Spotted an Oka

155 changed hands in 2013. I remember Hal saying it had moved up my way and to keep an eye out for it.

I believe that vehicle belonged to Kim Blyth from Bunbury

Around about 1995 or so I met Oka 155 at Durba Spring on the Canning. Owned then by Allan and Hetti Mills of Busselton. Hetti was an artist painting at Durba. I met them a couple of times out there. Last year I saw it in a car yard on Welshpool Rd.

Well a Unimog. Some may be interested to know that Jim Curtin's Unimog features in this months CMCA Wanderer magazine. Jim brought his Unimog to Lloyds in NSW many years ago for a combined Oka/gyrocopters get together. It is an impressive machine and it was a great weekend.

Jim & Unimog called into OKA Parts on Thru, an impressive rig.

From what I seen in the Wanderer it looked very impressive and a very capable vehicle, would love to have it in my garage,

Peter Davis wrote: Jim Curtin's Unimog features in this months CMCA Wanderer magazine.

thanks Peter interesting article
Recently met a unimog up near Woods Pt. We were returning down a narrow track where his Unimog would not fit. Owner stopped us and was really interested in our OKA especially as he could not get up the track that runs past the best campsites up by the Ovens.
His biggest gripe was its size and max 90km/hr on highway with standard gearing. I did not realise how big Unimog's are until we spent the morning chatting beside his twincab. My shoulders were barely level with the top of the mudguards.

Wanderer article about Jim's Unimog confirms ...
"3,7m high, 2.4m wide, 7.5m long
9.4 ton Unladen
Spare Wheel and tyre 170kg
30 litres/100km!
Cost $500,000
...So far Jim has not been beaten by the terrain although there are two circumstances where he can struggle...The vehicle requires 3.7m of clearance and can struggle with overhanging trees. ...The other is narrow mountain tracks where the vehicle may be just too wide."

time the Wanderer featured a good all round offroader.. how about the OKA R series

Here's a pic of Kaye sitting in an abandoned Unimog tyre near Neale Junction on the Anne Beadell 'Highway'.



What do you reckon one of these cost ? or 6 for a full off road set ?


Unimogs are without doubt a great off road tractor. If you need to move heavy gear in the desert or tundra or basically open country where there's no roads at all there's nothing better.

But as a realistic on road/off road camper/mobile home they leave a LOT to be desired. Overly complicated with portal axles, and very expensive to buy, run and maintain.
IMO a very over rated vehicle.

Deano

Sorry wasnt quick enough to get VIN.

Looks like its getting a rebuild.

Double Post sorry

I've been trying to get my son in law to make me an Oka body to fit my RC chassis for a couple of years now without any success.
What is the sheet material Lobo?

Its not mine, I am not that talented.

It was made out of card as a prototype. He we going to make it out Styrofoam I think.

Here is where I found it. Maybe join the group and see if someone could make one up??

scale4x4rc

Cad and a 3d Printer would do it!

Great little gathering the other weekend
Susi & Ruedi in their tiny campervan
Jo & Al, Beverly & Richard were there with their OKAs.
Dean & Jacquie with their newly licenced OKA stayed for lunch
Stephen & Denise drove up for bbq tea
Dave & Pauline dropped in for Sunday morning tea.
Was great to catch up with everyone and meet new owners and maybe not so great to find our OKA
now needs a full set of batteries and work done to the rear axle. Oh well, better to find that out
on a weekender than halfway down a deserted bush track.
Also loving the panorama function on the iphone.
see ya
Jo

Spotted LT 305 today at the auction,it was an on line sale so it may be ...say anywhere within give or take 7.6 million square Km
Cheers,Joe

Sitting at Marla after completing the Oodnadatta Track when Tim and Lorraine in Oka 124 sidled up beside us. We were heading north and they were heading south after 3 months on the road.

Had a nice long chat and a cuppa with them.

Janet and Lorraine between our Okas:

Spotted NT #002 at Niagara Dam on the way up

at Ravensthorpe XT #020 Garry on way home

Spotted 407 at timber creek
Terry & Sue McLaren catching barras on the Victoria River

I like the timber creek area, have to get down and explore a little more.... Its only a days drive at the most from here

OBJ where are you situated, we are currently in Howard Springs, will be heading south in the next couple of days, happy to catch up mate if you not far from us.