's a customer of mine and he is quiet knowledgeable with these beasts. Theres East Coast OKA out in Dingley as well, Im not sure if they still exist though.

I do know of another guy, I think he's out Bayswater way or somewhere in that direction, he does them too, but his name I cannot remember.

But you've probably got all these contacts anyway...

Can't wait to see the pics.

[rusty_nail]

I do know of another guy, I think he's out Bayswater way or somewhere in that direction, he does them too, but his name I cannot remember.

There is a workshop in Monbulk with two of them. One done up and the other one more stock

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[Cuppa]

Well done Cuppa. These things have always intrigued me. I'd love to drive one of these, or a MOG. If you need advise on your OKA, Theres a chap in Dingley SE of Melbourne who goes by the name of Ian Jones, All he does is OKA repairs, he's a customer of mine and he is quiet knowledgeable with these beasts. Theres East Coast OKA out in Dingley as well, Im not sure if they still exist though.

I do know of another guy, I think he's out Bayswater way or somewhere in that direction, he does them too, but his name I cannot remember.

But you've probably got all these contacts anyway...

Can't wait to see the pics.

Ta. Ian Jones & Paul Knott. Both highly regarded in the OKA community.

[jack]

Thanks for the thought Plassy.

I'll let you & others into the secret I've been holding in since last December.

Haha, I knew you were busting to spill the beans.

[Cuppa]

Haha, I knew you were busting to spill the beans.

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