BrazilianY60 (17th June 2023)
Oh, I see. I took OKA for some overlanding group/community of some sort.
1997 Blue Nissan Patrol Y60 blacktop TD42 - Honey Badger (build thread)
2006 White Nissan Patrol Y61 TB45 - G-Unicorn (build thread)
1997 Red Suzuki Samurai Canvas Top SJ413 - Tatui
2005 White Toyota Landcruiser FZJ105 - Stormtrooper
Last edited by rusty_nail; 17th June 2023 at 08:04 AM.
I got red dust in my veins.
Check out My Rig here: Broken
Pics of Forum trips I've Been on:
Pizza at AB's - 2012 Knockwood - 2013 Krissos Place Australia Day - 2015 Pizza at AB's - March 2015 Pizza at AB's - May 2015 Dargo - 2015 Newnes - 2016
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
MB (18th June 2023)
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/
Last edited by Cuppa; 22nd June 2023 at 06:59 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
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Amazing Cuppa, and yes can understand being quiet until it's all locked away. Congrats mate!
What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal??
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.
I got red dust in my veins.
Check out My Rig here: Broken
Pics of Forum trips I've Been on:
Pizza at AB's - 2012 Knockwood - 2013 Krissos Place Australia Day - 2015 Pizza at AB's - March 2015 Pizza at AB's - May 2015 Dargo - 2015 Newnes - 2016
WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.
mudski (21st June 2023)
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
mudski (21st June 2023)
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2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. Patrol Sold after 11 years of ownership Replaced with 2006 OKA NT Expedition Truck. Cummins, Allison & lots of goodies
A Nomadic Life (Blog)
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